Updated 23/04/25: The surprise project from the Succession director lands at the end of May.

Mountainhead bottles four tech bros in a remote location while an international crisis develops in the real world.

Even in the short trailer, we can see that the film is rife with the banter that made Succession so watchable. It also delivers some pointed satire on social media and its potential to stoke tensions…

Mountainhead lands on HBO and Max in the US on May 31st 2025. In the UK, it’s on Sky and streaming service NOW on 1st June.

Original article (of 07/04/25) continues…

Mountainhead – HBO announce a film from Succession’s Jesse Armstrong

The movie project is his feature directing debut. 

Written and directed by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead has just finished production in Park City, Utah.

The details are scant, but the film’s longline says “A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis”.

It stars Steve Carrell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Hugo Van Yalk, Cory Michael Smith as Venis and Ramy Youssef as Jeff.

The wider cast includes Hadley Robinson, Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, Daniel Oreskes, David Thompson, Ami MacKenzie and Ava Kostia as Paula.

Mountainhead debuts on HBO and Max in the US on May 31st 2025. In the UK, we can watch on Sky and streaming service NOW on 1st June.

We’ll keep you posted.