60 Fun Facts About The Studio TV Show

Who plays studio head Matt Remick in The Studio?

He also co-created the show and directed every episode with Evan Goldberg.

On which streaming service did The Studio debut in March 2025?

The first two episodes arrived together on March 26, 2025 after a SXSW premiere.

What is the name of the floundering film company Matt Remick takes over?

Its office set was modelled on Frank Lloyd Wright's Mayan Revival architecture and the Ennis House.

Who plays Patty Leigh, the fired studio head who becomes Matt's mentor-turned-producer?

It was her final role; she died in January 2026 before filming season two.

Which Breaking Bad star plays Griffin Mill, Continental's CEO?

He won the guest actor Emmy for the CinemaCon episode.

Who plays Sal Saperstein, Continental's vice president of production and Matt's best friend?

His father Alan Barinholtz appears as the projectionist.

Which actress plays Maya Mason, Continental's head of marketing?

She is the one who insists Matt deliver the tough note in episode three.

Who plays Quinn Hackett, the assistant Matt promotes to junior executive?

She goes to war with Sal over a slasher movie in episode five.

How many Emmy nominations did The Studio's first season earn, a record for a comedy debut?

It won 13 of them, another record for a single comedy season.

How many Emmys did The Studio win for its first season?

They included Outstanding Comedy Series and lead actor for Rogen.

What product does the CEO want Matt to build a movie around in the series premiere?

Matt pitches it as an auteur-driven film in the mould of Barbie.

Which legendary director pitches Matt a $200 million Jonestown film in the premiere?

Rogen and Goldberg never met him before he said yes to the script.

Whom does Scorsese want to cast as Jim Jones in his Kool-Aid film?

Buscemi later tells Matt that Scorsese meant it to be his last film.

Which director actually ends up attached to the Kool-Aid movie in the premiere?

He plays himself and later announces the cast at a convention with Ice Cube.

Whose party do Matt and Sal get thrown out of after Scorsese breaks down crying?

They go home and watch Goodfellas.

What is the title of the second episode, which is itself filmed as a single continuous shot?

It won the Emmys for comedy directing and half-hour cinematography.

Which director, acting again after 17 years, plays herself losing patience with Matt in 'The Oner'?

She approached Rogen for advice while promoting Women Talking and he suggested the cameo.

Which actress stars in the film-within-the-film in "The Oner" and asks Matt for a private jet?

Her character has to smoke a cigarette that flames out mid-take.

Which Rolling Stones song does the director demand extra licensing money for in "The Oner"?

The crew ultimately fail to get the sunset shot because night falls.

In "The Note", which famously nice director's film does Matt have to cut by 40 minutes?

He improvised throwing his trademark Imagine cap at Matt.

What is the title of the film-within-the-show whose ending Matt must cut in "The Note"?

It stars Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.

Which real 2001 film did Matt supposedly give a bad note on, in the story he tells his team?

Matt suggested revealing the schizophrenia twist at the very start.

Rogen said "The Note" was inspired by a bad note he gave at a test screening of which film?

Larry David reportedly made fun of him from the back row.

Which director turns out to have stolen the film reel in "The Missing Reel"?

She kept it partly because she loved her own cameo.

Which actor stars in the film noir at the centre of "The Missing Reel"?

He secretly pays for the crew's wrap party out of his own pocket.

What does Matt have to sell to fund the reshoots at the end of "The Missing Reel"?

Zac Efron buys it for $2 million.

What is the title of the low-budget slasher film Sal and Quinn fight over in "The War"?

Sal wants Smile director Parker Finn; Quinn courts Owen Kline.

Whose set does the runaway golf cart destroy in "The War"?

Sal was aiming a burrito at Quinn when he hit the cart driver instead.

What is the profession of Matt's girlfriend Sarah, played by Rebecca Hall?

Rogen won his lead-actor Emmy for the episode about her hospital fundraiser.

How much does Matt bid to win the Scottie Scheffler golf trip at the hospital fundraiser?

