HBO cancels The Franchise after just one season

Story by Alex Welch

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HBO pulls plug on 'The Franchise' after just one scathing season, leaving Hollywood's superhero machine exposed

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Creator Jon Brown and producers Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes skewered the real-life chaos and corporate greed behind modern superhero blockbusters
The show's brutal insider take on the filmmaking process proved too much for HBO, which opted not to renew the series for a second season

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