HBO's new eight-part satirical comedy, The Franchise, critiques the comic-book movie industry while featuring a top-tier creative team led by Armando Iannucci.
The show's first episode, while enjoyable with a committed ensemble, struggles to deliver laughs, offering a few chuckles but feeling a bit familiar.
As superhero movies have dominated the film landscape for over a decade, there’s an ongoing question of whether satire on the genre can hold audiences' interest.
Despite the overwhelming popularity of comic-book films, there’s a sense that both their formula and cultural saturation have become stale, leading to predictable humor.
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