Showtime has released the official trailer for Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, the first installment of a new anthology series, which is set to premiere on Sunday, February 27 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. You can watch the trailer on YouTube.
Starring Emmy winner Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Trial of the Chicago 7), Emmy winner Kyle Chandler (Bloodline, Friday Night Lights), and Oscar and Emmy nominee Uma Thurman (Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction), the first season is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (check price at Amazon).
Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Billions, Rounders), and Beth Schacter (Soundtrack) executive produced, wrote, and served as showrunners on the series.
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber tells the story of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive unicorns, Uber.
The season pivots on Travis Kalanick (Gordon-Levitt), Uber’s hard-charging CEO who was ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup, and his sometimes tumultuous relationship with his mentor Bill Gurley (Chandler), the plainspoken, brilliant Texan venture capitalist who bets his sterling reputation on Uber’s success – and then has to live with the consequences.
Thurman stars as Arianna Huffington, the savvy businesswoman and co-founder of The Huffington Post, who was an Uber board member.
The Showtime series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.
Even amid the radical upheaval generated within the global tech capital, Uber stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.
The series also stars Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas), Kerry Bishé (Halt and Catch Fire, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels), Jon Bass (Miracle Workers), Bridget Gao Hollitt (Home and Away) and Babak Tafti (Succession).
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber is the first installment of the Super Pumped anthology series in which each season will explore a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture.
In addition to Koppelman, Levien, and Schacter, Paul Schiff, Stephen Schiff, and Allyce Ozarski also executive produce.
Isaac co-executive produces the project.
The anthology series is produced by Showtime and is part of Koppelman and Levien’s overall deal with the network.
The series is distributed internationally by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group and will launch on Crave in Canada and on Paramount+ in international markets, where the streaming service will be available in 2022.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to cover the latest streaming, movie, TV, and game news.