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| Composer | Antonio Sánchez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer | Jesse Sternbaum |
| Cinematography | Adam Newport-Berra |
| Editor | Eric Kissack |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 24–44 minutes |
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| Network | Apple TV+ |
| Release | March 26, 2025 (2025-03-26) – present |
The Studio is an Americansatiricalcringe comedytelevision series created bySeth Rogen,Evan Goldberg,Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez. It stars Rogen as an embattledHollywood studio head struggling to balance corporate demands with his own film production desires.Catherine O'Hara,Ike Barinholtz,Chase Sui Wonders, andKathryn Hahn play supporting roles. The series was released onApple TV with the first two episodes on March 26, 2025.[6] The series has been renewed for a second season.[7]
Praised for its direction, cinematography, humor, and sharp satire of the film industry, the show quickly earned critical acclaim. Viewers and critics have highlighted its extensive use oflong takes,[8] as well as for featuring high-profile celebrity cameos in every episode. In its first season, the show earned 23 nominations at the77th Primetime Emmy Awards, making it the most-nominated comedy debut in history and tying the record for the most nominations for a single comedy season.[9] It went on to win 13 Emmys from those nominations (includingOutstanding Comedy Series andOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Rogen), breaking the record for most wins for a comedy series in a single season. The season also received theTelevision Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy andBest Television Series – Musical or Comedy at the83rd Golden Globe Awards.
Matt Remick is the newly appointed head of the floundering film production company Continental Studios. A self-describedcinephile, Matt struggles to balance Continental's corporate aims in an increasinglyIP-driven entertainment landscape with his own ambition to produce films.
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| 1 | "The Promotion" | Seth Rogen &Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez | March 26, 2025 (2025-03-26) | |
Matt Remick is astudio executive at Continental Studios who still believes in artistic integrity in an increasinglyIP-based industry. He gets a long-awaited promotion to studio head after his mentor, Patty Leigh, is fired at the behest of new CEO Griffin Mill. Griffin offers him the job as long as he greenlights a movie based on theKool-Aid Man, so Matt reluctantly agrees. Figuring that the best route is to hire a good director, he handpicksNicholas Stoller. Matt then learnsMartin Scorsese andSteve Buscemi have written a script about theJonestown massacre and decides to use that as the Kool-Aid film instead. However, Matt's idea gets pushback from fellow exec Sal Saperstein and head of marketing Maya Mason, so he chooses to go with Stoller's idea after a meeting with Griffin, claiming he bought Scorsese's script to kill his project. To rehire Stoller, Matt visits Patty, who agrees after bargaining a lucrative deal to produce her own movies. At a party hosted byCharlize Theron, Matt and Sal break the news to Scorsese that his project, intended to be his final film, will never be made; a scorned Scorsese rebukes Matt and breaks down into tears, and Theron kicks Matt and Sal out. | |||||
| 2 | "The Oner" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Peter Huyck | March 26, 2025 (2025-03-26) | |
Matt and Sal head over to the set ofThe Silver Lake, aromantic drama film directed bySarah Polley and starringGreta Lee, hoping to see them shoot aoner at sunset, which can only be shot that day due to time constraints. Both filmmakers want something from Matt: Polley needs money to play "You Can't Always Get What You Want" over the scene, and Lee wants to use one of the studio'sprivate jets during the press tour. Patty and Sal try to get Matt off the set, fearing he will obstruct the cast and crew. Polley, wishing to please Matt, acquiesces to one of his propositions for the scene, which causes the crew to lose valuable time and the first take to be ruined. Matt further ruins other takes by speaking too loud while at thevideo village, accidentally appearing on camera, and getting injured. A seemingly perfect take gets ruined when Lee cannot exit the driveway of the set due to Matt's car being parked in front of hers; Polley promptly expels him from the set. Matt and Sal drive off as night falls and get a text that the crew was ultimately unable to get the shot. | |||||
