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Season 1 – The Audacity

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Inkoo Kang The New Yorker May 27
It’s the focus on data harvesting that gives “The Audacity” its strange verve, born of a conviction that it can make this perpetually overlooked issue an object of emotional investment. Its satirical aim feels spot-on. Go to Full Review Verne Gay Newsday Apr 14
2/4
Bitter, brutal, depressing. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Apr 13
The cast is very good and the dialogue good enough, but because few of these characters are developed beyond a handful of identifying characteristics, it’s a generally cold, dispassionate watch. Go to Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba Apr 29
There’s real potential here for this show to put AMC back on the map in a meaningful way. It carries that dense, layered texture reminiscent of Mad Men, along with the go-for-broke freneticism of Succession. Go to Full Review Ty'Kira Smalls Common Sense Media Apr 21
3/5
This series combines Succession-like comedy about the wealthy with the Silicon Valley setting, where everyone is smarter but equally selfish. Go to Full Review Sarah Ward sbs.com.au Apr 17
A highly entertaining must-see, and a series keenly attuned to the present moment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Arby W @ArbyW 6d Better to have revived the actually good Silicon Valley than this cringe-fest. See more David O @Rage66 May 29 I really wanted to lIke this show because it has Zach Galifianakis and Rob Corddry. But it is just terrible. I watched the first five episodes and I had to stop torturing myself after I realized that I couldn't care less about any of the characters. Not a single one. This is not a knock on the actors, they're all wonderful. It is the writing. The episodes are so boring. I was so disappointed because this show could have been so much more than it is. See more Brandon O @RT25527647 May 26 This is one of the best shows out there right now. Funny and the story keeps you interested in what the characters are doing. All of the characters are flawed, but have some redeeming qualities and you understand their motivations for the most part, or you do as you keep going. Given time, this show could develop into a classic. See more Andrei D @RT74856639 May 26 It starts off too glib and frenetic and never fully trusts its characters to work on their own, but the final three episodes pull it all together in an interesting, if overly dramatic, way See more Miguel R @Miguel_Madrid May 25 Great Show. Superb acting. As other reviewers say I am also shocked at the low audience score, and it is probably because tech bros didn’t like how it portrays them. See more Kriss H @MissKris02 May 25 I’m actually shocked at the low audience score. This show is fantastic. My theory is that it still doesn’t have a large audience and most of the ones who have discovered it are tech bros who didn’t like how it portrays them so they give it a terrible rating. I usually trust the audience score over critics but with this one, trust the critics more. It should still be a higher score because it’s a great show and very well acted. It seems like people don’t get that the characters are supposed to be unlikable, horrible people. It’s funny because of how unlikable and terrible they all are. Apparently season 2 is already happening. Hopefully by its release this show will have found a bigger audience beyond angry tech bros. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Glatzer

Creator

Billy Magnussen

Duncan Park

Sarah Goldberg

Dr. JoAnne Felder

Zach Galifianakis

Carl Bardolph

Lucy Punch

Lili Park-Hoffsteader

Simon Helberg

Martin Phister

Episodes

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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details
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Season Info

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