Cult classic sitcom ‘Detroiters’ finally hits Netflix, god

DETROIT – You can put down your grieving Vernors and grab your festive Coney Dog, because it looks like we – and the internet in general – have been cyberbullying Netflix into doing the right thing.

I don’t have the authority to designate a holiday, I’m not a politician, nor am I willing to pay one of those obnoxious holiday websites to make October 16th officially ‘Detroiters Day,’ but rest assured: it is Detroiters Day .

Streaming giant Netflix, known for its wide library of stuff that other platforms canceled too early and its own in-house original content that Netflix then canceled too early, has finally released Detroiters on its streaming platform a day later.

There was a lot of anger on social media over the fact that it wasn’t released. The agents of chaos showed up and the flowing giant collapsed.

Netflix had previously posted on social media that Detroiters would be released on October 15, but those posts have since been deleted and Detroiters has also been removed from Netflix’s October release calendar. No reason was given. Netflix was named Local 4’s Chump of the Week for that indiscretion. All busyness, no flow.

Look, we’re not taking back Chump of the Week. We didn’t do it for Rasheed Wallace, and we didn’t do it for Netflix.

🎵 Next time when they ask you where you’re from/You say Detroit City/When we’re back on our feet 🎶

The show was created by Michigan natives Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson, who star as best friends who work for a small advertising agency in Detroit and create commercials for local businesses. Zach Kanin and Jason Sudeikis are co-creators, and it’s perhaps the most niche Metro Detroit medium to ever get a wide release – and now has an even wider release!

Related: Actor Sam Richardson on growing up in Detroit, his career and more

It was Pure Michigan and made with respect and love for the city and surrounding areas. They didn’t talk nonsense or go for the low-hanging fruit, but wrote very specific Michigan jokes that probably went over the heads of most people who didn’t live here.

If you’re a fan of “I Think You Should Leave” and you haven’t seen “Detroiters,” then your media consumption habits are bad and need to be corrected.

The show featured many well-known Detroit and Michigan residents in small roles, including Mort Crim, Mitch Albom, Jim Harbaugh, Rick Mahorn, Kevin Nash, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim Meadows, Shawntay Dalon, Marc Evan Jackson, Chris Powell, Andre Belue , Trick Trick, Danny Brown, Larry Joe Campbell and – perhaps most importantly – Joumana Kayrouz.

All 20 episodes were shot on location in Metro Detroit and more than 200 people from the area were hired to work on the show. It only aired for two seasons and was canceled in 2018 because none of you appreciated it enough and decided not to watch it when it came out, so you better take the opportunity to watch it now.

After news of the streamer picking up the sitcom, social media exploded with rumors that Netflix would produce a third season, but those rumors remain rumors. Rumors about a third season of ‘Detroiters’ have been circulating for years, so take it with a grain of salt.

But look at everyone, so maybe that will happen.