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    Meet the Cast of the Sitcom ‘Blockbuster’

    Fresh Off the Boat actor Randall Park is a store manager of the world’s last Blockbuster in this comedy series.

    By Ingrid Ostby
    Nov. 3, 2022

How do you save a business that’s already failed? In Blockbuster, a sitcom from writer-producer Vanessa Ramos (SuperstoreBrooklyn Nine-Nine), one video rental store in Michigan must survive despite being the last Blockbuster on the face of the Earth. WandaVision actor Randall Park stars as a store manager who is forced to find new and innovative ways to drum up membership and keep the store thriving — without help from the defunct Blockbuster corporation.

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Randall Park 

Timmy

Timmy, the store manager, can deliver recommendations and quotes from his favorite films to anyone at any time. He’s never really graduated from his teenage mentality, living in the past when he and his best friend, Percy, were high school royalty. With Blockbuster’s closure imminent and his livelihood on the line, Timmy must finally face adulthood.

Writer, actor and comedian Randall Park is best known for his roles on the series WandaVision and Fresh Off the Boat. Most recently, he starred in the series Young Rock and Human Resources.

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Melissa Fumero as Eliza (left) in Blockbuster.

 

Melissa Fumero

Eliza

Eliza is second-in-command at Blockbuster. She worked there one summer as a teen, then left to go to Harvard — but after quitting school to raise her daughter, she’s back. Eliza isn’t stoked about working a job she feels way overqualified for just to afford her studio apartment, but she’s making the best of it. 

Melissa Fumero is best known for playing Amy Santiago on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Previously, Fumero had a long-recurring role on the soap opera One Life to Live.

You can follow Fumero on Twitter and Instagram.

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JB Smoove

Percy

Percy is Timmy’s best friend and, as the owner of a party-supply store, considers himself a “party industry professional.” He’s known Timmy since they were kids and offers his expert advice to help his bestie’s struggling business.

JB Smoove is a comedian and actor known for playing Larry David’s roommate on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Recently, he starred in the series FairfaxHarley Quinn and Woke.

You can follow Smoove on Twitter and Instagram.

Kamaia Fairburn as Kayla (left) in Blockbuster.

 

Kamaia Fairburn

Kayla

Percy’s clever and dour teen daughter works at Blockbuster with her dad’s best friend, Timmy. Snarky and sarcastic, she admittedly dislikes the job and seemingly despises everything and anything.

Kamaia Fairburn is a Canadian actor. She stars in the Daytime Emmy–nominated family series Holly Hobbie and in the series Overlord and the Underwoods.

You can follow Fairburn on Instagram.

Madeleine Arthur as Hannah (left) in Blockbuster.

 

Madeleine Arthur

Hannah 

Naive Hannah is a big sweetheart and the most optimistic of the Blockbuster bunch. What she lacks in worldliness, she makes up for in kindness, assisting her co-worker and friend Carlos with his TikToks.

Madeleine Arthur is a Canadian actor who stars in the Netflix drama series Devil in Ohio. She was also featured in the Netflix rom-com To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

You can follow Arthur on Twitter and Instagram.

Olga Merediz as Connie (left) in Blockbuster.

 

Olga Merediz

Connie

Bumbling Blockbuster employee Connie is warm and kind despite her frequent confusion. She adores her co-workers and credits the job with saving her life.

Cuban American actor Olga Merediz is known for voicing Alma Madrigal in the animated film Encanto. The Tony nominee originated the role of Abuela Claudia in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In the Heights and reprised the role for its film adaptation.

You can follow Merediz on Twitter and Instagram.

 

Tyler Alvarez

Carlos

An aspiring filmmaker who wants to be the next great director, Carlos has aspirations to move to Hollywood to pursue his dreams. He’s a film buff like his boss, Timmy, and often has great ideas to get customers more interested in the inventory.

Tyler Alvarez starred in Netflix’s mockumentary series American Vandal and has appeared in the series Never Have I Ever and Orange Is the New Black.

You can follow Alvarez on Twitter and Instagram.

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