How is Seth Rogen's The Studio Different from HBO's The Franchise?

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HBO’s The Franchise had premiered around the same time as The Penguin, and the comedy series seeks to poke fun at the chaos that happens behind the productions of every successful movie franchise like Marvel or DC.
Now Apple TV+ has dropped a new trailer for The Studio starring Seth Rogen, and it very much feels like The Franchise—down to the filmmakers asking if they’re killing cinema. So what’s the difference?
The Studio Starring Seth Rogen
In The Studio, Rogen plays the part of a studio head as he tries to navigate the chaos of running a successful Hollywood studio. The show is set to be a 10-episode series with half-hour episodes, and here’s the trailer:
The official description reads:
“In The Studio, Rogen stars as the newly appointed head of a movie studio,...
HBO’s The Franchise had premiered around the same time as The Penguin, and the comedy series seeks to poke fun at the chaos that happens behind the productions of every successful movie franchise like Marvel or DC.
Now Apple TV+ has dropped a new trailer for The Studio starring Seth Rogen, and it very much feels like The Franchise—down to the filmmakers asking if they’re killing cinema. So what’s the difference?
The Studio Starring Seth Rogen
In The Studio, Rogen plays the part of a studio head as he tries to navigate the chaos of running a successful Hollywood studio. The show is set to be a 10-episode series with half-hour episodes, and here’s the trailer:
The official description reads:
“In The Studio, Rogen stars as the newly appointed head of a movie studio,...
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