Netflix has officially greenlit a full-season order for Minimum Wage, a new workplace comedy from the Gen Z content powerhouse American High.
This move marks a significant transition from digital snippets to the streaming screen, as Minimum Wage project is based on the group’s viral short-form series that has already amassed over 30 million views across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. In an unusually large commitment, Netflix has ordered a staggering 28 episodes for the first season, scheduled to premiere later this year.
Minimum Wage follows a chaotic group of teenagers, played by the group’s familiar faces like Aidan Micho, Grace Reiter, and Tommy Armstrong, as they struggle to balance high school life with the grueling, low-paying reality of running a local pizzeria under a manic boss.
The production is led by showrunners Jeremy Garelick and Will Phelps, who also serve as writers and executive producers. This partnership is a cornerstone of Netflix’s broader content strategy to integrate talent from the creator ecosystem and solidify its appeal among Gen Z viewers.
By taking a brand that has already racked up seven billion total views across social platforms since 2022 and giving it a premium television platform, Netflix is betting big on the “binge-ability” of short-form humor evolved into a long-form narrative.