| 3 | "The Note" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02) | |
The team's excitement of watching a preview screening ofRon Howard's new filmAlphabet City turns sour due to a meandering final sequence at a motel, which all agree should be cut. Howard's early arrival at the studio for a marketing meeting provides an opportunity for Matt to deliver the note, but Matt is reluctant to do so due to a traumatic experience when he offered feedback forA Beautiful Mind that led to Howard mocking him. Patty's revelation that the motel sequence is a tribute to Howard's late cousin complicates matters, with Quinn, Sal, and laterAnthony Mackie (the film's star and producer) failing to tell Howard. Maya informs the team that keeping the movie's length as it is will reduce the number of screenings and cut its revenue. At the meeting, Maya mentions that Matt has feedback, prompting Howard to bring up theA Beautiful Mind story. A humiliated Matt snaps at Howard about the boring nature of the motel sequence, to which Howard responds aggressively. Later that night, Matt receives a phone call from Howard, who apologizes and agrees to cut the sequence while also threatening to destroy Matt if he were to ever cross him again. | |||||
| 4 | "The Missing Reel" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Peter Huyck | April 9, 2025 (2025-04-09) | |
Matt's support offilm forces him to scrap thewrap party ofOlivia Wilde'sneo-noir detective movie after it goes overbudget. After a reel containing an expensive sequence is presumed stolen, Matt and Sal scurry to locate it to avoid reshooting. They suspect lead actorZac Efron and find an envelope of cash in his trailer addressed to costume designer Evelyn, who retrieves it and exchanges it with a man with a wrist tattoo for a box. Evelyn heads to theChateau Marmont, with Efron arriving soon after to an invitation-only event. Sal leaves, but Matt sees him returning. Matt sneaks in to find Efron throwing a secret wrap party, and discovers Evelyn's box just contains custom-made hats for the crew. Matt and Sal reconcile and noticeextras with the fake wrist tattoo, which Wilde also had after shooting a cameo. After Efron reveals Wilde was unhappy with the scene on the missing reel, Matt and Sal deduce she stole it. They confront her near theHollywood Sign where she is directingpick-up shots, and she confesses to stealing it to force reshoots. After a chase, Wilde destroys the reel by letting it roll downhill. Matt is forced to sell his car to Efron to pay for the reshoots. | |||||
| 5 | "The War" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Frida Perez | April 16, 2025 (2025-04-16) | |
Sal is trying to getSmile directorParker Finn to direct aslasher film entitledWink, while Quinn wants to bring inOwen Kline for her own similar project. Matt opts forWink but agrees to meet with both directors. Feeling disrespected by Sal, Quinn erases Finn's scheduled meeting from Matt's assistant's computer, causing Matt to miss it for a different meeting withChris Hemsworth. In retaliation, Sal crashes Kline's meeting and scares him off with the prospect of studio pressure. Quinn strikes back by stealing Sal's assistant Daniel's golf cart to block Sal's reserved parking spot, causing a series of mishaps that ruins Sal's suit and makes him miss a rescheduled meeting with Finn. Sal chases Quinn and throws her burrito at her, inadvertently hitting anassistant director driving a golf cart, who crashes and destroysNetflix'sWaterloo miniseries set. Whenhuman resources investigates the incident, Quinn sees an opportunity to get Sal fired and take his job. Fearing it will destroy his life, Sal cries; Quinn relents, agreeing to play along with his cover story for the investigation if he gives her his parking spot and helps her movies get made. Having reconciled, they meet to discuss directors forWink. | |||||
| 6 | "The Pediatric Oncologist" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | April 23, 2025 (2025-04-23) | |
Matt accompanies his new pediatric oncologist girlfriend, Sarah, tothe Ebell for aCedars-Sinai Medical Center fundraiser to benefit children with cancer. He becomes dismayed by Sarah and her colleagues' dismissive attitudes towards cinema and his job, particularlyDuhpocalypse!, Continental's upcomingSpike Jonze-directed satire starringJohnny Knoxville andJosh Hutcherson and featuring scatological humor. In a power play during the charity auction, Matt outbids Sarah's friends, who were hoping to win a golfing vacation atRoyal County Down Golf Club withScottie Scheffler that Matt has no interest in, angering Sarah. Matt apologizes and offers to gift them the prize if they agree that movies are as important as medicine. They refuse, and an agitated Matt trips over while monitoring the in-progressDuhpocalypse! trailer edits on his phone, breaking his rightpinkie and passing out before he is loaded into an ambulance without Sarah. While recuperating at home, Matt hooks up with Knoxville's agent Leigh, who is more knowledgeable about movies but less enthusiastic about him. | |||||
