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Making Fun of Making Movies in Comedy Series 'The Franchise' Trailer

by Alex Billington
October 1, 2024
Source: YouTube

"I just want this to be a good film..." "If you care too much about this job, it will kill you." Indeed. HBO has unveiled the official trailer for the comedy series The Franchise, arriving for streaming on Max later this week. The ridiculously funny comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, asking: how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? With endless fights on set, of course! A team trapped inside the dysfunctional hell of creating franchise superhero movies, at the end of the day the question is: is this Hollywood's new dawn or cinema's last stand? Is this a dream factory or a chemical plant? This sounds hilarious and this looks way, way better than Judd Apatow's The Bubble. The series stars Himesh Patel as Daniel, Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes as Steph, Billy Magnussen as Adam, Lolly Adefope as Dag, Darren Goldstein as Pat, & Isaac Powell as Bryson. With Richard E. Grant as Peter and Daniel Brühl as Eric, the pretentious director of the movie. I'm enjoying all of these teasers and how much it really does make fun of Hollywood and the moviemaking process! It all looks nice on screen at the end, but on set it's a whole other story – and this is just a taste of that filmmaking mayhem.

Here's the main official trailer for Sam Mendes' series The Franchise, direct from HBO's YouTube:

You can rewatch the teaser trailer for HBO's The Franchise comedy series right here to view the first look.

The HBO Original comedy series The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The hilarious comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the key question - how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story. The Franchise is a series created by Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes, and Jon Brown. It's also showrun by Jon Brown ("Babylon", "Fresh Meat", "Loaded", "Dead Pixels", "Avenue 5", "Succession"). And with writing by Keith Akushie and Marina Hyde. Featuring one episode directed by Sam Mendes; with other director credits not finalized yet. Made by Dundee Productions and Neal Street Productions. Executive produced by Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jon Brown, Marina Hyde, Keith Akushie, Nicolas Brown, and Julie Pastor. HBO debuts The Franchise series streaming on Max starting October 6th, 2024 this fall. Look good? Who's down for this?

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