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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Hansal Mehta wants you to watch Seth Rogen's The Studio. Know all about the acclaimed new series here
Bollywood director Hansal Mehta has reviewed Seth Rogen's new TV show The Studio. It stars Seth as a struggling Hollywood studio head trying to balance corporate demands with his personal passion for producing quality films. The show has been critically acclaimed for its stinging satire, cinematography and performances. (Also read: Seth Rogen opens up about directing Martin Scorsese in The Studio: 'Worst nightmare in the entire world') Hansal took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) account and posted a detailed review of the show. The first episode didn't impress the director and he started to question if the show was worth all the hype. However, as he went past it, Hansal started to get engrossed in the underlining irony and pathos of the show. Hansal wrote, 'I saw the trailers and I was kicked. This looked like the show — sharp, satirical, self-aware. I read the early reviews, and the buzz was real. So I dove in, eager, almost giddy with anticipation. Then came Episode 1. And I was… underwhelmed. Slapstick? Superficial? Was this really it? I wondered — had the PR outpaced the product? Or was I just not getting it? But then… the magic unfolded. Gradually. Subtly. Smartly.' 'The cast is uniformly excellent — not in that polished, prestige-TV way, but in a raw, lived-in, gloriously messy manner that suits the chaos they inhabit. Each actor seems to understand the absurdity of their world and yet plays it with complete conviction. There's a rhythm to their performances — breathless, jagged, and sometimes heartbreakingly still. The shooting style embraces this chaos — long, frantic takes that swing between backstage frenzy and intimate implosions. The camera doesn't just observe; it crashes into rooms, lingers on silent defeat, and dances with delusion. What they've pulled off is a spectacle — but not the kind the industry usually sells. This is a spectacle that feels real. Real in its pain, its absurdity, its backstage drama. And in doing so, The Studio becomes a mirror to a world that thrives on illusion — and yet somehow delivers truth," Hansal concluded. The main cast of The Studio has Seth Rogen starring as Matt Remick, the president of Continental Studios and Catherine O'Hara as veteran producer Patty. It also stars Ike Barinholtz as Matt's right-hand colleague Sal while Kathryn Hahn plays the unhinged marketing lead Maya, along with newcomer Chase Sui Wonders as creative executive Quinn. Directed, written and produced by Seth, the show boasts of memorable cameos from none-other-than Martin Scorsese and Netflix CEO Ted Sarando. Other notable special appearances include from stars like Zack Efron, Anthon Mackie, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Kravitz, Adam Scott and director Ron Howard. The Studio has been renewed for season 2 on Apple TV+.
News18
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Hansal Mehta Reviews Seth Rogen's The Studio: 'We Curse The System But We're Part Of It'
Last Updated: Seth Rogen's The Studio is a satirical comedy show about the absurdities of Hollywood. Hansal Mehta has reviewed Seth Rogen's The Studio. The show offers a behind-the-scenes look at the absurdities of Hollywood through a comedic lens. Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of Continental Studios, a position he secures despite lacking the creative vision typically associated with such a role. His character is portrayed as someone who, while passionate about filmmaking, often finds himself out of his depth in the high-pressure environment of studio management. Hansal Mehta lauded the show and called it 'necessary" in today's time. Hansal Mehta wrote on X, 'I saw the trailers and I was kicked. This looked like the show — sharp, satirical, self-aware. I read the early reviews, and the buzz was real. So I dove in, eager, almost giddy with anticipation. Then came Episode 1. And I was… underwhelmed. Slapstick? Superficial? Was this really it? I wondered — had the PR outpaced the product? Or was I just not getting it? But then… the magic unfolded. Gradually. Subtly. Smartly." Watched The Studio. And here's what happened.I saw the trailers and I was kicked. This looked like the show — sharp, satirical, self-aware. I read the early reviews and the buzz was real. So I dove in, eager, almost giddy with anticipation. Then came Episode 1. And I was…… — Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) May 29, 2025 The director explained, 'What seemed like parody started revealing layers. The humour stayed broad, but the irony deepened. The pathos began to creep in. By the second and third episodes, I was in — fully. This wasn't just a spoof of an industry we all love to hate. This was an ode. A love letter. A tragicomedy about the humans behind the madness — the ones who ruin everything and also somehow hold it all together." He added, 'Seth Rogen has pulled off something rare — a modern slapstick sitcom laced with surprising insight and aching empathy. Characters that felt like cartoons at first slowly became people. People with contradictions, with heartbreaks, with buried ideals and daily compromises. By the end, I wasn't just watching a show. I was reflecting on our world — this mad, broken, beautiful business of creativity and commerce. The Studio reminded me that even the gatekeepers, the obstructers, the 'numbers people' — they're all just cogs in a machine we all power, in some way. We curse the system. But we're also part of it." 