The Franchise (2024 TV series)

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The Franchise
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Directed by Sam Mendes
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Music by Thomas Newman
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  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
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Cinematography Carl Herse
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Release
Original network HBO
External links
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The Franchise is an upcoming comedy television series created by Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes, and Jon Brown. The series will air on October 6, 2024.[1]

Premise

Depicts the issues faced by a film crew in production on a superhero film.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No. Title [2] Directed by Written by [3] Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Scene 31A: Tecto Meets Eye" Sam Mendes Jon Brown October 6, 2024 (2024-10-06) N/A
2 TBA TBA Rachel Axler October 13, 2024 (2024-10-13) N/A
3 TBA TBA Juli Weiner October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20) N/A

Production

It was announced in August 2022 that HBO had greenlit a pilot for the series from Armando Iannucci, who will write the pilot alongside Keith Akushie and Jon Brown, with Sam Mendes set to direct, who also conceived of the idea of the series.[4]

Casting

In December, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Hynes, Darren Goldstein, Lolly Adefope and Isaac Cole Powell were cast in main roles, with Richard E. Grant and Daniel Brühl set to recur.[5] In August 2023, the series was ordered to series, with Himesh Patel and Aya Cash joining the cast.

Filming

Production on the pilot was completed before July 14, 2023, with filming suspended until the conclusion of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[6] Filming for the first season commenced on February 26, 2024, with a planned three month production.[7]

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