Matt Remick might be searching for another tentpole movie after Apple renewed Hollywood insider comedy The Studio for a second season.
The streamer revealed that it is bringing back the series, which was co-created by and stars Seth Rogen, for another run. This comes ahead of its season finale on May 21.
Rogen and his co-creator joked that Evan Goldberg that they were looking forward to “taking the lived experience of making season one and immediately putting it into season two, then repeating that loop for ten more seasons”.
The Studio, which launched on March 26, centers around Remick, played by Rogen, the newly installed boss of Continental Studios, who must deal with their own insecurities and the way that Hollywood works in order to make big tentpole movies and prestige dramas, while keeping their Bob Evans-style boss Griffin Mill, played by Bryan Cranston, and the filmmaking community happy.
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The series also stars Catherine O’Hara as Patty Leigh, former boss at Continental who becomes a producer, Ike Barinholtz, who plays Sal Saperstein, a Continental exec and friend of Remick who becomes a big star at the Golden Globes, Chase Sui Wonders, who plays junior executive Queen Hackett and Kathryn Hahn, who feasts as marketing boss Maya Mason.
As well as Cranston, guest stars include David Krumholtz, Dewayne Perkins, Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Rebecca Hall.
There are also star turns from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Sarah Polley, Greta Lee, Anthony Mackie, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Olivia Wilde, Zac Efron and Ice Cube, who all appear as themselves.
Season one sees Remick trying to make a Kool-Aid Man movie, with some interesting interludes, while also overseeing a romantic drama directed by Polley, a movie from Howard, a neo-noir directed by Wilde, a Smile-esque horror movie called Wink and a new Spike Jonze-directed satire.
There’s also a cameo from Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
The series was created by Rogen, Goldberg, Frida Perez, Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory, who exec produce alongside Point Grey Pictures’ James Weaver and Alex McAtee and Josh Fagen. It was produced by Lionsgate Television, which has a first-look TV deal with Point Grey Pictures.
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“We’re excited to keep all our industry friends and colleagues guessing as to when one of their personal stories will stream on Apple TV+,” added Rogen and Goldberg.
“Seth, Evan, the entire creative team and cast of The Studio have knocked it out of the park with this brilliant show, and it has been incredible to watch the conversation grow with each new episode.” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “We can’t wait to see where Matt Remick takes Continental Studios in season two, and hope for his sake that the Kool-Aid movie crushes at the box office.”