Sky has released a trailer and set an October premiere date for new comedy series ‘The Franchise‘, written by Jon Brown (Dead Pixels, Avenue 5, Succession), directed by Sam Mendes, and exec produced by Armando Iannucci.
The series follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The comedy 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…
The show stars Himesh Patel (Station Eleven, Avenue 5) as Daniel, Aya Cash (The Boys) as Anita, Jessica Hynes (Spaced, W1A, Years and Years) as Steph, Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die, Made for Love) as Adam, Lolly Adefope (Ghosts, Saltburn) as Dag, Darren Goldstein (Ozark, The Affair) as Pat, and Isaac Powell (American Horror Story, Dear Evan Hansen) as Bryson. Recurring guest stars include Richard E. Grant as Peter and Daniel Brühl as Eric.
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.
‘The Franchise‘ Season 1 premieres Monday 21st October 2024 on Sky and NOW with the first three episodes, followed by weekly releases. In the USA, the series debuts at 10pm on October 6th on HBO and streaming on Max.
