Blockbuster is an American workplace comedy television series created by Vanessa Ramos, who also served as showrunner and is executive producer.

Universal Television began shopping the series to other networks eventually gaining approval from Netflix; Randall Park was then cast in the lead role.

[3] In February 2022, Deadline Hollywood reported that Payman Benz would be directing four episodes of the series including the pilot.

[14] With the announcement of the series in November 2021, Randall Park joined the cast as a character named Timmy, who is described as a dreamer and a lover of movies, per Deadline Hollywood.

[2][3] In February 2022, Melissa Fumero was cast as a character named Eliza who is described as a mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is on thin ice, per Hollywood Reporter.

[6] In March 2022, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, and Olga Merediz were announced as series regulars playing Carlos, Hannah and Connie, respectively.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Blockbuster tries to leverage nostalgia for the defunct brand, but this contrived workplace comedy is fatally unfunny—be kind, rewind, and chuck it into the return bin.