The Hulu show re-envisions the 2000 movie – itself an adaptation of a 1995 Nick Hornby novel set in 1980s London – in which John Cusack plays a self-absorbed record store owner relitigating his romantic past to get over an ex.

Is High Fidelity set in the 90s?

Hulu's High Fidelity TV Series Updates The Time and Location

In the 2000 film, the location of Championship Vinyl is in Chicago. The busy city sets a cool landscape for the music scene, and has the grudge vibe of underground clubs from the late '90s to early 2000s.

Where is High Fidelity movie set?

The film is based on the 1995 British novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the name of the lead character changed.