HBO has announced the cancellation of the show The Franchise after just one season. The superhero movie satire series, which premiered in October 2024, was canceled in early January 2025 due to low viewership despite receiving positive reviews and having a talented cast and creative team including Sam Mendes, Armando Iannucci, and Jon Brown
. The show explored the behind-the-scenes chaos of superhero moviemaking but failed to attract a large enough audience to justify a second season
