The streamer has renewed its comedy The Studio for a second season. The series stars Seth Rogen (who also co-created it) as Matt Remick, a movie executive who is elevated to president of the fictional Continental Studios and quickly realizes he might be in over his head.

Show business, like every other business, is in trouble. Still recovering from the massive, almost simultaneous disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the streaming wars, Hollywood is adrift. The Marvel and Star Wars–shaped hits are not dependable anymore at the box office;