Randall Park to Star in Netflix Comedy Series Set in Last Remaining Blockbuster Video Store

Joe Otterson TV ReporterChris O’Dowd is set to star in the upcoming Apple comedy series “The Big Door Prize,” Variety has learned exclusively.The series 10-episode series is based on the M.O. Walsh novel of the same name.

Netflix has announced Dave Chappelle will perform at the Netflix Is A Joke comedy festival, following the backlash to his recent special The Closer.The festival, delayed from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place across 25 venues in Los Angeles from April 29 to May 8, 2022.Other comedians on the line-up include Amy Schumer, Tina Fey, Wanda Sykes, Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Chris Rock, Ali Wong, Hasan Minhaj, Pete Davidson, Kevin Hart, Seth Rogen, Conan O’Brien and Ronny

When “Tiger King” debuted last year, the breakout stars were clearly Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. However, one of the more interesting B-plots of the series was that of Doc Antle, another zoo owner with a bit of a sordid past.

Quinta Brunson brings the mockumentary back to school with her upcoming ABC comedy Abbott Elementary. During the show’s panel at ABC’s Winter TCA press conference on Thursday, Brunson opened up on how she thinks comedy will help audiences earn a better understanding of the public school system and the devoted instructors who work to keep it together.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylor Tomlinson is returning to Netflix for her second comedy special with the streaming giant. The popular Last Comic Standing alumna will shoot her as-yet untitled one-hour special on Friday, December 17 at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, MA.

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has been set to star in Netflix’s anthology series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. He joins a cast that includes Essie Davis, Luke Roberts, Andrew Lincoln, F. Murray Abraham, Glynn Turman, Ben Barnes, Elpidia Carrillo, Hannah Galway, Crispin Glover, Demetrius Grosse, David Hewlett, Tim Blake Nelson, Sebastian Roché and Peter Weller.

Ricky Gervais will star in new TV comedy series Greenlight – German Genius, WarnerMedia Germany has announced.The eight-part satire series is based on an actual Twitter exchange between Gervais and Kida Khodr Ramadan in 2018, where the comedian praised the actor’s performance in 4 Blocks.In the show, Ramadan and Gervais will play fictionalised versions of themselves.

Colton Underwood‘s upcoming Netflix docu-series has officially been announced and it will be released in just a couple weeks.

Ready for battle! Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas are prepared to bring the heat — and the laughs — in their Netflix comedy special, Jonas Brothers Family Roast.

Former Netflix Director of Original Series Carolyn Newman has joined John Morayniss’ fledgling Canadian production venture Blink Studios, with Transplant exec Virginia Rankin also signed as In-House Exec.

A man sits in a coffee shop, staring at the clock on his phone, terror rising on his face as his hands tremble. Suddenly, the ground shakes and three massive gray creatures emerge from thin air.

Netflix has announced that it is launching a new workplace sitcom that is set in the last Blockbuster store, starring WandaVision‘s Randall Park.The streaming platform, which has a complicated past with the video rental chain, has acquired the rights to use the brand’s logos and uniform for the show.Blockbuster formerly dismissed the offer from Netflix creators Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph to sell then DVD-focused startup to the video rental company for $50 million in 2000.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime Video has ordered a dark comedy workplace thriller series starring Christoph Waltz.

Selome Hailu editorAmazon has ordered the dark comedy “The Consultant” to series and cast Christoph Waltz to star. The series is based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name.“The Consultant” follows a sinister relationship between boss and employee and looking at how far workers will go to get ahead and survive.Tony Basgallop serves as creator and showrunner, and executive produces alongside Waltz, director Matt Shakman, Steve Stark and Andrew Mittman.

It’s a blast from the past as Netflix has given a 10-episode series order to Blockbuster, a single-camera workplace comedy starring Randall Park, which is set in the last remaining Blockbuster video store.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRandall Park is set to star in a comedy series at Netflix that is set at the last Blockbuster Video, Variety has learned.The streamer has ordered 10 episodes of “Blockbuster,” which was created by writer and executive producer Vanessa Ramos (“Superstore,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). David Caspe (“Happy Endings,” “Black Monday”) and Jackie Clarke (“Superstore,” “Happy Endings”) also serve as writers and executive producers.

Whilst it may take us all back to the very beginning of the global pandemic, we can't deny that Tiger King had us all hooked at the start of 2020. Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin's beef had all of us invested in their very strange lives, which mainly consisted of looking after multiple gigantic wild beasts...

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge is starring opposite Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts in the Netflix limited series The Watcher from Ryan Murphy and his frequent collaborator Ian Brennan.