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The Franchise

The Franchise

Lights. Camera. Anxiety.

20246.51 Season8 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.

Created by Jon Brown
NetworksHBO

Top Cast

Himesh Patel

Himesh Patel

Daniel Kumar

Aya Cash

Aya Cash

Anita Yarnell

Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes

Steph Mundun

Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen

Adam Randolph

Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope

Dagmara 'Dag' Nwaeze

Darren Goldstein

Darren Goldstein

Pat Shannon

Isaac Powell

Isaac Powell

Bryson Hird

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Peter Fairchild

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Eric Bouchard

Themes & Keywords

satiresuperherohollywoodfilmmakingfilm crewfilm industrymeta

About The Franchise

The Franchise is a comedy series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of satire, superhero, hollywood, filmmaking, film crew, film industry. Created by Jon Brown, it stars Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes. The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.

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