Deli Boys’ cast tours recreated sets in Collider Access

In the debut episode of Collider Access, Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh take viewers behind the scenes of Hulu’s Deli Boys—walking through recreated locations, recalling on-set chaos from Seasons 1 and 2, and hearing from Poorna Jagannathan, Fred Armisen, and Amit

For the debut episode of Collider Access, Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh don’t just talk about Hulu’s Deli Boys—they lead viewers straight into it.

Filmed on location where productions are actually shot. Collider Access is Collider’s new on-set interview series built around immersive set tours. candid cast conversations. and behind-the-scenes storytelling. The promise is simple: you see the atmosphere. the craft. and the chaos that goes into making favorite movies and TV shows—up close. not from a distance.

In the first episode. Ali and Shaikh tour the meticulously recreated deli. Baba’s secret apartment. and Max’s outrageous casino office. The tour comes with details meant to explain how the show’s world is built—down to how the production rebuilt the deli set almost identically to the original pilot location. and how the set design helped every location feel lived in. As they move through the spaces. they also share some of the funniest memories from filming Season 1 and 2. including the way the cast kept breaking during certain scenes.

Poorna Jagannathan, Fred Armisen, and Amita Rao join in with their own behind-the-scenes stories. They reveal shenanigans the cast were up to while filming Seasons 1 and 2. discuss secrets behind the wardrobe. and talk about improvising scenes. The episode leans hard into the kinds of moments that often get edited out later—awkward gun scenes nobody could finish without laughing. and snack raids between takes—while still tying those bits of chaos back to what makes Deli Boys feel distinctive.

The recreated locations aren’t just a backdrop here; they become the center of the story. As Ali and Shaikh step through the deli. Baba’s apartment. and Max’s casino office. the episode also captures a more personal kind of reaction from Saagar Shaikh. who says the spaces genuinely reminded him of growing up in a family-run gas station business.

Deli Boys itself is scheduled to arrive on Hulu with a release date of March 6, 2025. The show’s directors include Oz Rodriguez. Maureen Bharoocha. Fawzia Mirza. Jeremy Konner. Andrew Ahn. Nisha Ganatra. Ahmed Ibrahim. and Jenni Konner. Writers credited for the series are Abdullah Saeed, Michelle Nader, Mehar Sethi, Ekaterina Vladimirova, and Sudi Green.

Collider Access is set up to go beyond the camera each time. and it’s paired with Collider’s Set Stories—another video series that puts viewers on set from the point of view of the actors. The format asks questions like what the cast talks about between takes. what the most challenging scene was to shoot. and who has the best trailer to hang out in.

For now, though, the debut episode of Collider Access is the invitation: step into Deli Boys’ world, listen to the cast talk shop and laugh through the harder moments, and see how a show built for crime and comedy becomes real through the work that happens when the cameras aren’t rolling.

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