Blockbuster Hell

Blockbuster Hell is a potential Netflix original 5-part web miniseries starring Willow Smith and Sean Giambrone. It was set in the summer of 1995 in a fictionalized version of Beverly Hills, California called Oak Hills. It will be premiered on August 7, 2021.

Summary
Two young teenagers spend their Summer in 1995 working at Blockbuster by their manager. They have to do something or else they'll get fired!

Main cast

 * Willow Smith as Willow DuVall, a stuttering 17-year-old teenager who is a clerk at Blockbuster.
 * Seam Giambrone as Sean Novak Beauton, a 16-year-old friend of Willow's and her on-off boyfriend who also works as a clerk at Blockbuster. She did not only have parents that are named Phillip and Bernice, but also two older brothers, Stefan and Alex.
 * Marsai Martin as Ivy Keller (parts 3-5; recurring parts 1-2), Willow's 13-year-old cousin who barely appears in flashbacks with Willow and Alex. In parts 3 through 5, she becomes a companion and assistant towards Willow.
 * Kristen Li as Ramona Kim, a employee at Blockbuster and Leo's 16-year-old daughter.
 * Jenna Ushkowitz as Alice Kim, Ramona's niece who works as an cashier.
 * Noelle Sheldon as Mindy Janeway (parts 3-5; minor parts 1-2), one of Ivy and Ramona's friend and the twin sister of Mandy. She is a tomboy who loves rock music, overalls, grunge and flannels.
 * Cali Sheldon as Mandy Janeway (parts 3-5; minor parts 1-2), one of Ivy and Ramona's friend and the twin sister of Mindy. She is a girly girl who loves floral dresses, scrunchies, slap bracelets, paper fortune tellers, and blowing bubblegum.
 * Terry Crews as Abraham Oliver, the manager of Blockbuster who forces Alice, Ramona, Willow and Sean to work hard enough or he will fire them.
 * Miya Cech as Molly Watanabe (parts 3-5; minor, part 1; recurring, part 2), a Japanese-American girl who had immigrant ancestors. Her 3x great-grandmother was born in Japan, so she moved to Connecticut so she can give birth to her son. She has a tendency to watch movies at the local movie theater, going to Claire's at the local mall, and of course, being the customer at Blockbuster so she can rent a movie for Timothy.
 * Lonnie Chavis as Timothy Schneider (parts 3-5, minor, part 1; recurring, part 2), Molly's best friend-turned-on-off boyfriend. He can be shown going to the local movie theater with Molly and being one of the customers at Blockbuster so Molly can rent a movie for Timothy.
 * Jaden Smith as Alexander "Alex DuVall (parts 1-2; guest, part 3; recurring, part 4; minor, part 5) is Willow's older brother who is often clueless about everything.
 * Ken Jeong as Leonard "Leo" Kim (part 2; guest, parts 3-4), Ramona's mother and one of Alice's relatives.

Recurring cast

 * Leigh Allyn-Baker as Diane Novak Beauton (part 1; guest, parts 2-4; minor, part 5) is Sean's mother. She gave birth to Sean when she was 23 years old. She works as a manager at Claire's.
 * Isabella Gomez as Josefina Garay-Ibarra (parts 1-3; guest, parts 4-5), a 17-year-old clerk at Claire's.
 * Bryana Salaz as Juanita Murga (parts 1-3; guest, parts 4-5) an 18-year-old employee at Claire's.
 * Odeya Rush as Alona Gestetner (part 5), an Israeli-born immigrant and Ramona's stepsister who is a former manager at Blockbuster since 1990 until 1994. Now she works at Limited Too where Molly and Timothy are the customers.
 * Landry Bender as Martha "Elli" Elliott (parts 4-5; recurring part 3) is Willow's friend who knew her when she was in the 8th grade.
 * Isabelle Fuhrman as Catherine Shelbert (parts 4-5; recurring part 3), Alona's friend who often works at Delia's.
 * Coby Bird as Collin Finnerity (parts 4-5; recurring part 3), Ramona's on-off autistic boyfriend. He usually wears cordless headphones to block out the noise. When he hears loud noises, he covers his ears and screams while stomping on the ground.

Trivia

 * Despite being set in California, it was shot in Atlanta. The series take place in the fictional version of Beverly Hills, California called Oak hills.
 * The whole entire series take place in June 7 through August 16.
 * Principal photography begisn at February 10, 2021 until July 1, 2021.