SUPERSTORE
COMEDY
USA
2015-2021
SUPERSTORE is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 30, 2015, to March 25, 2021. The series was created and produced by Justin Spitzer. Starring America Ferrera and Ben Feldman (who both also serve as executive producers). A Spanish-language adaptation, titled Supertitlán, debuted on the Mexican television network Azteca 7 on May 30, 2022. SUPERSTORE consists of 113 episodes of 22 minutes.
STORY: Superstore follows a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional big-box chain store in St. Louis, Missouri. Amelia 'Amy' Sosa (America Ferrera) is a Honduran-American Cloud 9 employee who worked as an associate and floor supervisor before being promoted to store manager. Amy always wears a different name tag because she does not like strangers using her real name. Jonah Simms (Ben Feldman) is a Cloud 9 sales associate. A college student who later dropped out of business school, Jonah initially struggles with working a customer service job, something he hides from his upper middle class family.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE 1: Andy (Bryan Safi) and his partner Russell (Parvesh Cheena) approach Glenn (Mark McKinney) asking for directions to outdoor lighting for their wedding. Glenn doesn't understand that they are marrying each other until Mateo (Nico Santos) arrives and explains it to Glenn. Glenn is surprised but supportive and he then realizes that Mateo is also gay. Glenn feels bad that the store doesn't have any gay wedding displays so with Mateo's help, they create one. Mateo brings Andy and Russell to see the display but doesn't know that Glenn has planned a light and music show complete with confetti. Andy and Russell see that Glenn is over-compensating to show support for their lifestyle but appreciate his efforts.
Andy (Bryan Safi) & Russell (Parvesh Cheena)
BRYAN SAFI (2016) July 30, 1979, El Paso, TX, USA
PARVESH CHEENA (2016) July 22, 1979, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE 2: Mateo Fernando Aquino Liwanag (Nico Santos) is a Cloud 9 associate. After finding out that he has unknowingly been living as an undocumented immigrant, he tries to keep his status a secret, but he is arrested by ICE at the end of season four. Later, he is hired by the store's optician but realizes that optician is using him to carry out his nefarious tasks. He then is swapped to an assistant to the manager, the only job he can be hired for without corporate becoming involved. He is gay and was romantically involved with district manager Jeff (Michael Bunin), and later with Amy's brother Eric (George Salazar). In season 6, he and Eric get engaged and in a flash-forward at the end of the last episode they are seen showing off their wedding rings.
Mateo (Nico Santos) & Jeff (Michael Bunin) & Eric (George Salazar)
NICO SANTOS (2015-2021) April 7, 1979, Manilla, Philippines
MICHAEL BUNIN (2016-2021) January 14, 1970, Norfolk, VI, USA
GEORGE SALAZAR (2019-2021) March 7, 1986, Orlando, FL, USA
SPECIAL: The Cloud 9 Superstore is a fictional big box store. In addition to typical American everyday products, Cloud 9 sells guns and liquor, and has a pharmacy. Cloud 9 has its own credit union for its employees in addition to a photo studio. The mascot for Cloud 9 was Daniel Hertzler (as Kyle the Cloud 9 Cloud), until he was arrested and charged with cannibalism.
AWARDS: 'SUPERSTORE' 6 wins and 24 nominations.
7.9 IMDB
