HBO’s ‘Mountainhead’ Depicts Hollywood’s Sinister View of Tech Titans
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How Jesse Armstrong Pulled Off HBO’s Super-Fast ‘Mountainhead’ Shoot
What became Jesse Armstrong’s first script since Succession started with a book review. In November 2023, the Succession creator wrote…
‘Mountainhead’ Mines AI Anxieties As Only ‘Succession’ Creator Can
Imagine a future that may or may not be too far from now in which an AI video generator is…
Jesse Armstrong on Satirizing Tech Bros in ‘The Mountainhead’
Sometimes, art imitates life. And sometimes, life threatens to upstage art. When Succession creator Jesse Armstrong began writing his first…
Jesse Armstrong Didn’t Plan to Write ‘Mountainhead’ After ‘Succession’
Following Succession, which ended two years ago, the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, said he wasn’t sure he wanted to make…
Jesse Armstrong on Making ‘Mountainhead’ After ‘Succession’
How does one follow up on a series that defined a decade of prestige television? For “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong,…