A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.
Writing
Armstrong's signature vicious dialogue, now with AI paranoia.
Acting
Carell's desperate optimism vs. Schwartzman's deadpan nihilism.
Production
The ski lodge as pressure cooker—luxury becomes claustrophobic.
Director
Jesse Armstrong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Armstrong wrote this during 2022's tech billionaire meltdown—Musk, SBF, the Twitter chaos. It's barely fiction.
The 'Souper' nickname was improvised by Schwartzman; Armstrong kept it because it made Hugo sound like a failed startup.
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