Mountainhead Premieres This Weekend—Live on MAX, Sunset, Streaming Next Week
This weekend, Sunset invites you to buckle up for a razor-sharp, brutally funny, and eerily timely ride: Mountainhead, the latest must-see from the twistedly brilliant mind of Jesse Armstrong. The film airs live on Sunset this Saturday night, May 31, with full streaming access available starting next week exclusively on our platform.
What is Mountainhead?
It’s a satirical comedy-drama soaked in absurdity and laced with just enough existential dread to make it feel all too real. The plot is simple—until it isn’t. A group of out-of-touch billionaires, bored and bloated with power, gather for a lavish retreat while the world spirals into chaos outside their perimeter of private jets and endless caviar. Think Succession meets Dr. Strangelove with a touch of surreal apocalypse.
The brains and brilliance behind it
This marks the directorial debut of Jesse Armstrong, the Emmy-winning creator of Succession, and yes—it’s every bit as biting and socially savage as you’d expect. Armstrong also wrote the script, pulling no punches when it comes to lampooning elite power, global dysfunction, and the absurd theatre of modern wealth.
The project is stacked with a powerhouse producing team that reads like a who’s who of prestige television: Tony Roche, Frank Rich, Mark Mylod, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, and Jill Footlick all serve as executive producers. If you loved the tension, dark humor, and biting commentary of Succession, this crew’s fingerprints are all over Mountainhead—and it shows.
An all-star cast at the edge of the world
The ensemble cast brings the fire:
- Steve Carell plays a pseudo-philosophical tech mogul with a God complex.
- Jason Schwartzman delivers neurotic genius as a luxury bunker designer turned cult guru.
- Cory Michael Smith is eerily magnetic as a biotech billionaire whose startup might accidentally end civilization.
- Ramy Youssef brings heart, chaos, and just enough self-awareness to keep the satire from drifting too far into nihilism.
Why it matters
Mountainhead doesn’t just skewer the ultra-rich. It holds a mirror up to a culture obsessed with crisis, consumption, and control. It’s laugh-out-loud funny until it suddenly isn’t—and that’s exactly the point.
This isn’t just a film. It’s an event.
How to watch
- Live Premiere: Saturday, May 31, only on Sunset.
- Streaming Access: Available exclusively on Sunset starting next week. Subscribe or sign in to catch it whenever you’re ready to face the end of the world… from your couch.
The verdict?
Darkly hilarious, brilliantly uncomfortable, and filled with unforgettable performances, Mountainhead is one of 2025’s most original and essential screen experiences. Watch it for the comedy, stay for the existential crisis—and let the satire sink in long after the credits roll.
Sunset is the only place to catch it.