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Season 5 – Silicon Valley

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Partially inspired by co-creator Mike Judge's experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the 1980s, this comedy series follows the misadventures of introverted computer programmer Richard and his brainy friends as they attempt to strike it rich in a high-tech gold rush. They live together in a Bay Area startup incubator loosely run by self-satisfied dot-com millionaire Erlich, who lets them stay in his house rent-free in exchange for a stake in the projects they invent there. But when Richard develops a powerful search algorithm at his day job, he finds himself caught in the middle of a bidding war between his boss -- whose firm offers Richard an eight-figure buyout -- and a deep-pocketed venture capitalist.
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Critics Consensus

Five seasons in, Silicon Valley finds a new way to up the ante with tighter, less predictable plots, while still maintaining its clever brand of comedic commentary.

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Dan Einav Financial Times 08/31/2018
3/5
Still one of the best on TV, even without the brilliantly coarse TJ Miller. Go to Full Review
Patrick Ryan USA Today 06/14/2018
So how does Silicon move forward without Erlich?... Pretty easily, actually. Go to Full Review
Bob Fekete Newsweek 06/14/2018
Plays it safe in terms of story and jokes, but does a good job of setting up the rest of the season. Go to Full Review
Mikel Zorrilla Espinof 07/24/2019
One episode was enough to verify that it is still as fun as ever. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Sean Mulvihill FanboyNation.com 10/29/2018
4/5
Season Five is perhaps the best season of the show and has moved everything - the characters, Pied Piper, the comedy - forward and ensured that I'm fully onboard for the sixth season whenever it debuts. Go to Full Review
Alan French AwardsCircuit.com 10/10/2018
3.5/4
Hopefully, Judge can keep this show rolling through the season at the level of the premiere. Go to Full Review
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tom m 10/21/2021 A bit of comic relief. Entertaining enough. T.J. Miller's character is a bit hard to take in anything other than the tiniest doses. See more 04/02/2020 Silicon Valley: Season 5 another fun season of the beloved IT gang See more 08/24/2019 While the first seasons felt like they actually had a decent grip on software development and the valley companies, it's now just repetitive farce sinking ever deeper into the swamp of mediocrity. All the characters have descended into caricatures of themselves which, given that they were caricatures to start with, makes them feel so artificial that it's impossible to muster even an ounce of interest in what happens to them. By now you also know that no matter how bad things are going you can be sure that some technomagical act of god will make the Piper team come out on top. It doesn't matter if they are smart, brave, stand-up or just dumb jerks. They are rewarded with success anyway, because when you can't be bothered to craft an interesting story or have anything to tell that's just the easiest and safest way to coast along until the end of the final season. See more 10/19/2018 The lost of Urlich is felt this season, but the show is still funny. See more gustavo n 08/24/2018 Although some things never change, this comes to do more good than bad. Very satisfied with the 5th season. The store line could use something more than the same recipe from the start, I cannot say that the way they choose to go was bad. See more 07/14/2018 What a farcical, pseudo intellectual show, reinforcing stereotypes of the valley. completely rotten. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Mar 25, 2018 Grow Fast or Die Slow The pressure to get things right stymies Richard and forces him to grow the company in a way he had not planned; Dinesh and Gilfoyle question their ability to make good decisions; Gavin returns to Hooli and worries about becoming antiquated. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 1, 2018 Reorientation Richard manages a number of small conflicts in his efforts to unite his new employees; Dinesh celebrates a new purchase that Gilfoyle looks to spoil; Jian-Yang goes to court; Gavin meets pushback over his signature and what it says about him. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 8, 2018 Chief Operating Officer Encouraged by Jared to strike up a friendship with Dana, a like-minded CEO, Richard instead finds himself charmed by Dana's COO, who challenges his loyalty to Gilfoyle; Dinesh's impulse purchase forces him to search for a new roommate. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 15, 2018 Tech Evangelist Attempting to woo a gaming company to PiperNet, Richard inadvertently angers a prized ally; Dinesh deals with a betrayal; Gavin leaves his underlings with a cryptic message; Jared gets inside information from Big Head. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 22, 2018 Facial Recognition Overshadowed by Jared in an on-camera interview, Richard's confidence wavers further when Laurie and Monica force him to work with Eklow, a new artificial-intelligence company; Gavin questions his future beyond Hooli. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 29, 2018 Artificial Emotional Intelligence Richard decides to help when Laurie gets in a jam, but his lack of emotional discipline threatens to backfire on Pied Piper; Gavin tries to make a deal with a stubborn partner; Dinesh relishes a rare win; Jared bonds with a surprising figure. Details Episode 7 Aired May 6, 2018 Initial Coin Offering As the Pied Piper team prepares to close on their Series B funding, Richard receives some unsettling news; Gilfoyle suggests a risky proposition; Monica is blunt with Richard; Dinesh competes with a co-worker; Gavin tries to charm small-town America. Details Episode 8 Aired May 13, 2018 Fifty-One Percent PiperNet launches, but an early success makes Monica suspicious; Richard makes a surprising move; the team races against the clock as its future is threatened. Details
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Season Info

Director
Mike Judge, Jamie Babbit, Gillian Robespierre, Matt Ross
Executive Producer
Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Alec Berg, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally
Screenwriter
Graham Wagner, Anthony King, Alec Berg, Josh Lieb, Ron Weiner, Carson Mell, Carrie Kemper
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 25, 2018