Introduction

Obliterated is an American action dramedy streaming television series created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald.

Outline

An elite joint-special operations team is assembled from various branches of the US Armed Forces and intelligence services to stop a deadly terrorist network from blowing up Las Vegas. They complete the mission and celebrate with a night on the town, filled with sex, drugs, and alcohol. They discover that the nuclear bomb they neutralised was fake, so the team must fight through their intoxications to find the real one to save the day.

Cast

• Main:
  • Nick Zano as Chad McKnight, a Navy SEAL Senior Chief Petty Officer
  • Shelley Hennig as Ava Winters, a CIA officer and team leader
  • Terrence Terrell as Trunk, a Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer
  • Alyson Gorske as Lana, a civilian party girl
  • C. Thomas Howell as Haggerty, a US Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and Master Sergeant
  • Eugene Kim as Captain Paul Yung, a US Air Force helicopter pilot
  • Paola Lázaro as Angela Gomez, a US. Marine Corps sniper and Staff Sergeant
  • Kimi Rutledge as Maya Lerner, an NSA computer expert

• Recurring:
  • Carl Lumbly as Langdon, Director of the CIA
  • David Costabile as Maddox, a black-market operator
  • Costa Ronin as Ivan Koslov, an arms dealer
  • Lindsey Kraft as Yani, a lounge singer
  • Tobias Jelinek as Ehren
  • Minnie Mills as Jen, Paul’s daughter
  • Zach Zagoria as Blast, Jen’s boyfriend
  • Jason Mantzoukas as the voice of Zogg, the gremlin Paul hallucinates after taking shrooms

• Guest:
  • Virginia Madsen as Marge
  • Lori Petty as Crazy Susan
  • Clive Standen as Liam
  • Ivan G’Vera as Vlad
  • Keston John as Mr. Dugan

Production

Cobra Kai’s Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald created Obliterated under their overall deal at Sony Pictures Television with plans to write and executive produce the series as well. In October 2019, TBS gave a straight-to-series order of ten episodes; however, the show was later moved from TBS to Netflix and reduced to eight episodes. Hurwitz, Schlossberg, and Heald also directed, and Dina Hillier helped executive produce with the three. Nick Zano and Shelley Hennig were cast in the lead roles, and the main cast later added Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, C. Thomas Howell, Eugene Kim, Paola Lázaro, and Kimi Rutledge. Additional recurring roles and guest stars were announced in October 2022.

Filming began in July 2022, taking place in Las Vegas and Albuquerque.

Release

The series was released on Netflix on 30 November 2023. The date announcement also came with the arrival of first look images.

Obliterated Series

• Episode 01: Real American Heroes.
• Episode 02: Born in the U.S.S.R..
• Episode 03: Craps.
• Episode 04: Walks of Shame.
• Episode 05: Shots! Shots! Shots!.
• Episode 06: From Vegas with Love.
• Episode 07: Make It Rain.
• Episode 08: Last Call.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Josh Heald … (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Jon Hurwitz … (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Joel Novoa … (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Hayden Schlossberg … (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Sherwin Shilati … (1 episode, 2023)
  • America Young … (1 episode, 2023)
• Producer(s):
  • Bob Dearden … co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Josh Heald … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Dina Hillier … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Jon Hurwitz … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Shane Keller … co-producer / producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Rachele Lynn … supervising producer / producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Kelly A. Manners … producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Joe Piarulli … co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Kate Sargeant … supervising producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Hayden Schlossberg … executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Luan Thomas … co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Gary Tieche … co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Mallory Yund … producer / producer (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Ted Biaselli … Creative Executive (1 episode, 2023)
• Writer(s):
  • Julia Lillis Cohen … (story editor) (5 episodes, 2023)
  • Bob Dearden … (written by) (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Cara Fano … (staff writer) (5 episodes, 2023)
  • Josh Heald … (created for television by) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Josh Heald … (story by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Josh Heald … (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Josh Heald … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Jon Hurwitz … (created for television by) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Jon Hurwitz … (story by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Jon Hurwitz … (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Jon Hurwitz … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Rachele Lynn … (written by) (2 episodes, 2023)
  • Laurie Magers … (staff writer) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Allie Perison … (staff writer) (5 episodes, 2023)
  • Joe Piarulli … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Kate Sargeant … (story by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Hayden Schlossberg … (created for television by) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Hayden Schlossberg … (story by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Hayden Schlossberg … (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Hayden Schlossberg … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Luan Thomas … (written by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Gary Tieche … (story by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Rowan Wheeler … (executive story editor) (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Rowan Wheeler … (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2023)
  • Christine Young … (staff writer) (5 episodes, 2023)
• Music:
  • Leo Birenberg … (8 episodes, 2023)
  • Zach Robinson … (8 episodes, 2023)
• Cinematography:
  • Abraham Martinez … (8 episodes, 2023)
• Editor(s):
  • Steven Lang … (3 episodes, 2023)
  • Anthony Rosc … (3 episodes, 2023)
  • Jennifer Van Goethem … (3 episodes, 2023)
• Production:
  • BCD Travel (Travel Company)
  • Counterbalance Entertainment
  • Sony Pictures Television
  • Studio Concierge (Travel Company)
• Distributor(s):
  • Netflix
• Release Date: 03 November 2023 (internet).
• Running Time: 45 minutes.
• Rating: 18.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

Video Link(s)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvrcu2daIVU