- Netflix released a trailer for its upcoming show Blockbuster.
- The rental shop company filed for bankruptcy in 2010.
- The first season of the series is set to debut on November 3.
Twitter followers couldn’t believe what they were seeing, when the teaser for Netflix’s forthcoming series “Blockbuster” was unveiled.
Netflix was established in 1997, and soon after, it started providing DVD rentals by mail, according to HuffPost.
According to reports, Blockbuster considered buying Netflix in 2000 but opted against it.
After experiencing years of significant financial losses and the launch of Netflix’s well-known streaming service in 2007, the rental shop company filed for bankruptcy in 2010.
The programme centres on Timmy (Randall Park), a Blockbuster Video manager, and his staff as they struggle to maintain the business’s lone remaining location.
On November 3, the first season of the show, which also stars Melissa Fumero and Olga Merediz, will premiere.
The fact that the show will only be available on Netflix furthers the irony of the situation.
After a number of recent closures, Timmy grimaces as he learns that their Blockbuster store is the “last one on Earth.”
Watch the trailer below:
Check the reactions on Twitter:
Netflix is basically dancing on Blockbuster’s grave here https://t.co/wzyCcrv1fl
— Olowo A A (@olowonooni) October 8, 2022
Netflix making a movie about Blockbuster feels so savage pic.twitter.com/wEmVYMpBqu
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 7, 2022
if i invented blockbuster and lost my entire franchise to netflix and then netflix decided to make a show about my franchise they ruined i’d turn into the joker idk https://t.co/LmAGrcLitk
— sarah🦦 (@deanorues) October 7, 2022
The idea that Netflix destroyed Blockbuster and then made a show about the death of blockbuster is just savage. pic.twitter.com/1RF4UReTbJ
— DΞVO (@DevonFrohne) October 9, 2022
In an alternate universe, Blockbuster is funding a TV series called Netflix about a failed mail in service https://t.co/3yOpWPLOKg
— Robin the Monk (@Bluehorse141) October 7, 2022
Given the origins of Netflix and the reasons for the demise of Blockbuster, the very existence of this show is like exhuming the dead body of your arch enemy just to stab them again. pic.twitter.com/kIdNLSMVyc
— Greg (@waltisfrozen) October 8, 2022
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