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HBO cancels The Franchise after just one season

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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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