The Franchise
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Back to all >HBO has commissioned Neal Street Productions’ new comedy pilot, The Franchise, to go to series. Directed by Sam Mendes, Written by showrunner, Jon Brown and Executive Produced by Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown, and Julie Pastor for Neal Street Productions; Armando Iannucci for Dundee Productions; Jon Brown, and Jim Kleverweis.
No filming dates have been set. The series will go into production following conclusion of the Industry strikes.
About
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The Franchise 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.
Key Creatives & Cast
Key Creatives:
Directed by Sam Mendes
Executive Produced by Armando Iannucci
Executive Produced by Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown & Julie Pastor
Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer Jon Brown
Writer/Executive Producer Keith Akushie
Writer/Executive Producer Marina Hyde
Pilot story by Jon Brown, Keith Akushie and Armando Iannucci
Pilot written by Jon Brown and Keith Akushie
Cast:
Himesh Patel
Aya Cash
Jessica Hynes
Billy Magnussen
Lolly Adefope
Darren Goldstein
Isaac Powell
Richard E. Grant
Daniel Brühl