The Franchise
Lights. Camera. Anxiety.
Created by Jon Brown
On HBO
A sharp, frenetic satire of Hollywood dysfunction that treats superhero filmmaking as a site of creative anxiety and institutional chaos.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Himesh Patel
Daniel Kumar
Aya Cash
Anita Yarnell
Jessica Hynes
Steph Mundun
Billy Magnussen
Adam Randolph
Lolly Adefope
Dagmara 'Dag' Nwaeze
Darren Goldstein
Pat Shannon
Isaac Powell
Bryson Hird
Richard E. Grant
Peter Fairchild
Daniel Brühl
Eric Bouchard
Justin Edwards
Rufus Maley
Urs Rechn
Horst Sommer
Ruaridh Mollica
Jaz Cox
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