| 7 | "Casting" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | April 30, 2025 (2025-04-30) | |
Concerned that castingIce Cube as the voice of the Kool-Aid Man may play into stereotypes of African Americans, the team solicits feedback. Quinn says it's not a problem since Kool-Aid is more of a poor people's drink; Tyler says not having a Black man as the Kool-Aid Man is racist; andZiwe andLil Rel Howery say it would be racist if Mrs. Kool were not also voiced by a Black woman, leading toRegina King replacingSandra Oh in the cast. As this makes thelive action cast all White,Don Cheadle andKeke Palmer replaceJosh Duhamel andJessica Biel. Screenwriters Dev and Sandra quit, feeling Black writers should rework the script for the now all-Black cast. Stoller decides to rewrite and hire anAI animation company to ensure the movie stays within budget and deadline. Further debate about representation prompts Matt to consult Ice Cube, who sees no problem with it. TheKool-Aid Movie lead announcement at Anaheim Comic-Con is rapturously received until an audience member asks about the use of AI animation. Stoller runs away to avoid answering and Ice Cube walks out in disgust, leaving Matt to face the crowd's booing alone. | |||||
| 8 | "The Golden Globes" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | May 7, 2025 (2025-05-07) | |
At theGolden Globe Awards, Matt fears not being thanked by directorZoë Kravitz for greenlighting her Patty-produced nominated movieOpen, even though she seems ambivalent about potentially winning. Matt grows insecure due to other studio heads likeTed Sarandos being thanked; Sal also becomes the star of the show afterAdam Scott thanking him for letting him sleep on his couch 20 years ago turns into a recurring joke throughout the evening via hostRamy Youssef's banter and speeches byQuinta Brunson,Jean Smart, andAaron Sorkin. Matt tries to dupe the teleprompter operator into adding his name to Kravitz's acceptance speech but she catches him, revealing she is actually serious about winning and will not change her well-rehearsed speech for Matt, despite his pleading that it would impress his mother. WhenOpen wins, Kravitz thanks Patty and Sal, but her mic cuts out as she thanks Matt, making it inaudible. Though the post-show mood is celebratory with Kravitz and her agent Mitch Weitz finally agreeing to make her next movie,Blackwing, at Continental, Matt gets in his limo and goes home deflated. | |||||
| 9 | "CinemaCon" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Alex Gregory | May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14) | |
While preparing in Las Vegas for the presentation of Continental's upcoming slate of films atCinemaCon, Griffin is distracted by the studio's potential sale toAmazon, which would lead to massive changes and lay-offs. Matt convinces him that a strong presentation will prevent the sale. At Matt's hotel suite pre-event party, the 82-year-old Griffin's inebriation withDave Franco worries the team, who, sober Patty excepted, are also high on potentmushroom chocolates and other drugs. Zöe Kravitz's arrival halts Matt's attempt at ending the party to stop Griffin, and they have to take care of her after she unknowingly ingests the mushrooms. When Griffin goes missing, they search for him as he wanders through the downstairs casino, finally finding him outside by the canal. While they debate cancelling Griffin's speech, he falls onto a gondola and drifts back to theVenetian, where he alights and is found by Patty, whose lingering resentment over Griffin firing her is triggered by his rudeness. She borrows a phone to anonymously call journalistMatt Belloni. | |||||
| 10 | "The Presentation" | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg | Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Peter Huyck & Alex Gregory & Frida Perez | May 21, 2025 (2025-05-21) | |
