HBO’s The Franchise is Based on True Chaotic Stories About Working at Marvel and DC
HBO’s The Franchise is Based on True Chaotic Stories About Working at Marvel and DC - Main Image
It feels like every big streaming service needs to have its own superhero property nowadays with Amazon having The Boys, and Disney+ having the whole Marvel Studios lineup. Though The Penguin is technically a comic book series, HBO has also greenlit another show that looks to take on the superhero genre in a different way.
The Franchise is set to premiere later in October, and while it looks like it’s poking fun at the making of superhero and big-budget films, it’s been revealed that a lot of the series is actually based on true stories.
The Franchise is Based on Reality
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, series creator Jon Brown (Succession) delved into how he and fellow co-creators Sam Mendes (1917) and Armanda Iannuci (The Death of Stalin) came up with the show.
It feels like every big streaming service needs to have its own superhero property nowadays with Amazon having The Boys, and Disney+ having the whole Marvel Studios lineup. Though The Penguin is technically a comic book series, HBO has also greenlit another show that looks to take on the superhero genre in a different way.
The Franchise is set to premiere later in October, and while it looks like it’s poking fun at the making of superhero and big-budget films, it’s been revealed that a lot of the series is actually based on true stories.
The Franchise is Based on Reality
Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, series creator Jon Brown (Succession) delved into how he and fellow co-creators Sam Mendes (1917) and Armanda Iannuci (The Death of Stalin) came up with the show.
- 9/20/2024
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