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Anita, Dag and Daniel stand in a production office on a film set while looking at a screen on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 8, "Scene 117: The Death of Eye."

THE FRANCHISE Season Finale Recap: (S01E08) Scene 117: The Death of Eye

Melody McCune

On The Franchise Season 1 Episode 8, "Scene 117: The Death of Eye," Daniel works on a plan to save Tecto while Dag tries to avoid prison. Read on for our recap of the season finale.

Jaz, Dag and Daniel stand outside near a stream on a sunny day. They look at something out of frame in shock on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 7, "Scene 113: The Bridge."

THE FRANCHISE Recap: (S01E07) Scene 113: The Bridge

Melody McCune

On The Franchise Season 1 Episode 7, "Scene 113: The Bridge," an on-location shoot in Armenia pushes everyone over the edge. Read on for our recap.

Anita, Daniel and Dag stand outside in the English countryside at night on a film set on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 6, "Scene 110: Baptism of Fire."

THE FRANCHISE Recap: (S01E06) Scene 110: Baptism of Fire

Melody McCune

The Franchise returns with Season 1 Episode 6, "Scene 110: Baptism of Fire," in which the Tecto crew loses morale and Eric spirals. Read on for our recap.

Adam and Dag sit at a table on a film set with a trailer behind them on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 5, "Scene 16: Eric's Hospital Scene."

THE FRANCHISE Recap: (S01E05) Scene 16: Eric’s Hospital Scene

Melody McCune

The Franchise returns with Season 1 Episode 5, "Scene 16: Eric's Hospital Scene," in which Pat makes the Tecto shoot a living hell. Read on for our recap.

Daniel, Bryson, Dag, Steph, Anita and Eric walk through a studio lot outside on a cloudy day on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 4, "Scene 83: Enter the Gurgler."

THE FRANCHISE Recap: (S01E04) Scene 83: Enter the Gurgler

Melody McCune

The Franchise returns with Season 1 Episode 4, "Scene 83: Enter the Gurgler," wherein the Tecto film gets an unexpected high-profile cameo. Read on for our recap.

Peter, Quinn and Adam wear superhero costumes while Quinn holds a staff. They all stand on a flashy film set for a comic book movie on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 3, "Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost."

THE FRANCHISE Recap: (S01E03) Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost

Melody McCune

The Franchise returns with Season 1 Episode 3, "Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost," wherein Tecto: Eye of the Storm reckons with its "woman problem." Read on for our recap.

Daniel and Dag walk through a studio lot outside on a cloudy day in the UK while looking focused on The Franchise Season 1 Episode 2, "Scene 36: The Invisible Jackhammer."

THE FRANCHISE Recap: (S01E02) Scene 36: The Invisible Jackhammer

Melody McCune

The Franchise returns with Season 1 Episode 2, "Scene 36: The Invisible Jackhammer," wherein a complex stunt puts Daniel under scrutiny. Read on for our recap.

Steph, Bryson, Anita, Daniel, Eric and Dag look straight ahead while standing on a film set in The Franchise Season 1 Episode 1, "Scene 31A: Tecto Meets Eye."

THE FRANCHISE Series Premiere Recap: (S01E01) Scene 31A: Tecto Meets Eye

Melody McCune

The Franchise premieres with Season 1 Episode 1, "Scene 31A: Tecto Meets Eye," wherein 1st AD Daniel spearheads a film shoot riddled with problems. Read on for our recap.

Collage of Laura Dern, Quinta Brunson, Jesse L. Martin and Yvonne Strahovski

What’s New on TV This Week (Oct 6 – 12)

Lara Rosales

This week, we get Bluey, Accused and Abbott Elementary, plus so much more! Read on to find out what's new on TV from Oct. 6 - 12.

a collage of four images from Max's and HBO's NYCC lineup. From left to right. An animated image of a person wil a skull head that is on fire, Colin Farrell as an overweight man in The Penguin, Emily Watson as a Bene Gesserit nun in Dune Prophecy and Himesh Patel with a beard in The Franchise.

NYCC 2024: Max Will Bring Its HBO Heavy Hitters and More to New York

Audrey Kearns

Max's NYCC 2024 lineup includes HBO Originals The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy and The Franchise plus Max Original Creature Commandos. Here is the schedule!