The Studio

[Harold Hallikainen]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/a...04.cBES.YIya0d OmcxrH&smid=url-share

I want to respect the NYT copyright by not posting the full article, but I think the link above will let you see it.

It's a review of a series on Apple TV about a new studio head with great ideas. "He will lavish money on auteurs and let them shoot on actual film. He will be known as a “talent-friendly” executive. He will make art.

Or maybe he won’t. Seconds into his welcome-aboard talk with the company’s C.E.O., Griffin Mill (a deliciously batty Bryan Cranston), he gets his first mandate: Continental has landed the rights to the Kool-Aid Man, a crass ploy to copy the success of “Barbie,” and Matt is expected to turn the I.P. into a billion-dollar hit. He dreamed of a life in the pictures; now he’s breathing life into a pitcher."

[Ryan Gallagher]

Showed the first two eps at sxsw, I do recommend it for any industry or tangental folks. Starts off great, hope it keeps the ride going and the series is a hit.

[Frank Angel]

Totally agree. While it relies on exaggeration and zany humor, it certainly skewers Hollywood penchant for purposefully turning out crap that they know is crap because, you know...it will make MONEY. The cast is terrific, and like all series (many of which go one one or two seasons longer than they should), if they can keep up the quality, I think it will become a big hit for Apple and Seth Rogan's company. Yes...a fun watch.