A trailer has dropped for new HBO comedy series The Franchise, from executive producers Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci, to premiere on Binge / FOX8.
The series takes aim at superhero movie-making with a cast including Himesh Patel as Daniel, Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes as Steph, Billy Magnussen as Adam, Lolly Adefope as Dag, Darren Goldstein as Pat, and Isaac Powell as Bryson.
Recurring guest stars include Richard E. Grant as Peter and Daniel Brühl as Eric.
The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The comedy 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***-up has an origin story.
Executive producers are Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown, and Julie Pastor for Neal Street Productions; Armando Iannucci for Dundee Productions; Jon Brown, and Jim Kleverweis. The pilot was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Jon Brown, who serves as showrunner.
Monday 7 October on Binge / Thursday 10 October at 8.30pm on FOX8.
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