Television series

Minimum Wage

Name: Minimum Wage
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2026
Cast: Randall Park, Aidan Micho, Ryan Micho, Grace Reiter, Julia Dicesare

Comedy
Light-hearted

A workplace comedy following a ragtag crew of teenagers trying to keep a pizzeria afloat while dealing with school, their chaotic boss, and the grinding reality of minimum wage. Based on viral social media shorts, it trades cynicism for warmth—finding humour in exhaustion, bad decisions, and the strange intimacy of people who have no choice but to show up.

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