Of Course the Show Everyone is Obsessed With Was Created By A Philly Native

If you’re not watching Floor is Lava on Netflix, you should be.

We were a little skeptical about it at first, but it’s really good. Thanks to a

I DO NOW! We were talking this show up big time! Hey, @meg_mcgrath, we would love to have you on @PrestonSteve933. We've been wanting to do this for years and here you come along and totally nail it! Congratulations! https://t.co/5Gw3vrNPW7

— Steve Morrison (@mor100) June 25, 2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter tip, we found out the the show’s creator is from our area. Megan McGrath grew up in Boyertown, graduated from Temple University, interned at PHL and NBC10, made her way out to LA, currently works as the VP of Development for Haymaker and thought up a show about the game literally everyone in the world grew up playing!

Megan was tight lipped about a few of the show’s secrets, but she did share a lot of cool behind the scenes details like the fact that they had to film in a old IKEA building. Take a listen to our conversation:

 

BTW, we’re not alone in our love for this show. Look who else is talking about it:

Floor is lava? Floor is lava

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 26, 2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">

Hey @BobanMarjanovic , me, you... Floor is Lava @netflix let's make it happen!

— τobias Harris (@tobias31) June 24, 2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">

Dear @Netflix, my kids and I are LOVING #FloorIsLava. I would be the coolest dad in the world to them if I could be on the next season! Can we make that happen? Thank you!

— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) June 25, 2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">