The Franchise: Filmmakers Internalize Their Panic on a ‘Set Full of Setbacks’ — Watch Trailer and Get Release Date

HBO’s upcoming comedy The Franchise is taking us behind the messy curtain of a superhero film gone wrong, and it all flies into action Sunday, Oct. 6 at 10/9c.

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According to its official description, the eight-episode series “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–k-up has an origin story.”

In the teaser embedded above, we see Himesh Patel’s ( Station Eleven ) Daniel stressed to the nines as he refers to the film as a “scrotum resting on a razor’s edge.” From there, it’s a comedy of errors as the set experiences malfunctions, crashes and fires, all while Billy Magnussen’s ( Made for Love ) Adam, an actor, requires a much-needed ego boost before shooting a difficult scene.

Joining Patel and Magnussen are Aya Cash ( You’re the Worst ), Jessica Hynes ( Spaced ), Lolly Adefope ( Shrill ), Darren Goldstein ( Ozark ) and Isaac Powell ( American Horror Story ). Recurring guest stars include Richard E. Grant ( Dispatches From Elsewhere ) and Daniel Brühl ( The Alienist ).

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Sam Mendes (who directs the pilot), Pippa Harris, Nicolas Brown, Julie Pastor and Jon Brown executive-produce. Brown also serves as writer and showrunner.

Watch the teaser by pressing PLAY above, then let us know if you’ll be watching by dropping some comments.

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