Max has unveiled the official trailer for The Franchise, a new original comedy series whose eight-episode run begins Oct. 6 on Max as well as HBO.
One new episode will drop weekly through Nov. 24.
“The Franchise” follows a film crew in production on a superhero film and stars Himesh Patel as Daniel, Aya Cash as Anita, Jessica Hynes as Steph, Billy Magnussen as Adam, Lolly Adefope as Dag, Darren Goldstein as Pat, and Isaac Powell as Bryson. Recurring guest stars include Richard E. Grant as Peter and Daniel Brühl as Eric.
The series was created by Jon Brown, and executive produced by Brown, Armando Iannucci and Sam Mendes.


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