Seth Rogen’s new satire about Hollywood bosses inspired by ‘The Office’

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Seth Rogen‘s new Hollywood satire series The Studio was inspired by The Office, it has been revealed.The show, which premieres this week on Apple TV+, sees the actor play an executive called Matt Remick, who is promoted to be the head of the fictional Continental Studios as the film industry undergoes huge changes.Speaking to The Guardian, Rogen explained that they used The Office as a touchstone for the show, notably the boss dynamic.“We talked a lot about The Office, which I love, and how the boss is the most tragic figure on the show,” he said. “Just because you’re at the top of the power structure, it doesn’t mean you’re less relatable or funny.”Rogen further noted that, unlike The Studio‘s tackling of Hollywood, The Office wasn’t conceived as a “love letter to the paper industry”, though was careful not to fall into self-indulgence with his show.“We took great care to make sure the comedic premise itself was relatable to anyone watching,” he added.“I think people with regular office jobs have that feeling of, ‘Oh!

There’s a presentation I helped on and the person giving it isn’t going to acknowledge I helped on it!’”The series was created by Rogen, Evan Goldberg and others, and also features Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn, while stars including Charlize Theron, Zoë Kravitz, Martin Scorsese, Olivia Wilde and Zac Efron have cameos.In a five-star review, NME said: “Alongside an impressively starry cast of A-listers, they deliver a 10-part self-loathing love letter to the biz that just might be the sharpest, funniest show of 2025 so far.”Meanwhile, last month Rogen admitted he didn’t pay attention to the online reaction after James Franco said his friendship with Rogen was over last.