Ep. 52 - The Franchise
Quiet on set while Presley and Andrew review this parody of Marvel productions and get ready to laugh at the too-real world of movie-making with them.
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The Franchise was a 2024 Max original TV show that focused on the production team of a Marvel-like franchise movie. The show follows the first assistant director, Daniel (Himesh Patel), as he tries his best to keep the production from falling apart on a daily basis. Together with his new third assistant director Dag (Lolly Adefope), he has to wrangle his two co-stars, Adam and Peter, to keep the art-house director Erick (Daniel Brühl) from having a panic attack, please his ex-turned-producer Anita (Aya Cash) and satisfy the big studio head Pat by getting the project done on time. Each episode follows a different day in the shooting schedule, with various snaffles and hijinx ensuing, resulting in constant delays and wasting of money. In the final episode, the catch is that the movie is going to be pushed, and all begin to despair. in a last-ditch effort to keep the film afloat, Daniel makes an impassioned plea to the head of the Studio while simultaneously going behind Eric’s back. The sudio decides to make this movie the tentpole installment of the franchise, tabling the other more important film and pushing up their release and tripling their money. Because of the betrayal, he is fired and finally gets a chance to go home to his son, only for Pat to stop him in his car, telling him to name his price on what will get him to stay—end of series.