Neal Street News

Neal Street is thrilled to announce our brand new series, The Franchise, made for HBO, will premiere on Sunday, October 6 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO in the USA and on 21st October in the UK on Sky and NOW. 

The Franchise follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The comedy 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.   

The show stars Himesh Patel as Daniel, Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes as Steph, Billy Magnussen as Adam, Lolly Adefope as Dag, Darren Goldstein as Pat, and Isaac Powell as Bryson. With recurring guest stars including 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 show will be available to stream on HBO Max in the States and on Sky and NOW in the UK.