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Sony’s Tom Rothman Calls ‘The Studio’ Mostly Fiction, Citing Only a ‘Kernel of Truth’

The Sony film chief frames the series as sharp comedy, not a faithful portrait of studio conduct.

Overview

  • In a Letterboxd interview, Rothman said each episode contains a “kernel of brilliant, blinding truth” but that “everything else is horse shit.”
  • He argued the show overstates moral compromise, stressing that most studio executives love movies, have integrity and are “just trying to do the best we can.”
  • Rothman noted he took the satire in stride, recalling a CinemaCon bit where he introduced himself as Seth Rogen to play along with the joke.
  • Apple TV+’s The Studio, created by Seth Rogen and collaborators, features Rogen as the head of a fictional studio alongside high-profile cameos.
  • The series has been renewed for Season 2 and earned 23 Emmy nominations, including a sweep of most Outstanding Guest Actor slots.