Jesse Armstrong's Directorial Feature Debut Thrives in Its Comedy and Lacks Substance Where Armstrong's critique of the elite falls flat, Mountainhead 's comedy only gets better as the movie goes on .

One thing Mountainhead portrays so well is the amount of antipathy that’s baked into this Silicon Valley C-suite vibe, and the extreme levels of isolation that these people have. Even if they’re ...

So when "Mountainhead," Armstrong's first post-"Succession" project, debuts on HBO this weekend, fans around the world will be asking it to live up to an impossible set of standards.

“Mountainhead” — 3 stars “Succession” fans rejoice. Jesse Armstrong has again gathered together a conclave of uber-wealthy megalomaniacs in a delicious satire.

How — and Why — Jesse Armstrong Assembled ‘Mountainhead’ So Quickly. Rick Porter. Fri, May 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM UTC. 4 min read.

Viewers will get an early look at Mountainhead, Jesse Armstrong‘s follow-up project to his hit series Succession.The HBO original film,, which was set to debut on May 31 at 8 pm ET/PT across HBO ...

HBO on Friday released the first images from Jesse Armstrong’s movie Mountainhead, the follow-up project to his hit series Succession. The film, marking Armstrong’s feature directorial debut ...

Jesse Armstrong has been thinking a lot about billionaires. The creator of HBO's Succession has written and directed a new movie — Mountainhead — about four uber-rich leaders of tech. They've ...

“Succession” fans rejoice. Jesse Armstrong has again gathered together a conclave of uber-wealthy megalomaniacs in a delicious satire. “Mountainhead,” which the “Succession” creator ...

Jesse Armstrong has again gathered together a conclave of uber-wealthy megalomaniacs in a delicious satire. “Mountainhead,” which the “Succession” creator wrote and directed ...