In its second week on the list, the action comedy series took home 9M views.
DEADLINE: Congrats on the success of your second No.
1 series on Netflix.
Obliterated. (L to R) Nick Zano as Chad McKnight, Terrence Terrell as Trunk, C. Thomas Howell as Haggerty, Paola Lázaro as Angela Gomez, Shelley Hennig as Ava Winters, Eugene Kim as Paul Yung in Obliterated.Lewis Jacobs/Netflix
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But weve always known that audiences are equally eager to fall in love with original characters and stories.
1 is especially rewarding.
(L to R) Shelley Hennig, Executive Producer Jon Hurwitz, Nick Zano, Executive Producer Hayden Schlossberg, Terrence Terrell, Co-Executive Producer Joe Piarulli, Co-Executive Producer Bob Dearden, Executive Producer/Director Josh Heald, Kimi RutledgeUrsula Coyote/Netflix
Were thrilled that audiences are binging the show, telling their friends and really amplifying this moment.
JON HURWITZ:Audiences have been craving the return of R-rated raunchy comedies.
Its a barrel of whiskey-soaked popcorn for everyone to enjoy.
DEADLINE: Did you have the idea forObliteratedbefore or afterCobra Kai?
We wanted this to be about an ensemble of heroes having their own sort ofHangoveradventure.
After working onCobrawhich is more wholesome family fare, did you have a blast going back to your roots?
HURWITZ:It was really a return to form for the three of us.
We wanted everybody to have theirHangoveradventurea wild night in Vegas.
We werent gonna pull any punches.
DEADLINE: Did you worry about any backlash for what you guys did to Trunk (Terrence Terrell)?
SCHLOSSBERG: It wasnt us, it was this terrorist organization, so we blame them.
Weve seen those types of moments in Tarantino movies that just give you a jolt of horror or disgust.
This character is getting tortured and we didnt want to do something weve seen before.
What can you share about his casting?
HEALD:Haggerty was one of our favorite characters to talk about as we approached the casting process.
His is one of the most unique roles on this team and television.
So we needed to find the absolute right person to play him.
We had the idea for Tommy and we reached out wanting to hear how he would approach this character.
From our initial meeting, we just saw it.
He has this look thats so not like the Tommy Howell we grew up with in the 80s.
He soulfully connected to Haggerty in a way that we were just bowled over…
DEADLINE: Did he do his stunts?
The helicopter stunt was done very practically because it wasnt actually flying.
But hes able just to inhabit this beautiful dream state.
HURWITZ:He fully embraced the character.
Since our first phone call with him, he said its a role unlike anything hes ever played before.
He said this character is so out there, which he embraced so thoroughly.
In the first episode, you see him fully frontal.
He signed the waiver.
What am I doing with a prosthetic?
Im just going for it.
So Im like, Great, thats even better.
We were all excited because its better for the show if hes doing it that way.
Were used to people getting cold feet last minute but he wanted to move forward.
DEADLINE: I sure hope Terrence opted to wear a prosthetic.
HURWITZ:He did wear a prosthetic.
HEALD:We would never put Terrence in that situation.
There was a lot of manhandling and prodding.
DEADLINE: The girl power on the show was so fun to watch.
Ava isthe brains of the operation strategically but also has all the training that comes with that position.
Maya is one of the best hackers in the world who can pull off anything.
Even Anastasia is amazing.
We wanted this whole team to be badass.
These are people tasked with saving Las Vegas from a nuclear attack.
DEADLINE: What would a Season 2 look like?
Would they take on a new case?
HEALD:We are in the writers room working feverishly and we have been since the WGA strike ended.
We are thrilled that the SAG-AFTRA strike has also ended.
We are going back into production after the new year on the biggest, boldest season weve done yet.
DEADLINE: Do you think well be able to see it in 2024?
SCHLOSSBERG:With the only caveat being that nothing else happens in the industry.
Thats the hope to get this out ASAP for the fans who have been waiting.
DEADLINE: Any updates on the possibility of having Hilary Swank making an appearance?
HURWITZ:We are fans of Hilary Swank.
SCHLOSSBERG:Anyone from the Miyagi-verse could potentially be in the final season.
