Tech Billionaires Gone Wild: Jesse Armstrong's 'Mountainhead' Is the Dystopian Satire We Didn't Know We Needed

The creator of Succession is back with another biting takedown of the ultra-wealthy, and this time he's targeting Silicon Valley's elite. Jesse Armstrong's directorial debut Mountainhead drops on HBO and Max on May 31st, serving up a wickedly funny yet terrifying vision of tech moguls playing poker while the world burns.

What happens when four billionaire friends gather for a weekend retreat as global chaos erupts? The answer is both hilarious and horrifying. Steve Carell leads an ensemble cast including Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith as tech titans whose combined wealth exceeds that of 60% of the world's population.

The film brilliantly captures our current "high-tech moment" with characters that feel uncomfortably familiar - from a social media mogul clearly channeling Elon Musk to a dying billionaire desperate to upload his consciousness to AI. Armstrong's signature sharp dialogue and paranoid direction create what critics describe as "doom-scrolling from the perspective of billionaires".

Shot rapidly in Park City, Utah, Mountainhead proves that some stories are too urgent to wait. As one reviewer noted, "It's no surprise that a dystopia is brewing beneath the mountain".

See the trailer here.

And take a look at the official poster.