HBO is pulling the plug on the franchise

Franchise, HBO’s satire of The supernatural typewas canceled after one season, according to Delivery time.

The comedy, created by John Brown and produced by Sam Mendes and Armando Iannucci, wrapped in November. A statement from the network thanked the trio, as well as the show’s “funny cast.” We are very grateful for the opportunity to work with the extremely talented team behind us the privilege. (…) Although we will not be moving forward with another season, we look forward to collaborating with all of them in the future.

As its title suggests, Franchise Focus on a film crew working on a film tied to a huge superhero franchise. Himesh Patel plays the lead role as assistant director and wardrobe nerd Daniel Kumar, and it’s fitting that some of the show’s cast have previously played superheroes. Aya Cash, who played Daniel’s ex Anita, is Boys Storm frontRichard E. Grant and Daniel Brühl have been in the Marvel fare. Although it seemed to make a good impression with critics and audiences, Deadline noted that the show failed to reach the top 10 Nielsen ratings during its eight episodes.

news FranchiseThe series finale comes shortly after HBO’s renewal Dune: Prophecy For another season before the holidays. This show started off perfectly privilege It was almost over, and at the moment, they were both available to keep an eye on Max.

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