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Seth Rogen’s Star-Studded Showbiz Satire ‘The Studio’ Is a Shrewd Send-Up of Modern Hollywood: TV Review
Seth Rogen's star-studded showbiz satire 'The Studio', for Apple TV+, is a shrewd send-up of modern Hollywood's many indignities.
Hence the contrast between how “The Studio” presents Matt’s life — in an endless procession of single-take scenes, preceded by a faux-film-grain title card and tricked out with vintage cars and earth-toned outfits — and what he actually spends his days on: IP slop (a Kool-Aid Man origin story) and horror schlock (Johnny Knoxville hunting zombies who infect their prey with projectile diarrhea). The project is loosely inspired by Rogen and his longtime creative partner Evan Goldberg’s experiences with Sony, a yearslong collaboration that imploded in spectacular fashion when their political satire “The Interview” triggered an email hack in 2014 that offered a revealing, often damaging peek into the industry’s inner workings. Working out of a palatial Mayan Revival office, Continental’s core team is composed of Matt’s best friend Sal Seperstein (Ike Barinholtz), the VP of production; his ex-assistant Quinn (Chase Sui Wonders), newly promoted to creative executive; and marketing czar Maya (Kathryn Hahn), whose outfits and commercial instincts alike push the boundaries of good taste.
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