'The cast is uniformly excellent — not in that polished, prestige-TV way, but in a raw, lived-in, gloriously messy manner that suits the chaos they inhabit. Each actor seems to understand the absurdity of their world and yet plays it with complete conviction. There's a rhythm to their performances — breathless, jagged, and sometimes heartbreakingly still. The shooting style embraces this chaos — long, frantic takes that swing between backstage frenzy and intimate implosions. The camera doesn't just observe; it crashes into rooms, lingers on silent defeat, and dances with delusion. What they've pulled off is a spectacle — but not the kind the industry usually sells. This is a spectacle that feels real. Real in its pain, its absurdity, its backstage drama. And in doing so, The Studio becomes a mirror to a world that thrives on illusion — and yet somehow delivers truth," Hansal Mehta concluded. The Studio is available for streaming on Apple TV+. The series features a stellar ensemble cast, including Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders. Notable guest appearances add to the show's appeal, with Martin Scorsese making a memorable cameo. First Published:
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
‘The Studio' acting Emmy submissions revealed — including guest stars Martin Scorsese, Sarah Polley, and Bryan Cranston
Apple TV+ has revealed its Emmy acting submissions for its breakout comedy series The Studio, including its lengthy list of guest actors. As expected, the show's only lead acting submission is star Seth Rogen, who plays the newly hired head of the fictional Continental Studios in the Hollywood satire. More from GoldDerby Michael B. Jordan expands 'Creed' universe with new Prime Video series 'Delphi' Here's your first look at 'Spider-Noir' starring Nicolas Cage 'Fallout' gets early Season 3 renewal ahead of Season 2 premiere in December The show's other main cast members will run in the supporting categories: Ike Barinholtz and Dewayne Perkins in Best Comedy Supporting Actor, and Kathryn Hahn, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Catherine O'Hara, and Chase Sui Wonders in Best Comedy Supporting Actress. Cocreated by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, as well as Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory (Veep) and Frida Perez, The Studio's first season tracks Matt's ups and downs on the job, including having to tell Martin Scorsese (as himself) that his planned movie about Jonestown was being scrapped. Significant Hollywood filmmakers play themselves in the series, including Scorsese, Sarah Polley, Ron Howard, Nicholas Stoller, Zoë Kravitz, and Olivia Wilde. All those directors will be submitted on the Emmys ballot for guest consideration for The Studio alongside actors Anthony Mackie, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, and Greta Lee, who also play themselves. Other guest submissions for The Studio include real actors playing fictional characters: Bryan Cranston (who plays Griffin Mill, the CEO of Continental Studios), David Krumholtz (who plays a foul-mouthed agent), and Rebecca Hall (who plays a successful doctor who embarks on a failed relationship with Matt). The final guest-acting submission for Apple is journalist Matt Belloni. The Puck cofounder and The Town podcast host appears in multiple episodes of The Studio, both as a voice performer (through a fictional episode of his podcast) and live-action actor (on the casino floor during CinemaCon). These are just the names Apple is submitting on the Emmy ballot; anyone else, perhaps guest stars Parker Finn or Adam Scott, can submit on their own. Apple TV+ recently renewed The Studio for Season 2. The show's first season ends later this month. Best of GoldDerby 'The Better Sister' showrunner Regina Corrado: Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks 'are at the top of their game' Danielle Pinnock on playing Alberta in CBS' 'Ghosts,' representation, and what's next for the hit comedy 'I didn't think he was a jerk': Paul Giamatti on finding the humanity in his standout 'Black Mirror' episode Click here to read the full article.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Will Aryan Khan's show The Ba***ds of Bollywood be to India what Seth Rogen's The Studio is to Hollywood?
