The Franchise (2024)

A team trapped inside the dysfunctional hell of creating franchise superhero movies face the question: is this Hollywood's new dawn or cinema's last stand?

The Franchise Season 1

You can tell The Franchise is approaching the end since it’s running out of things to make fun of. We’ve already had the...
Ruaridh Mollica, Lolly Adefope and Himesh Patel in The Franchise

'The Franchise' Episode 7 Provides A Last-Minute Change Of Scenery
There’s something a bit sad hanging over The Franchise in Episode 6, “Scene 110: Baptism of Fire”. The crew is at a breaking...
Himesh Patel in The Franchise

Sparks Fly In 'The Franchise' Episode 6
I thought things couldn’t get much worse for Eric after he drove a golf cart onto the set of Centurios 2 in the...
Himesh Patel in The Franchise

‘The Franchise’ Episode 5 Breaks Eric For the Good Of China
The superhero movie is, for better or worse, inextricable from the cameo. Recognizable actors showing up in costume either in the middle of...
Billy Magnussen and Nick Kroll in The Franchise

'The Franchise' Takes A Mean-Spirited Turn In Episode 4
Nobody said The Franchise is a documentary, but Episode 3, “Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost”, has an ear to the ground of the...
Richard E. Grant, Katherine Waterston, and Billy Magnussen in The Franchise

'The Franchise' Goes Feminist In Episode 3
I wish I knew more about Tecto, the hero of the inevitably doomed superhero flick at the heart of The Franchise. There’s no...
‘The Franchise’ Episode 2 Recap – Sneezy and Unusable

The Point of ‘The Franchise’ Becomes Clear In Episode 2
There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first...
'The Franchise' Episode 1 Recap - A Needlessly Good Premiere

'The Franchise' Has A Needlessly Good Premiere