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“Showbiz satire The Studio pulls off an anatomical feat, shoving its head so far up its own ass that it comes out the other side resembling something genuine and heartfelt. This is by design. There isn’t exactly a shortage of TV shows sending up the insipidness of Hollywood, from The Other Two to Barry to last year’s Armando Iannucci–produced The Franchise, but what distinguishes Apple TV+’s new half-hour comedy is its choice to marry farce with a palpable warmth toward the world it lampoons. There’s a real honesty to the resulting mixture: Yes, Hollywood is a silly, destructive business that deserves ridicule in so many ways, and yet there’s something about it that continues to inspire our deep, abiding love.” — “The Studio Laughs to Keep From Crying” by Nicholas Quah

  1. Episode 10 The Presentation
    The Studio Season-Finale Recap: The Main Event An episode that would make for a deeply unsatisfying series finale is instead an only mildly unsatisfying season finale.
  2. Episode 9 CinemaCon
    The Studio Recap: High Stakes The Continental gang faces the downside of an “old-school Hollywood buffet.”
  3. Episode 8 The Golden Globes
    The Studio Recap: No One Thanks the Bean Counter Matt gets a dose of a reality when he fails to get the slightest bit of recognition and respect from his industry peers.
  4. Episode 7 Casting
    The Studio Recap: Oh No! Watching Matt try to figure out whether casting Ice Cube as the Kool-Aid Man is problematic is a biting setup that quickly gets bleak.
  5. Episode 6 The Pediatric Oncologist
    The Studio Recap: I Hate Cancer! Matt steps outside his Hollywood bubble and realizes how small and trivial his problems are.
  6. Episode 5 The War
    The Studio Recap: Free Parking Quinn and Sal engage in executive-level warfare over who gets to make the next low-budget slasher for the studio.
  7. Episode 4 The Missing Reel
    The Studio Recap: Going Full Fincher Matt investigates the dark side of Hollywood: controlling directors, irritated movie stars, and missing film reels.
  8. Episode 3 The Note
    The Studio Recap: Deleted Scenes Everyone knows Ron Howard is the nicest guy in Hollywood. What this episode presupposes is … maybe he isn’t?
  9. Episode 2 The Oner
    The Studio Recap: Back to One! A brilliant and exhausting half-hour of television digs into Matt’s insecurity as an executive.
  10. Episode 1 The Promotion
    The Studio Series-Premiere Recap: Scorsese Wept Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood exec who loves movies, which is a shame since his job is to oversee the end of cinema as we know it.

The Latest on The Studio

  1. best in show
    Seth Rogen Reminds SAG How Lucky They Were to Share Catherine O’HaraThe Studio creator accepted O’Hara’s posthumous Actor Award by shouting out her unsolicited script punch-ups.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  2. gold rush
    78th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards - Inside
    ‘Utter Genius’ Catherine O’Hara Won The Studio Its DGA AwardPlus a sweet remembrance of AD Adam Somner from Paul Thomas Anderson.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. say sorry
    Pamela Anderson Thought Sitting Near Seth Rogen Was ‘Yucky’The actress would still like an apology for the miniseries Pam & Tommy, which Rogen starred in and produced.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. sal saperstein production
    The Studio Has to Thank All the ExecutivesSeth Rogen’s Apple TV+ comedy broke an Emmys record previously held by The Bear.
    By Jason P. Frank
  5. emmys 2025
    The 2025 Emmy WinnersIn the words of Seth Rogen: “Thank your executives!”
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. awards chatter
    2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards - Day 1
    The 2025 Creative Arts Emmys Will Help Beyoncé and Kendrick EGOTAlso big nights for The Studio, The Penguin, and The Pitt.
    By Bethy Squires
  7. gold rush
    8 Stories to Watch at the Creative Arts EmmysThis weekend will tell us a whole lot about next weekend.
    By Joe Reid
  8. identity crisis
    Which Guest Star on The Studio Is Best at Playing Themself?“As Themself” has a rich history of stars shattering their personas in pursuit of jokes.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  9. gold rush
    The Bright Side of a Studio Sweep at the EmmysThe comedy categories haven’t had a contender this funny since 30 Rock.
    By Joe Reid
  10. gold rush
    How The Studio Scored ScorseseAnd all those other A-list cameos: “People fall out at the last minute all the time, so you have to be ready.”
    By Nicholas Quah
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