{"id":33488,"date":"2022-02-16T19:37:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T00:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=33488"},"modified":"2022-02-16T19:37:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T00:37:50","slug":"melissa-fumero-to-star-in-new-netflix-comedy-series-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/16\/melissa-fumero-to-star-in-new-netflix-comedy-series-blockbuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Fumero to Star in New Netflix Comedy Series &#8220;Blockbuster&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27603\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/netflix-banner.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/netflix-banner.webp 658w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/netflix-banner-300x91.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/>Melissa Fumero to Star in New Netflix Comedy Series <strong><em>Blockbuster.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fumero to Star Opposite Randall Park in the New Workplace Comedy from Creator Vanessa Ramos, Writers\/Executive Producers David Caspe and Jackie Clarke, and Executive Producers John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment<\/p><div id=\"morty-1276451355\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Netflix today announced that Melissa Fumero (<em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>) will star in its new series, <em>Blockbuster<\/em>, a single-cam workplace comedy set in the last remaining Blockbuster video store.<\/p>\n<p>Fumero will be starring alongside Randall Park. Additional cast members will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>Fumero will play Eliza, a dedicated mother whose marriage to her high school sweetheart is on the rocks. She left Harvard after one semester to start a family and now works at Blockbuster alongside Timmy (Randall Park) as his trusty number two&#8230;and maybe more.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blockbuster<\/em> is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. The series is created by Vanessa Ramos (<em>Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em>) with David Caspe (<em>Happy Endings, Black Monday<\/em>) and Jackie Clarke (<em>Superstore, Happy Endings<\/em>) also serving as writers\/executive producers. 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