He breaks his pinky on a balloon on his way out and leaves in an ambulance.

What is the title of the Spike Jonze scatological satire previewed in the sixth episode?

It stars Johnny Knoxville and Josh Hutcherson.

Which rapper-actor is cast as the voice of the Kool-Aid Man in "Casting"?

He walks off stage after an audience member accuses the studio of using AI art.

Which two comedians do Matt and Sal consult about the Kool-Aid casting in "Casting"?

They back Ice Cube but say his wife should be played by a Black actress.

Which Continental film is nominated for Best Musical or Comedy at "The Golden Globes"?

Zoë Kravitz directed it and Patty produced it.

Which winner starts the running joke of thanking Sal in Golden Globes speeches?

He thanks Sal for letting him sleep on his couch 20 years earlier.

Which real Netflix boss reveals in a bathroom that he contractually forces winners to thank him?

He joked that Rogen promised him an FYC campaign for the cameo.

What happens when Zoë Kravitz finally thanks Matt in her Golden Globes speech?

Rogen based the episode on a real executive who cried after not being thanked.

What shocking personal secret does Griffin Mill reveal to Matt in the "CinemaCon" episode?

He is also worried about a looming sale of the studio to Amazon.

Which company is rumoured to be buying the studio in the final episodes?

Patty drops her revenge plan against Griffin once she hears about it.

Where does a very high Griffin accidentally end up during CinemaCon in Las Vegas?

He then finds Patty at the Venetian and gloats about firing her.

Which 1980s comedy inspires the staff's plan to move an unconscious Griffin through the hotel?

Griffin ends up dangling from wires above the stage.

What single word does Griffin repeat when he cannot read the teleprompter at the CinemaCon presentation?

Matt turns it into a call-and-response chant with the crowd.

Who delivers the finale's "previously on" recap while playing inebriated?

He recorded it in ten minutes as a last-minute idea.

Which entertainment journalist, host of the podcast The Town, plays himself in the series?

Patty calls him to the Venetian to expose Griffin.

Which real Los Angeles residence inspired the design of the studio's office set?

Several John Lautner homes, including Silvertop, were also used as locations.

Where was The Studio primarily filmed?

The series premiered at SXSW before its Apple TV+ debut.

Who plays Matt's mother in The Studio?

She scolds him for not getting thanked at the Golden Globes.

Which of these stars was announced as a season-two cameo in The Studio?

Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill were also announced as appearing as themselves.

In which European city was The Studio filming its second season in March 2026?

Season two filming had begun in January 2026.

Which production company co-produces The Studio with Lionsgate Television?

It is Rogen and Goldberg's company, named after their Vancouver high school.

Along with Rogen and Goldberg, which three writers co-created The Studio?

Huyck and Gregory previously wrote for Veep and Frasier.

Which award did The Studio win at the 83rd Golden Globes?

It also won the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.

Which of the following describes a signature feature of every episode of The Studio?

Extensive long takes are the other trademark.

David Krumholtz plays Mitch Weitz, a Hollywood agent who mainly represents whom?

He is the one Matt begs to keep Zoë Kravitz attached after the Globes.

What Zoë Kravitz project does Patty present at CinemaCon after Mitch blocks Kravitz?

Kravitz eventually gets on stage herself to present Blackwing.

At which festival did The Studio premiere on March 7, 2025, before its streaming debut?

The first two episodes reached Apple TV+ just under three weeks later.

Which architect designed several real houses used as filming locations, including Silvertop?

The Harvey House and Foster Carling House also appear; the studio set itself borrowed from Frank Lloyd Wright's Mayan Revival style.

Who plays Petra, the new assistant Matt hires after promoting Quinn?

Dewayne Perkins rounds out the recurring office cast as publicity head Tyler.

In which month and year did The Studio begin filming its first season?

Apple had ordered the untitled showbiz comedy straight to series back in November 2022.

What is Matt's on-again, off-again lover Leigh's job in the series?

She is played by Jessica St. Clair, one of several guest stars alongside Rebecca Hall's doctor Sarah.