HBO climbs Mountainhead

HBO climbs Mountainhead


By Michael Pickard
April 23, 2025

Trailer park

TRAILER: Take a look at HBO’s original film Mountainhead, the new project written, directed and executive produced by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong. It debuts in the US on May 31. Centring on a group of billionaire friends who get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis, the cast is led by Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. The supporting cast 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. The HBO Original film is written and directed by Armstrong, and executive produced by Armstrong, Frank Rich, Lucy Prebble, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, Mark Mylod and Jill Footlick. tagged in: HBO, Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead, Steve Carrell

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