Jonathan Glatzer, the creator of Succession and Better Call Saul, has a new scripted drama in development for AMC Networks. Produced by AMC Studios, the untitled drama is set inside the bubble of Silicon Valley, amid misguided corporate cultures, moony innovation labs and cutthroat private high schools.
Per the logline: In our story, a scandal is sparked by the exploitation of personal data which unravels out of a rift between a self-appointed “inventor of the future” tech CEO and his self-serving “performance psychologist.” This act of corruption quickly spirals out of control for all involved, exposing the absurdities of ambition, corporate ethics, and the fallibility of the people who are shaping the future of our world.
“Get ready for a captivating, enthralling, authentic look behind the curtain of Silicon Valley,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks in a statement. “Jonathan is a massive talent and AMC is lucky to be the home of this, his first series creation brought to life. The show, which chronicles the lives of characters creating the world we will all inhabit, is right here and right now. Truth is stranger than fiction, especially here.”
Noted Jonathan Glatzer: “The tech world and the future it is offering is in the hands of some frighteningly self-involved people. They radiate a bizarre, semi-deity-like energy, but even they cannot escape their own humanity. So rather than do something directly about ‘tech,’ I wanted to focus on the people. And not just the titans, but the antsy wannabe titans, the kids and spouses of the wannabes; their housekeepers, their schools, their psychiatrists, their dogs and gurus alike, all of them living in this bubble where they truly believe — and perhaps rightly — they are inventing the future, dogs excepted.”
The number of episodes has not been announced. The new drama is anticipated for 2025 on AMC Networks.
