Mountainhead

Mountainhead (2025)

Humanity is in their hands.

A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.

Date of release
2025-05-22
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (277)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Director
Jesse Armstrong

Casting

Interesting facts

Mountainhead is a 2025 American satirical comedy drama television film written and directed by Jesse Armstrong in his feature directorial debut, and starring Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef.

Production

The film was written and directed by Jesse Armstrong and executive produced by Armstrong, Frank Rich, Lucy Prebble, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Will Tracy, Mark Mylod, and Jill Footlick. It was released on HBO and HBO Max in the United States, and Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom. The cast includes Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, Ramy Youssef, Andy Daly and Hadley Robinson.

The film took under six months to produce, with production designer Stephen Carter being approached in December 2024 before a script, location, or cast had been decided. Armstrong began writing the script in January 2025, with the movie being fast-tracked for development by HBO. A number of locales were considered, including the tropics or a private island, before a "Shining-esque mansion" in the snow was decided on.

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