Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Studio Episode 2.Author William Faulkner wrote what is perhaps the most damming indictment of the film industry: “Hollywood: the only place in the world where a man gets stabbed in the back while climbing a ladder.” The Studioand The Franchiseseem to be built around that statement, as both series show the ups and downs of trying to get movies made in the modern age. In The Studio, newly promoted studio head Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) attempts to balance his genuine love of cinema with the cutthroat business of running a movie studio. In The Franchise, Daniel Kumar (Himesh Patel) finds himself attempting to guide the latest superhero blockbuster across the finish line…and the chaos that ensues. While both shows are a satirical takedown of modern film practices, The Studio is excelling where The Franchise fell flat.
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