HBO Orders "The Franchise" to Series

[tillychar]

HBO's Superhero Movie-Making Comedy 'The Franchise' Ordered to Series; Himesh Patel and Aya Cash to Star https://t.co/296WmJPYbs
- Variety (@Variety) August 9, 2023

HBO has ordered the superhero movie-making comedy The Franchise to series. The series follows “the crew of an unloved franchise movie [as they] fight for their place in a savage and

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[shangri__la]

Galaxy Quest?

[misoras]

It’s wild that Tamwar is one of the biggest stars to come out of Eastenders. Good for him.

[automaticpeople]

Yeah and it didn’t seem to happen straight away too. Even though he was still working, it took a few years for him to get something rather big (Yesterday). I think some soap stars seem to give up rather quickly, after they leave their show to look for something else.

[misoras]

Also, it could be a race thing where you (as a non-white person) have to keep at it because opportunities don’t fall in your lap in the same way. Like one of the biggest Black British playwrights made his (acting) start on Casualty after all (Kwame Kwei-Armah).

[alexlover14]

tbh he was one of the strongest actors on there and was probably on it for way longer than he needed to be. I'm so glad for him

[picturemegone]

I'm loving the cast so I definitely will check this out whenever it comes out.

[just444]

that is all right up my alley

[zeldazonked]

So excited to see Aya Cash in anything she does!