'The Studio' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season, So Get Ready for More Inside-Hollywood Comedy and Star-Studded Cameos
Seth Rogen stars in this Apple TV+ series, and co-created it, playing a newly promoted studio head who's trying to make great films and make money.
With The Studio, Seth Rogen draws upon his years in show business to both satirise and shower love on Hollywood and the filmmaking game. He also plays the Apple TV+ series' lead: Matt Remick, a film executive who has always dreamed of getting the head job at Continental Studios, and achieves that feat when season one begins. Newly installed in his coveted gig, Matt unsurprisingly starts discovering the stresses of running a studio, including the difficult balance between artistic and commercial objectives — aka making something that he can be proud of and making hits.
As one of The Studio's guiding forces, Rogen has achieved that mix with the show, which is both excellent and a success. The streaming platform behind it are clearly fans, because they've given it the ultimate tick of approval: renewal for a second season while its first is still dropping weekly episodes.
There was always going to be ample material for an inside-Hollywood comedy from Rogen and his long-time collaborator Evan Goldberg (see: Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End, Bad Neighbours and its sequel, The Interview and The Night Before). Together, they've co-created, co-written, co-directed and executive produced The Studio, partly drawing upon their own Tinseltown experiences. In both the regular cast and among the show's guest stars and cameos, Rogen and Goldberg have also enlisted a heap of other familiar faces to navigate everything from trying to make the next Barbie, one-take shots, giving famous filmmakers feedback and casting choices to awards ceremonies and whether the movie industry is important work.
Rogen (Mufasa: The Lion King) leads, with Catherine O'Hara (The Wild Robot), Ike Barinholtz (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Kathryn Hahn (Agatha All Along) and Chase Sui Wonders (City on Fire) joining him in the main ensemble as fellow execs — some displaced by Remick, some gunning for the same gig, others wide-eyed and bringing a new perspective among seasoned Hollywood veterans.
The core group frequently have company — so when Bryan Cranston (Argylle), Zoë Kravitz (Blink Twice), Paul Dano (Fantasmas), Olivia Wilde (Don't Worry Darling), Charlize Theron (Fast X), Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Brave New World), Zac Efron (A Family Affair), Sarah Polley (Women Talking) Greta Lee (Past Lives), Ice Cube (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem), Rebecca Hall (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), Adam Scott (Severance), Ron Howard (Jim Henson Idea Man) and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon) aren't making appearances, then Dave Franco (Love Lies Bleeding), Jean Smart (Hacks), Johnny Knoxville (The Luckiest Man in America), Josh Hutcherson (The Beekeeper), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Ramy Youssef (Poor Things), Steve Buscemi (Transformers One), Zack Snyder (Rebel Moon), Aaron Sorkin (Being the Ricardos) and Parker Finn (Smile and Smile 2) are.
"We're thrilled to be making a second season of The Studio. We're 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. And, 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+," said Rogen and Goldberg about the renewal.
The Studio joins a number of fellow Apple TV+ series that have locked in their comebacks in recent months, after news arrived that Ted Lasso's fourth season is finally on the way and that Severance will return for season three.
There's obviously no sneak peek at season two as yet, but check out the trailer for The Studio's first season below:
The Studio streams via Apple TV+ — and we'll update you with more details on season two when they're announced. Read our interview with Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Hahn, Chase Sui Wonders, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver.
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