![]() ![]() "I adore Donald Todd and this is the second time we’ve worked together, so it was all a joy."ĭowntown Wilmington is all up in "Florida Man" as it fills in for Philadelphia, with Martinez meeting up with his character's his ex-wife (Lex Scott Davis) for a drink at Hell's Kitchen on Princess Street. "I enjoyed 'Florida Man' immensely. Not only did I get to work with Edgar Ramirez, I got to act with (Wilmington's) Jack Landry for our first on-screen scene," Basta said. Later, Basta's character is further roughed up by the mob and plays a key role throughout the series, as Gil's name is invoked repeatedly. The Port City gets involved from the get-go, with Wilmington actor Nick Basta playing Gil Franco, a gambler who owes money to the mob, and who gets injured trying to escape from Ramirez in a wild opening scene. It stars Edgar Ramirez ("Yes Day") as cop-turned-mob-enforcer Mike Valentine, who decamps from Philadelphia to Florida, initially to find his boss' runaway girlfriend, Delly (Australian actress Abbey Lee), but eventually to pull One Last Score with his dad (Anthony LaPaglia of Wilmington-shot classic "Empire Records") before quitting his life of crime.Īlong the way, and as the show's title refers to, the plot weaves in plenty of bizarre, ripped-from-the-headlines stories involving inept criminals - like the one about the man who was being transported to jail when the police vehicle he was in hit an ambulance, which the man then stole.Ĭreated by Donald Todd, "Florida Man" is co-produced by actor Jason Bateman. Released April 13, the seven-episode limited series about gangster goings-on in the Sunshine State features numerous Wilmington-area locations and actors. 2 most-watched show on the streaming service over the weekend. "Florida Man," the darkly comic, sun-drenched Netflix neo-noir that shot in the Wilmington area in 2021, was the No. ![]()
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