Everybody loves a workplace comedy and they’ve got magic it’s difficult to match when they’re done correctly. And the key is putting in a bunch of lovable weirdos, trap them in that location for eight hours and day and watch as they run their own little micro civilization. One show that understood that more than anything was Superstore, because it managed to turn a big box story into a playground essentially, but it also had a lot of heart. Fans have been desperate for a replacement and now, five years after Superstore went out of business, Netflix may have found its weird, adults-only spiritual successor.
Netflix has officially ordered Dealies, a new adult animated comedy set inside a big-box store. The series comes from Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead, with Bennett previously co-creating Common Side Effects and developing Adult Swim’s cult sci-fi series Scavengers Reign. Travelstead also worked as a voice actor on Scavengers Reign, with writing credits including The Great North, Making History, Wilfred, and Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell.
According to Netflix’s official logline, Dealies follows “a savant salesman. A gentle gladiator. A quiet virtuoso. A summoner of the divine. And the poor soul who hired them. All part of the staff at Dealies, a big box store. They are masters of the delicate alchemy of trade. Prophets of enterprise. And occasionally they do some actual work.”
Now, this might not be an official Superstore follow-up but it’s got plenty in common and should hopefully be some kind of comfort surrogate for those who are still desperately missing Cloud 9. Superstore ran for six seasons before ending in 2021, and NBC once explored a spinoff centered on Bo and Cheyenne before ultimately passing on the project.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Netflix Is Building Out Its Adult Animation Lineup
Dealies is the latest addition to Netflix’s growing adult animation slate, which makes sense for them because the streamer has already found success in the space with Big Mouth, which later led to Mating Season, and it has continued expanding with projects like Long Story Short from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, alongside titles including Haunted Hotel and Alley Cats. Earlier in 2026, Netflix also picked upDang!and the Australian animated series Dad’s House.
The voice cast for Dealies has not yet been announced. Bennett and Travelstead will serve as writers, executive producers, and showrunners on the new Netflix series.
Release Date
2015 – 2021
Showrunner
Justin Spitzer
Directors
Victor Nelli Jr., Ken Whittingham, Ruben Fleischer, Betsy Thomas, Matt Sohn, Ross Novie, America Ferrera, Charles Stone III, Jeffrey Blitz, Mark McKinney, Geeta Patel, Phil Traill, Ryan Case, Todd Biermann, James Renfroe, Amy York Rubin, Jay Hunter, Kabir Akhtar
Writers
Owen Ellickson, Bridget Kyle, John Kazlauskas, Alessandro Tanaka, Laura McCreary, Brian Gatewood, Josh Malmuth, Rene Gube, Matt Lawton, Dayo Adesokan, Aaron Lee, Colton Dunn, Justin Shanes, L.E. Correia
