The Franchise – Watch the trailer for the new comedy series from Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci

Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci have teamed up to bring us The Franchise, a new HBO comedy series.

THE FRANCHISE follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question – how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f-ck-up has an origin story.

Mendes directs the pilot episode and the show stars Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adefope, Darren Goldstein, Isaac Powell with Richard E. Grant, and Daniel Bruhl.

The show hits HBO and Max on 6th October 2024.