Seth Rogen's new comedy series, "The Studio," features Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in a cameo, despite Apple's request to substitute him with Tim Cook. Rogen refused the change, highlighting the show's theme of balancing art and commerce in Hollywood.

Show business, like every other business, is in trouble. Still recovering from the massive, almost simultaneous disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the streaming wars, Hollywood is adrift. The Marvel and Star Wars–shaped hits are not dependable anymore at the box office;

The Studio just made fun of Netflix—essentially, to its face. The Apple TV+ comedy‘s latest episode takes place at the Golden Globes. Brimming with a smorgasbord of cameos and celebrity guest stars, the episode skewers the ridiculousness of awards shows: how meme-ified they’ve become,