Five things to watch this week
Bumbling studio exec, Megachurch adventures, ‘skop, skiet en donder’ in London, lush melodrama and small-town mystery
The Studio — Apple TV+
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s breezy, satire series takes aim at the machinations, sensitive egos and frustrations of modern Hollywood. Rogen plays Matt Remick, a bumbling, movie-loving studio executive who, as head of Continental Studios, wants to prove he can produce pictures that will reignite Tinsel Town’s belief in the power of movies as art. This is post-pandemic, post-strike Hollywood, however, and Matt and his trusty colleague and right-hand man, Sal Saperstein (Ike Barinholtz), are soon faced with the realities of a business where marketing is more important than product, profit is king, representation is political, and everything and everyone is waiting for a chance to ruin your day...
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