The eighth episode of The Studio, Seth Rogen's Hollywood workplace drama on Apple TV+, revolves around his character of Continental Studios head Matt Remick desperately trying Zoe Kravitiz (playing herself) to thank him in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes. Of course, that doesn't happen, but when Remick comes across Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in the washroom and congratulates him for being thanked in every acceptance speech, the latter nonchalantly tells him that's a contractual obligation. Rogen revealed that when he pitched this episode to Apple TV, executives wanted Apple CEO Tim Cook in place of Sarandos. But Rogen stuck to his vision and got Sarandos onboard. To have the head of a rival studio do a cameo in your flagship show, and also to have him make fun of himself, is something The Studio team would've achieved with the same do-or-die efficiency the cast exhibits throughout the show. Based on a growing Hollywood studio's inner workings — conflicts, chaos, accomplishments, setbacks — The Studio has already been renewed for season 2. Watching it unfold weekly often begs the question, especially in the minds of those who work inside or on the periphery of the Hindi film industry — if a Bollywood studio would ever commission such a self-critical satire. 'With the current state the film industry and the streamers are in right now, do you really think so? Had they been so perceptive, we wouldn't have hit rock bottom,' says a screenwriter, whose show around the same lines is stuck in the pipeline of a leading streaming platform. 'I'm ready to change names or even try to get the NOCs, but the platform is not even admitting if that's the issue,' they add. The said show, the writer admits, is a no-holds-barred hitjob on the studio system in India, how major global players like Walt Disney Studios and Fox Star Studios wrapped up operations in the country, and how the corporates have streamlined the business, but killed the good ol' joy of making movies. 'At the end of the day, my show is a plea in favour of the movies. But of course, the studios don't get it,' says the writer. It's not like the Hindi film industry hasn't taken potshots at itself ever. Farah Khan's 2007 reincarnation saga Om Shanti Om and Zoya Akhtar's 2009 directorial debut Luck By Chance attempted the same too. 'Om Shanti Om was a blockbuster more because of the reincarnation storyline. The film industry setting was incidental,' said an industry insider. 'Shah Rukh Khan made more fun of his own character more than the industry itself, just like he did in Fan (2016), though in a different vein. And Farah's barbs were sharper and more direct in the first half, which was about the yesteryear film industry, instead of the contemporary setup,' added the insider. 'Farah and Shah Rukh had the muscle to bring together 31 stars for the 'Deewangi Deewangi' song. But that's what that film is remembered for — the celeb spotting, instead of some of the celebrities cracking jokes on themselves. Do we remember the witty and juicy Filmfare Awards segment more than the song?' The insider also pointed out, 'As a matter of fact, Farah shot that segment in true Studio-fashion: putting up a camera outside the actual awards.' Both Farah and Zoya, cousins and daughters of a film producer and screenwriters, respectively, grew up on the sidelines of the film industry. They both saw their families struggle financially, which gives them a fair vantage point to criticize the industry as much as love it. But unlike Farah's film that packed in more themes, Zoya's love letter to the Bollywood outsider didn't find as many takers. 'Don't get me wrong. It's a much-loved film! But as a junior artist told Seth Rogen on the sets of The Studio, 'I hope this is not a very expensive inside joke.' That's what Luck By Chance was: an inside joke that a few would appreciate, but many would struggle to decode the narrative winks. Hrithik Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, and Dimple Kapadia are all on point in the film, but ultimately, the film is from the point of view of the outsider,' said an assistant director who's worked with Zoya closely in the past. Moreover, Luck By Chance depicts the whims and quirks of the film industry insiders through a lens of love, instead of a magnifying glass that has more scrutiny. Konkona Sen Sharma's character remains a TV actor for years while Farhan Akhtar's rises the ranks because he blends in. The film presents both paths, instead of cornering the film industry to reflect and change itself. Both Om Shanti Om and Luck By Chance were written at a time when the studio system hadn't entirely found a stronghold on the Hindi film industry. Madhur Bhandarkar, who'd already explored a part of the world with Page 3 in 2005, promised to expose the industry with Heroine (2012), starring Kareena Kapoor. 'Like all Bhandarkar films, Heroine also sensationalized the events and characters. It's not that they weren't true. The origins were. But they were exaggerated for gratuitous effect. Whereas in The Studio, it's not the events or the characters, but the situation that's heightened. That places people we know in circumstances we fear, instead of dumping characters far removed from reality in situations of the same nature,' underlined a former film critic, now an industry insider. Just last year, there were two shows — Showtime on Disney+ Hotstar and Industry on Amazon MiniTV — that offered a ringside view of the contemporary film industry. Produced by Karan Johar, once alleged as 'the flagbearer of nepotism,' Showtime was as pulpy as that punchline, but eventually drowned in its own excesses. Whereas Industry, created by Navjot Gulati, has its moments, but is yet again a 2024 Aaram Nagar counterpart of Luck By Chance. 'Showtime and Industry are fun to watch, but they don't have the bite of Entourage or The Studio. For god's sake, The Studio made Martin Scorsese weep on camera because he was removed from a film! Will a Sanjay Leela Bhansali do that cameo here,' said an insider. To even come close, one needs a fresh directorial voice who hits that sweet spot between being an insider and operating on the margins. And a strong studio to back it up: You need corporate muscle and tremendous goodwill to combat potential lawsuits and Reddit threads. So, is Aryan Khan's directorial debut The Ba***ds of Bollywood that show? Backed by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment, the show hasn't revealed any of its cards, including the cast or the plot. But everyone, from Karan Johar to Ted Sarandos, have sung laurels about the show. 'It's a fiercely guarded show. I can't say whether it on the lines of The Studio, but the word out there is Aryan has the right distance to be objective and the apt position to be an observer,' says a former employee of Netflix India. Right distance after his infamous arrest in 2021? 'No, even before that, unlike his father, Aryan's ambition wasn't to be a movie star. He always wanted to be a filmmaker. If Shah Rukh Khan's son can have and assert that clarity from such a young age, you definitely have to give him that he's objective,' the source adds. Also Read — The Studio review: Seth Rogen's scathing showbiz satire can take Apple to the next level; it's a Ted Lasso-level triumph Whether The Ba***ds of Bollywood turns out to be to Bollywood what The Studio is to Hollywood is left to be seen, but the screenwriter (whose show is stuck) is hopeful Aryan's show will empower other studios to greenlight scripts like theirs. 'I'm all for good stories. As long as we want to empower them,' they say, adding, 'Bollywood isn't really known for poking fun at anything, whether it's politics or businesses, but the least it can do is make fun of itself. Maybe that's the story it needs to get out of this creative crisis.'
