Season 1 – The Audacity

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Apr 2026

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The Audacity takes an absurd look at the outsized egos of the Silicon Valley elites building our future. Tech CEO Duncan Park grapples with an increasingly unhinged public persona, threatens to expose his ethically compromised therapist JoAnne Felder (Sarah Goldberg), and squares off against eccentric billionaire Carl Bardolph (Zach Galifianakis). As Big Tech's influence grows, the overconfident, morally bankrupt minds leading the charge begin to unravel, proving the architects of tomorrow can barely manage their lives today.

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Standing on the precipice of overstaying its welcome, this Silicon Valley farce places its callous, fascinating, and unpleasant personalities front and center to rapturous effect, proving this series has The Audacity.

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Rebecca Nicholson

Financial Times

Oct 27, 2026

4/5

The Audacity offers an energetic warning against the passive consumption of a future run by monsters such as these.

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Lucy Mangan

Guardian

Oct 22, 2026

4/5

It will fill both the Succession and Silicon Valley (sitcom)-shaped holes in your life.

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Liam Mathews

TheWrap

Sep 9, 2026

Even though it doesn’t hit target metrics as a tech industry satire, it’s still fairly effective as a more general "rich people are messed up" character-driven dramedy.

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Barbara Ellen

Observer (UK)

Oct 27, 2026

There are some nice lines, delivered by a strong cast that also includes Paul Adelstein, Simon Helberg and Lucy Punch.

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Kristen Baldwin

AirTalk with Larry Mantle (LAist)

Sep 4, 2026

At times 'The Audacity' is sharply written and it features a talented ensemble cast, but its key characters aren’t much more than comically odious caricatures — which makes it hard to invest in them or the story they’re telling.

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David Knox

TV Tonight AU

Jul 22, 2026

4.5

These people are cray-cray. But the dialogue ricochets like bullets around the screen, with some great lines.

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Kyle B

@RT72455099 Oct 27, 2026

Agree with all the reviewers who say great acting and production value, but very poor writing diverts this train well off the tracks. It’s boring and unwatchable.

Sonny D

@sonnyday Oct 9, 2026

Billy Magnussen needs to be in more. He makes this show.

Robert P

@RT49699742 Sep 30, 2026

I almost never watch any TV shows on Netflix. Very very rare. I’m more of a Documentary person. I decided to give this a shot since I like Zack. I’m so glad I did. The first few episodes were a bit of a slog, but it got better and better with each episode with a fantastic finish. Really well done. This is a show where you have to pay attention or you can get lost. Once all the characters and storylines are established it meshes together brilliantly. I can’t believe this show didn’t get any awards nominations. I watched two episodes of Widows Bay, just because it won so many awards, and it in no way compares to the quality of this show. I see why AMC let Netflix broadcast it. I will be getting AMC in 2027 for season 2. Give it a watch and stick with it. You’ll be glad you did.

Sophie D

@Duffy870 Sep 6, 2026

This was such a pleasant surprise. Really smart writing, great performances and just enough weirdness to make it stand out from all the other dramas.

Jinkabel T

@Jinkabel Aug 31, 2026

We really enjoyed this spot-on skewering of Silicon Valley and the amorality of a whole lot of its denizens. Rob Cordry was very affecting in his role as an outsider who ultimately was chewed up and spit out. By the end of Season 1 (can't wait for Season 2!) everyone was unspooling at a pretty fast clip. Great acting, sharp writing. Billy Magnussen is really excellent as Duncan Park and Zach Galafanakis is as eccentric and watchable as ever.

Stella A

@stella5678 Aug 27, 2026

I didn’t seem like a show that I’d really like, but I gave it a shot and I’m glad I did! I really enjoyed Sarah Goldberg in Barry and she’s great in this, too. The humor’s on point and the plot is entertaining.

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Daniel Sackheim

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Alex Buono

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Daniel Gray Longino

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Jonathan Glatzer

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Lucy Forbes

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Billy Magnussen

Duncan Park

Episode 1

Aired Apr 12, 2026

Best of All Possible Worlds

Duncan, almost tech titan, must prove he and his company are F-able; JoAnne provides therapy with benefits; Orson lands from Baltimore; the party for Dr. Green ends in a cat burglary.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 12, 2026

Shine Brightly

JoAnne squirms in Duncan's grasp; Lili needs these diagnoses by yesterday; the press is on to a scandal; Bardolph's triggered; Xander gets the joke; Orson has his heart stolen by someone with practice; Gary's Pippin is - it's too awful to say.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 19, 2026

Valley of Heart's Delight

Wildfires hit the Valley, poisoning everything: marriages, neuro-psych evals, cheeseburgers, fifth homes; when someone poops in a hat, one A.I. friend to teens might just be the hero we've been waiting for; there's bad news about Linus Po.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 26, 2026

Vanitas

Toxic masculinity makes a comeback in Martin's spine, Orson's gut, Duncan's shins; but the feminine side is strong: Sorrel's tincture, Lili's mud, JoJo's bridge; Anushka holds Duncan's feet to the fire as an atomic reaction sweeps through Las Altas.

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Episode 5

Aired May 3, 2026

Lamplighters

HyperG's salvation is close, but there's danger to Duncan; Lili has a secret; JoAnne hopes garlic can save her; Anushka finds gold at the end of the slide, but a witness to Easter Island threatens to destroy her; Beatrice cuts a deal with the Tang.

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Episode 6

Aired May 10, 2026

Sandbox

JoAnne trusts Sheldon to do her dirty work. Ruffery is shattered; Duncan can't escape Hamish's legacy of flashy machinations; Tess discovers Orson's dark secret; Chekhov's gun might go off; Lili hits upon the greatest metaphor ever.

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Episode 7

Aired May 17, 2026

Foundering

Is Xander a hero or a villain?; Duncan is ready to disrupt with P.I.N.A.T.A.; JoAnne contends with the consequences of her counsel; Anushka takes the lead and Martin has a decision to make; Gary gets to the root of Orson's strange behaviour.

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Episode 8

Aired May 24, 2026

Granfalloon

Crises hit the Winter Forum and Winter Gala, grotesquely held in adjacent ballrooms; P.I.N.A.T.A. squares off against the ethics-tinted Hypergnosis; the youth face actual human problems; Xander, like an actual human, understands his true nature.

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Director: Daniel Sackheim, Alexander Buono, Daniel Gray Longino, Lucy Forbes
Creator: Jonathan Glatzer
Executive Producer: Jonathan Glatzer, Gina Mingacci
Screenwriter: Arthur Phillips, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Irving Ruan, Jonathan Glatzer, Charlotte Ahlin, Semi Chellas
Network: AMC
Rating: TV-MA (L)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 12, 2026

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