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HBO cancels The Franchise after just one season
Digital TrendsStory by Alex Welch
scrn logline
HBO pulls plug on 'The Franchise' after just one scathing season, leaving Hollywood's superhero machine exposed
beat sheet
- 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
call sheet
Jon Brown, Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes, HBO, The Franchise