The Studio is an American satirical cringe comedy television series created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez. It stars Rogen as an embattled Hollywood studio head struggling to balance corporate demands with his own film production desires. Catherine O'Hara (in her final appearance before her death), Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn play supporting roles. The series was released on Apple TV with the first two episodes on March 26, 2025, with Rogen and Goldberg directing all episodes. The series has been renewed for a second season.
The Studio received acclaim for its direction, performances, cinematography, humor, and satire of the film industry. Viewers and critics have highlighted its extensive use of long takes, as well as for featuring high-profile celebrity cameos in every episode. In its first season, the show earned 23 nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, making it the most-nominated comedy debut in history and tying the record for the most nominations for a single comedy season. It went on to win 13 Emmys from those nominations (including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Rogen), breaking the record for most wins for a comedy series in a single season. The season also received the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards.
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Premise
Matt Remick is the newly appointed head of the floundering film production company Continental Studios. A self-described cinephile, Matt struggles to balance Continental's corporate aims in an increasingly intellectual property-driven entertainment landscape with his own ambition to produce films.
Cast
Main
Seth Rogen as Matt Remick, the new head of Continental Studios who tries to balance his desires for film creations with the profits of the studio
Catherine O'Hara as Patty Leigh (season 1), the former studio head and Matt's mentor
Ike Barinholtz as Sal Saperstein, Continental's vice president of production and Matt's close friend
Chase Sui Wonders as Quinn Hackett, Matt's former assistant who he promotes to junior executive
Kathryn Hahn as Maya Mason, Continental's head of marketing
Recurring
Bryan Cranston as Griffin Mill, Continental's CEO
David Krumholtz as Mitch Weitz, a Hollywood talent agent who primarily represents directors
Keyla Monterroso Mejia as Petra, Matt's new assistant
Dewayne Perkins as Tyler, Continental's head of publicity
Nicholas Stoller as himself, who has been hired to direct a Kool-Aid movie for Continental
Dave Franco as himself, supporting actor in the movie Alphabet City for Continental
Zoë Kravitz as herself, the star of Continental's films Open and the tentatively in-development Blackwing
Matt Belloni as himself, entertainment journalist and host of the podcast The Town
Guest
Thomas Barbusca as PA Doug
Devon Bostick as Miles, Quinn's boyfriend
Jessica St. Clair as Leigh, a Hollywood talent agent who has an on-again, off-again sexual relationship with Matt.
Rebecca Hall as Sarah, a pediatric oncologist and Matt's girlfriend
Sugar Lyn Beard as Rebecca Chan-Sanders, Sarah's colleague and friend
Rhea Perlman as Matt's mom
Alan Barinholtz as Projectionist
Lisa Gilroy as Gabby, Zoë Kravitz's publicist
Madonna
Michael Keaton
Julia Garner
Donald Glover
Channing Tatum
Mario Lopez
Jonah Hill
Production
On November 14, 2022, Apple TV+ announced it had acquired and given a straight-to-series order to an untitled showbiz comedy series starring Seth Rogen. The series is executive produced by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver for Point Grey Pictures, and Frida Perez, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Alex McAtee, and Josh Fagen. Production companies involved are Point Grey Pictures and Lionsgate Television. On March 25, 2024, the untitled series co-created by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Frida Perez, Peter Huyck, and Alex Gregory was named The Studio. Rogen and Goldberg would also co-write and direct the series. It was reported that Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders had joined the main cast, and Bryan Cranston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, and Dewayne Perkins would guest star.
The series began filming in March 2024. It was shot on location in Los Angeles, primarily at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank. The set for the Continental Studios was modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright's Mayan Revival architecture and inspired by the design of the Ennis House. Several filming locations included real homes designed by architect John Lautner, including Harvey House, Reiner-Burchill Residence (aka Silvertop), and Foster Carling House.
In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. It began filming in January 2026. O'Hara died on January 30, 2026; she did not film for the second season before her death. In March 2026, the series was filming in Venice.
Release
The series premiered at SXSW on March 7, 2025, and debuted on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes on March 26, 2025.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Studio has an approval rating of 92% based on 130 reviews with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Savvy enough to impress even the most studious of film buffs, The Studio fights the good fight for a better Hollywood while eliciting huge laughs at its expense." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave the series a score of 80 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
