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December 18, 2025
The 50 best TV shows of 2025: No 4
Seth Rogen’s warm, Emmy-winning comedy about a Hollywood movie company is exquisitely excruciating – and more fun than anything else on TV
TL;DR
- The Studio is a comedy series created by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
- It follows Matt Remick, an idealistic film executive promoted to head of Continental Studios.
- Matt's desire for intelligent, auteur-helmed blockbusters clashes with the studio's commercial focus under CEO Griffin Mill.
- The series features performances by Seth Rogen as Matt, Bryan Cranston as Griffin Mill, and Kathryn Hahn as Maya Mason.
- Highlights include Matt's chaotic interactions on set and the performances of Cranston and Hahn.
- The show offers a comedic, yet affectionate, critique of Hollywood's industry practices and hypocrisies.
- Despite not being overtly scathing, the comedy finds humor in the industry's absurdities and relies on niche in-jokes and farcical situations.
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