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Jesse Armstrong, creator of the popular HBO series Succession, has a new drama, this time a comedy, about powerful and wealthy people vying for power and control. It's a made-for-TV movie called Mountainhead, and it centers on a quartet of very rich tech wizards who gather at a private home in a remote area of Utah to play some poker and also dream and scheme.

Jesse Armstrong, creator of the popular HBO series Succession, has a new drama, this time a comedy, about powerful and wealthy people vying for power and control. It's a made-for-TV movie called Mountainhead, and it centers on a quartet of very rich tech wizards who gather at a private home in a remote area of Utah to play some poker and also dream and scheme.

The stars include Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman, and it premieres on HBO this Saturday. Our TV critic David Bianculli has this review.

The stars include Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman, and it premieres on HBO this Saturday. Our TV critic David Bianculli has this review.

The stars include Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman, and it premieres on HBO this Saturday. Our TV critic David Bianculli has this review.

David Bianculli is a professor of television studies at Rowan University. He reviewed the upcoming HBO movie, Mountainhead. Tomorrow on Fresh Air, comic, actor, and writer Sarah Silverman. Whether she's tackling sex, abortion, being Jewish, or everyday absurdities, she's known for pushing boundaries to land a deeper truth and a laugh.

David Bianculli is a professor of television studies at Rowan University. He reviewed the upcoming HBO movie, Mountainhead. Tomorrow on Fresh Air, comic, actor, and writer Sarah Silverman. Whether she's tackling sex, abortion, being Jewish, or everyday absurdities, she's known for pushing boundaries to land a deeper truth and a laugh.

David Bianculli is a professor of television studies at Rowan University. He reviewed the upcoming HBO movie, Mountainhead. Tomorrow on Fresh Air, comic, actor, and writer Sarah Silverman. Whether she's tackling sex, abortion, being Jewish, or everyday absurdities, she's known for pushing boundaries to land a deeper truth and a laugh.

We'll talk with her about her new comedy special, Postmortem, which is a bold and moving exploration about the deaths of her father and stepmother just nine days apart. I hope you'll join us. To keep up with what's on the show and get highlights of our interviews, follow us on Instagram at NPR Fresh Air. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.

We'll talk with her about her new comedy special, Postmortem, which is a bold and moving exploration about the deaths of her father and stepmother just nine days apart. I hope you'll join us. To keep up with what's on the show and get highlights of our interviews, follow us on Instagram at NPR Fresh Air. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.

We'll talk with her about her new comedy special, Postmortem, which is a bold and moving exploration about the deaths of her father and stepmother just nine days apart. I hope you'll join us. To keep up with what's on the show and get highlights of our interviews, follow us on Instagram at NPR Fresh Air. Fresh Air's executive producer is Danny Miller.

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Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Phyllis Myers, Anne-Marie Baldonado, Lorne Krenzel, Teresa Madden, Monique Nazareth, Thea Chaloner, Susan Nakundi, and Anna Bauman. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Our consulting visual producer is Hope Wilson.

Our technical director and engineer is Audrey Bentham. Our managing producer is Sam Brigger. Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Phyllis Myers, Anne-Marie Baldonado, Lorne Krenzel, Teresa Madden, Monique Nazareth, Thea Chaloner, Susan Nakundi, and Anna Bauman. Our digital media producer is Molly C.V. Nesper. Our consulting visual producer is Hope Wilson.

Roberta Shuroff directs the show. With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

Roberta Shuroff directs the show. With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.

Roberta Shuroff directs the show. With Terry Gross, I'm Tanya Mosley.