Netflix’s newest comedy has Ray Romano, ostriches — and some Central Coast landmarks

Netflix’s newest buddy comedy has a Central Coast connection.

Parts of “Paddleton,” which stars Ray Romano and Mark Duplass, were filmed in northern Santa Barbara County. The movie premiered Feb. 22 on Netflix.

According to Netflix, Romano, star of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” and Duplass, whose credits include “The League” and “The Mindy Project,” play two “misfit neighbors” who form an unlikely friendship after one is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Eagle-eyed viewers will recognize such local landmarks as the closed Valley Drive-In movie theater in Lompoc and Ostrich Land USA, Solvang Brewing Co. and Svendsgaard’s Danish Lodge in Solvang.

It’s not the first time Hollywood has showcased that part of California.

2004’s “Sideways,” based on the novel by Rex Pickett, stars Paul Giamatti and Thomas Hayden Church as two friends who take a rowdy road trip through Santa Ynez Valley wine country.

This story was originally published February 26, 2019 at 1:07 PM with the headline "Netflix’s newest comedy has Ray Romano, ostriches — and some Central Coast landmarks."

Sarah Linn

The Tribune

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Sarah Linn is an editor and reporter on the West Service Journalism Team, working with journalists in Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, Merced and San Luis Obispo in California and Bellingham, Olympia and Tri-Cities in Washington, as well as Boise, Idaho. She previously served as the Local/Entertainment Editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, working there for nearly two decades. A graduate of Oregon State University, she has earned multiple California journalism awards.