HBO has given the green light to a half-hour comedy series called 'The Franchise' that will spoof the behind-the-scenes world of a struggling superhero movie. The show will follow the crew of an unloved franchise movie as they fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe.
The FranchiseThe official description: “The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe.
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 fuck-up has an origin story.”
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