# The Studio (TV series)

The Studio is an upcoming American comedy series created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, and will star Rogen, Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn. The series is set to be released on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on March 26, 2025.

## Premise

Matt Remick is the newly appointed head of Continental Studios. He attempts to save the floundering company in an industry undergoing rapid social and economic changes.

## Cast
### Main

* Seth Rogen as Matt Remick
* Catherine O'Hara as Amy
* Ike Barinholtz as Sal Seperstein
* Chase Sui Wonders as Quinn
* Kathryn Hahn as Maya

### Guests

* Bryan Cranston as Griffin Mill
* Keyla Monterroso Mejia
* Dewayne Perkins
* Rebecca Hall
* Paul Dano as himself
* Zac Efron as himself
* Ron Howard as himself
* Zoë Kravitz as herself
* Ramy Youssef as himself
* Anthony Mackie as himself
* Martin Scorsese as himself
* Charlize Theron as herself
* Sarah Polley as herself
* Steve Buscemi as himself
* Olivia Wilde as herself
* Adam Scott as himself
* Peter Berg as himself
* Johnny Knoxville as himself / Actor in “Duhpocalypse”
* Josh Hutcherson as himself / Actor in “Duhpocalypse”
* Greta Lee as herself
* Matthew Belloni as himself
* Ted Sarandos as himself

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez | March 26, 2025 (2025-3-26) |
| 2 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | March 26, 2025 (2025-3-26) |
| 3 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | April 2, 2025 (2025-4-2) |
| 4 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Peter Huyck | April 9, 2025 (2025-4-9) |
| 5 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Frida Perez | April 16, 2025 (2025-4-16) |
| 6 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | April 23, 2025 (2025-4-23) |
| 7 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | April 30, 2025 (2025-4-30) |
| 8 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Peter Huyck | May 7, 2025 (2025-5-7) |
| 9 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | May 14, 2025 (2025-5-14) |
| 10 | TBA | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez | May 21, 2025 (2025-5-21) |

## Production
### Development

On November 14, 2022, it was announced that Apple TV+ had acquired and given a straight-to-series order to an untitled showbiz comedy series starring Seth Rogen.
On March 25, 2024, the untitled series was given the name The Studio, and it was announced that the series was co-created by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Frida Perez, Peter Huyck, and Alex Gregory. Rogen and Goldberg will also co-write and direct the series. The series began filming in March 2024.
The series will be executive produced by Seth 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.

### Casting

In the initial series announcement on November 14, 2022, it was announced that Rogen was starring in the series.
On March 25, 2024, it was announced that Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders would be joining the series main cast, and Bryan Cranston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, and Dewayne Perkins will be guest starring in the series.

## Marketing

The first teaser trailer for the series debuted on November 19, 2024, alongside teaser posters. A "Duhpocalypse" trailer aired during the 2025 Super Bowl, featuring a fake trailer for a film by Continental Studios and characters arguing over its marketing. The official trailer was released by Apple TV+ on March 7, 2025.

## Release

The series premiered at SXSW on March 7, 2025, and will debut on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes on March 26, 2025.

## Reception

Professional ratings :
| Aggregate scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100 |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 97% |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Empire | |
| IndieWire | B |
| Slant Magazine | |
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Studio has an approval rating of 97% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. 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 85 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "universal acclaim".