Jesse Armstrong Is back at HBO – just not with a “succession” spinoff. Series Creator makes its Feature Direction Debut With HBO -original film “Mountain head“That takes a more head-on strategy to satirize the elite. Steve CarellJason Schwartzman, Ramy Yousef and Cory Michael Smith play as four technical mogules whose brother’s journey is tracked after a global financial degradation follows. Did they cause it? With a combined net value of almost $ 400 billion between friends, which is really to say …
The film’s official login Reads: “A group of billionaire friends meet in the light of a rolling international crisis.” Armstrong writes, directs and executive produces the film, which was taken in Park City, Utah.
The project also reunites seven times Emmy winner and Oscar-nominated Armstrong with its colleagues “Succession” producers Frank Rich, Lucy Prebble and producer/director Mark Mylod. Both Rich and Armstrong have overall offers at HBO. Hadley Robinson, Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, Daniel Oreskes, David Thompson, Amie Mackenzie and Ava Kostia co -star in the movie.
Armstrong previously landed a best adapted script Oscar nomination for his film 2009 “In the Loop”, which he wrote with “Veep” creator Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche, which is now an EP on “Mountainhead.” Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, and Jill Footlick also produce “Mountainhead.”
Armstrong wrapped ‘succession’ 2023 after four seasons. The series collected 75 Emmy nominations and 19 wins. The finale “inheritance” as well Set up a serial effect record. While Armstrong has not publicly denied a possible “succession” spinoff, series Alum Matthew Macfady before said at Emmys that it is “very unlikely.”
Armstrong told me earlier Amount That the final for “inheritance” was “inspired” partly by the second HBO series “Six Feet under” and “The Sopranos.” “Every show is different.” Six meters below, “Sopranos,” some of the shows I most admire have radically different ways to end, “he said.” It must feel right for that story. I am inspired by these shows, but the end of “succession” must obviously be tailor -made. “
“Mountainhead” premieres Saturday 31 May at. 20.00 ET/PT at HBO and will be available to stream at HBO Max. Check out the trailer below.