As Griffin frolics and passes out on the Venetian fountain, Patty has a change of heart when the team tells her of Amazon's potential Continental takeover. With CinemaCon starting soon, they disguise Griffin and sneak himWeekend at Bernie's-style past Matt Belloni to get ready in the suite along with Zöe Kravitz. Although most of them are still high on mushrooms, their presentation begins with Dave Franco introducingAlphabet City in character which disguises his bloodied state from getting beat up in the casino. Patty buys time with herThe Silver Lake speech while the team convince Kravitz's agent Mitch and publicist Gabby to let her presentBlackwing, which she nails before wetting herself backstage. As Nicholas Stoller presentsThe Kool-Aid Movie, Griffin is still in no shape for his speech, so Matt addresses the crowd while Maya prepares Griffin. Matt brings out the team to pay tribute to them, then introduces Griffin who drops down to the stage via wires. When Griffin is only able to utter "movies" repeatedly, Matt turns it into a back-and-forth chant with the audience as the team – including Griffin who dances while suspended by the wires – ends the presentation triumphantly. | |||||
On November 14, 2022,Apple TV+ announced it had acquired and given a straight-to-series order to an untitledshowbiz comedy series starringSeth Rogen.[12][13] The series is executive produced by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and James Weaver forPoint Grey Pictures, and Frida Perez, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Alex McAtee, and Josh Fagen. Production companies involved are Point Grey Pictures andLionsgate Television.[14][15] On March 25, 2024, the untitled series co-created by Rogen,Evan Goldberg, Frida Perez, Peter Huyck, and Alex Gregory was namedThe Studio. Rogen and Goldberg would also co-write and direct the series. It was reported thatCatherine O'Hara,Kathryn Hahn,Ike Barinholtz, andChase Sui Wonders had joined the main cast, andBryan Cranston,Keyla Monterroso Mejia, andDewayne Perkins would guest star.[14][15][16]
The series began filming in March 2024.[15] It was shot on location in Los Angeles, primarily atWarner Bros. Studios Burbank. The set for the Continental Studios was modeled afterFrank Lloyd Wright'sMayan Revival architecture and inspired by the design of theEnnis House. Several filming locations included real homes designed by architectJohn Lautner, including Harvey House, Reiner-Burchill Residence (aka Silvertop), and Foster Carling House.[17][18]
In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.[19] It began filming in January 2026.[20] O'Hara died on January 30, 2026;[21][22] she did not film for the second season before her death.[23]
The series premiered atSXSW on March 7, 2025,[24] and debuted on Apple TV+ with its first two episodes on March 26, 2025.[25]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[26] |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 92%[27] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Consequence | A[28] |
| The Guardian |   [4] |
| Empire | [29] |
| The Independent | [30] |
| IndieWire | B[1] |
| The Irish Independent | [31] |
| Financial Times | [32] |
| San Francisco Chronicle | [33] |
| The Mercury News |  [34] |
| Slant Magazine | [35] |
| The Sunday Times | [36] |
| TV Insider | [37] |
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes,The Studio has an approval rating of 92% based on 130 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Savvy enough to impress even the most studious of film buffs,The Studio fights the good fight for a better Hollywood while eliciting huge laughs at its expense."[27]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave the series a score of 80 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[26]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Golden Trailer Awards | May 29, 2025 | Best Comedy (Trailer/Teaser) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Wild Card Creative Group(for "Movies") | Won | [38] [39] |
| Best Comedy (TV Spot) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Wild Card Creative Group(for "Thank You") | Won | |||
| Best Comedy Poster for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / GrandSon | Won | |||
| Gotham TV Awards | June 2, 2025 | Breakthrough Comedy Series | The Studio | Won | [40] |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Comedy Series | Chase Sui Wonders | Nominated | |||
| Astra TV Awards | June 10, 2025 | Best Comedy Series | The Studio | Won | [41] |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Seth Rogen | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ike Barinholtz | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Catherine O'Hara | Won | |||
| Chase Sui Wonders | Nominated | ||||
| Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Ron Howard | Nominated | |||
| Martin Scorsese | Nominated | ||||
| Adam Scott | Nominated | ||||
| Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Zoë Kravitz | Nominated | |||
| Sarah Polley | Nominated | ||||
| Best Cast Ensemble in a Streaming Comedy Series | The Studio | Nominated | |||
| Best Directing in a Comedy Series | Seth Rogen andEvan Goldberg(for "The Oner") | Won | |||
| Best Writing in a Comedy Series | Alex Gregory(for "The Golden Globes") | Nominated | |||
| Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez(for "The Promotion") | Nominated | ||||
| Set Decorators Society of America Awards | August 10, 2025 | Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series | Claire Kaufman and Julie Berghoff | Won | [42] |
| Television Critics Association Awards | August 20, 2025 | Program of the Year | The Studio | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | Won | ||||
| Outstanding New Program | Nominated | ||||
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Seth Rogen | Nominated | |||
| Location Managers Guild Awards | August 23, 2025 | Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television | Stacey Brashear, Martin J. Cummins | Won | [45] |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | September 6, 2025 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Bryan Cranston(for "CinemaCon") | Won | [46] |
| Dave Franco(for "CinemaCon") | Nominated | ||||
| Anthony Mackie(for "The Note") | Nominated | ||||
| Martin Scorsese(for "The Promotion") | Nominated | ||||
| Ron Howard(for "The Note") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Zoë Kravitz(for "The Presentation") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Melissa Kostenbauder and Francine Maisler | Won | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) | Adam Newport-Berra(for "The Oner") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series | Kameron Lennox, Betsy Glick, and Tyler Kinney(for "CinemaCon") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Vanessa Price, Alexandra Ford, and Lauren McKeever(for "CinemaCon") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Antonio Sánchez(for "The Missing Reel") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Gabe Hilfer(for "The Promotion") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series | Eric Kissack(for "The Promotion") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour) | Julie Berghoff, Brian Grego, and Claire Kaufman(for "The Note") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) | George Haddad, Borja Sau, Lloyd Stuart Martin, Randy Wilson, Justin Helle, Lorena Perez Batista, Jason Charbonneau, and Stefan Fraticelli(for "The Golden Globes") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation | Lindsey Alvarez, Fred Howard, Buck Robinson, and Ron Mellegers(for "The Golden Globes") | Won | |||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | September 14, 2025 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Josh Fagen, Frida Perez, and Jesse Sternbaum | Won | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Seth Rogen(for "The Pediatric Oncologist") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ike Barinholtz(for "The War") | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Kathryn Hahn(for "Casting") | Nominated | |||
| Catherine O'Hara(for "The Promotion") | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg(for "The Oner") | Won | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez(for "The Promotion") | Won | |||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | November 19, 2025 | Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series | Antonio Sánchez | Nominated | [47] |
| Critics' Choice Awards | January 4, 2026 | Best Comedy Series | The Studio | Won | [48] |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Seth Rogen | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Ike Barinholtz | Won | |||
| Golden Globe Awards | January 11, 2026 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Studio | Won | [49] |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Seth Rogen | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress – Television | Catherine O'Hara | Nominated | |||
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | February 15, 2026 | Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Seth Rogen | Pending | [50] |
| Satellite Awards | March 8, 2026 | Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series | Seth Rogen | Pending | [51] |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Catherine O'Hara | Pending |
