The renewal for Season 2 of “The Studio” arrives just before the airing of Episode 8 this Wednesday evening on Apple TV +, and the first season has two more episodes after that. This week will see Rogen’s studio head Matt Remick try to get Zoë Kravitz to thank him in her Golden Globes awards acceptance speech.

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;