The Studio has revealed its full guest cast for the Hollywood sendup series co-created by Seth Rogen.
Rogen — also the lead actor, writer, director and executive producer on the Apple series about moviemaking — has taken to his director’s chair to announce the many guest stars in the comedy, which had promised A-list cameos in every episode. In The Studio, Rogen stars as Matt Remick, a newly appointed (fictional) head of the embattled Continental Studios who finds himself forever fighting and debating with his fellow creatives and demanding actors over whether art and commerce can co-exist in Hollywood.
“I kind of viewed it like I was putting a band together,” Rogen explains in the new teaser, which briefly introduces a handful of characters played by some of the starry names below.
It had been previously announced that The Studio, along with Rogen, stars Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz and Chase Sui Wonders, with Bryan Cranston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia and Dewayne Perkins recurring as guest stars.
Now, joining that group is a who’s-who of Hollywood actors, listed here in first-name alphabetical order: Aaron Sorkin, Adam Scott, Anthony Mackie, Antony Starr, Arthur Keng, Bill Watterson, Charli D’Amelio, Charlize Theron, Chris Gann, Courtney Pauroso, Dan Black, Dave Franco, David Krumholtz, Derek Wilson, Devon Bostick, Erin Moriarty, Greta Lee, Ice Cube, Jean Smart, Jen Statsky, Jessica Clements, Jessica St. Clair, Johnny Knoxville, Josh Hutcherson, Kit Hoover, Larry Brown, Lil Rel Howery, Lisa Gilroy, Lucia Aniello, Martin Scorsese, Matt Belloni, Nicholas Stoller, Olivia Wilde, Owen Kline, Parker Finn, Paul Dano, Paul W. Downs, Peter Berg, Quinta Brunson, Ramy Youssef, Rebecca Hall, Rhea Perlman, Ron Howard, Sarah Polley, Steve Buscemi, Sugar Lyn Beard, Ted Sarandos, Thomas Barbusca, Trevor Tordjman, Zac Efron, Zack Snyder, Ziwe and Zoë Kravitz.
Ike Barinholtz, Seth Rogen and Martin Scorsese in The Studio premiere.
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Inspired by his love for cinema and his own experiences making movies, Rogen recently told The Hollywood Reporter why he decided to make The Studio. “I thought that maybe we could make something that was very personal based on our experiences that was like the real, hopefully definitive, show business satire for this current era,” he said, adding that he met with all of the real Hollywood studio heads, along with many marketing heads. “They were all very excited and nervous to watch it. They seem to like it; we’ve sent it to a few of them and they’ve enjoyed it.”
He also named Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos as the hardest guest actor to get for a cameo. Ultimately, he said the show is optimistic: “It’s a show that believes we can still make great films that do well and it happens all the time, so that was more what we were trying to comment on — just how hard it is to actually make a good movie in today’s filmmaking climate.”
In THR‘s review of The Studio, TV critic Angie Han wrote, “The Studio’s strain of cringe humor won’t be for everyone; even as it mellows in the second half of the season, it remains too intense to wind down with or throw on in the background. But for those willing to get on its frazzled wavelength, this is a strong contender for the best new comedy of 2025.”
Rogen executive produces with Evan Goldberg, along with James Weaver, Alex McAtee and Josh Fagen. The Lionsgate Television series was created by Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory, along with Rogen, Goldberg and Frida Perez.
The half-hour comedy’s 10 episodes debut on Apple TV+ with two episodes March 26, followed by one episode weekly through May 21.