Plot: Matt Remick is the newly appointed head of Continental Studios; desperate for celebrity approval, he and his executive team at the movie studio must juggle corporate demands with creative ambitions as they try to keep movies alive and relevant.
Season 1 of The Studio was quite good.
Pros: I like how this series was so good of satire of modern Hollywood and makes fun of it. It’s direction, cinematography, humour and satire was so hilarious. I’m amazed this show gave us performances from Martin Scorsese & Ron Howard. Seth Rogen worked really well as the lead caught between art & corporatization and the writing is sharp and witty all the way through.
Cons: At times the humour can be suggested to yelling and annoying language. I of the other guest stars haven’t impressed me that much & I’m a little mixed of the finale.
Genre: Comedy
Created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez
Directed by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Starring: Seth Rogen; Catherine O’Hara; Ike Barinholtz; Chase Sui Wonders & Kathryn Hahn.
Composer: Antonio Sánchez
Executive producers: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Frida Perez, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Alex McAtee, Josh Fagen
Producer: Jesse Sternbaum
Cinematography: Adam Newport-Berra
Editor: Eric Kissack
Production companies: Coytesville Productions, Contractually Obligated Two Second Half Screen Vanity Card Productions, Point Grey, Lionsgate Television
Network: Apple TV+
Casts & Characters:
Main
- Seth Rogen as Matt Remick, the new head of Continental Studios who tries to balance his desire to make good films with the profits of the studio.
- Catherine O’Hara as Patty Leigh, the former studio head and Matt’s mentor
- Ike Barinholtz as Sal Saperstein, Continental’s vice president of production and Matt’s close friend
- Chase Sui Wonders as Quinn Hackett, Matt’s former assistant who he promotes to junior executive
- Kathryn Hahn as Maya Mason, Continental’s head of marketing
Recurring
- Bryan Cranston as Griffin Mill, Continental’s CEO
- David Krumholtz as Mitch Weitz, a Hollywood talent agent who primarily represents directors
- Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Petra, Matt’s new assistant
- Dewayne Perkins as Tyler, Continental’s head of publicity
- Nicholas Stoller as himself, who has been hired to direct a Kool-Aid movie for Continental
- Dave Franco as himself, supporting actor in the movie Alphabet City for Continental
- Zoë Kravitz as herself, the star of Continental’s films Open and the tentatively in-development Blackwing
- Matt Belloni as himself, entertainment journalist and host of the podcast The Town.
Guest
- Thomas Barbusca as PA Doug
- Devon Bostick as Miles, Quinn’s boyfriend
- Jessica St. Clair as Leigh, a Hollywood talent agent who has an on-again, off-again sexual relationship with Matt.
- Rebecca Hall as Sarah, a pediatric oncologist and Matt’s girlfriend
- Sugar Lyn Beard as Rebecca Chan-Sanders, Sarah’s colleague and friend
- Rhea Perlman as Matt’s mom
- Alan Barinholtz as Projectionist
As themselves
- Paul Dano
- Peter Berg
- Martin Scorsese
- Charlize Theron
- Steve Buscemi
- Sarah Polley
- Greta Lee
- Anthony Mackie
- Ron Howard
- Olivia Wilde
- Zac Efron
- Parker Finn
- Owen Kline
- Johnny Knoxville
- Josh Hutcherson
- Ice Cube
- Lil Rel Howery
- Ziwe Fumudoh
- Charli D’Amelio
- Adam Scott
- Jen Statsky
- Lucia Aniello
- Paul W. Downs
- Ted Sarandos
- Ramy Youssef
- Erin Moriarty
- Antony Starr
- Quinta Brunson
- Jean Smart
- Aaron Sorkin
- Zack Snyder
I highly recommend watching this series on Apple TV+.
Rating: 8 OUT OF 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe