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THE STUDIO

Matt Remick (Seth Rogen), an back change and the possibility of
"The Studio", the new idealist in need of approval, beco- innovation at the beginning.
offering from streaming mes, somewhat unexpectedly, the
service Apple TV+, is a director of Continental Film Stu- With a star-studded cast—inclu-
satirical comedy starring dios. Although it is a dream come ding Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn
Seth Rogen, who also true, his mission is as ambitious as Hahn, and Ike Barinholtz, as well
directs seven episodes. it is seemingly impossible: to revi- as special appearances by Bryan
The series is the story talise a declining film empire. In Cranston, Martin Scorsese, and
of the latest director in addition to the demands imposed Ron Howard, among others—"The
Hollywood and the chaos by profit and global success, infla- Studio" turns corporate drama
that is leading a studio in ted egos, insecurities, and absurd into sharp, sarcastic comedy. With
the film industry. and truly self-destructive deci- big names playing themselves and
sions further complicate the task. stereotypical characters, the se-
SARA QUELHAS Bureaucracy, personal interests, ries paints a scathing portrait of
and entrenched resistance hold Hollywood as a place where ego

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