Business Insider
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
The 13 best things to stream this weekend, from Netflix's new dark comedy to the season 2 finale of 'The Last of Us'
Season one of "The Studio," Seth Rogen's satire series about Hollywood, concluded this week. The finale focuses on studio head Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) and his team's efforts to execute a dazzling presentation for CinemaCon that can save Continental Studios from being sold to a tech company. There's more to come, though, since the show is already renewed for a second season. "Sirens" follows characters at a ritzy beachside estate over the course of a weekend. The five-episode limited series centers on the complicated dynamic between Devon DeWitt (Meghann Fahy) and her high-strung younger sister Simone (Milly Alcock), who works as a live-in personal assistant to the frightening but alluring Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). When Devon notices Simone and Michaela's eerily close relationship and the cultlike environment at Cliff House, she decides to intervene. Nicole Kidman returns as a wellness guru in season two of "Nine Perfect Strangers." Kidman is back as health guru Masha Dmitrichenko, and she trades her sunny California retreat for the snowy Austrian Alps as she meets a new group of strangers eager for a transformative experience. The season two cast includes Henry Golding, "The White Lotus" standout Murray Bartlett, "Schitt's Creek" star Annie Murphy, and more. The first two episodes are now streaming, with the remaining six episodes releasing weekly. Stanley Tucci goes on a culinary adventure in "Tucci in Italy." The five-episode National Geographic series follows the actor as he travels to Tuscany, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Abruzzo, and Lazio to sample the cuisine and culture of each Italian region. Natalie Portman and John Krasinski play estranged siblings who embark on a treasure hunt in "Fountain of Youth." NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt is the subject of a new four-part docuseries. Football fans can watch "Untold: The Fall of Favre." If you liked Lana Condor in the "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" franchise, check out "Worth the Wait." The multigenerational romantic comedy centers on the intertwined lives of several Asian-American strangers as they navigate love, family, loss, and other challenges. The film stars Lana Condor, her "To All the Boys" costar Ross Butler, "Fast & Furious" franchise favorite Sung Kang, and more. The final season of "Big Mouth" is here. Netflix's long-running animated series comes to an end this week with its eighth and final season. In the last batch of episodes, the high schoolers encounter drugs, cancel culture, and, of course, puberty. Comedian Jerrod Carmichael has a new special called "Don't Be Gay." Three years after coming out as gay in his comedy special "Rothaniel," Jerrod Carmichael reflects on being raised straight, recalls secretly using Grindr, and jokes about his boyfriend's passive-aggressive tendencies. If you're in the mood for horror, watch "Fear Street: Prom Queen." The movie is set in May 1988, as Shadyside High School seniors prepare for prom night. But the festivities are terrorized by a masked killer who begins murdering the girls competing for the coveted title of prom queen. Robert Pattinson plays a man who gets cloned every time he dies in Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17." The 2025 sci-fi movie stars Pattinson as Mickey Barnes, a man who takes on a job as an expendable member of a space crew. Each time Mickey dies while on a dangerous assignment, his body is reprinted and his memories get uploaded to the new copy. Season two of "The Last of Us" ends this weekend. After a shocking character death in an earlier episode of season two, the latest installment of "The Last of Us" concludes on Sunday. The end of the road for "TLOU" isn't near, though; the series was already renewed for a third season, and showrunner Craig Mazin is hopeful for a fourth season to wrap up the narrative.
