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‘Mountainhead’ Teaser: Billionaires Party as the World Burns

The teaser for Mountainhead seems almost too real for the times we’re living in. Billionaire tech giants vacationing while the world burns? Stop me if you’ve heard this story before.

The four tech giants are played by Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis, and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. The cast also includes Hadley Robinson as Hester, Andy Daly as Casper, Ali Kinkade as Berry, Daniel Oreskes as Dr. Phipps, David Thompson as Leo, Amie MacKenzie as Janine, and Ava Kostia as Paula.

Mountainhead follows the billionaire friends on vacation during an international crisis. The HBO Original film is written and directed by Succession‘s Emmy-winning creator Jesse Armstrong. Armstrong also serves as an executive producer along with Frank Rich, Lucy Prebble, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, Mark Mylod, and Jill Footlick.

Mountainhead will premiere on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT on HBO.

Cory Michael Smith, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, and Ramy Youssef in ‘Mountainhead’ (Photograph by Macall Polay/HBO)

Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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