‘Mountainhead’ Was Almost Set in the ‘Succession’ Universe With the Addition of This Character

After Successionwas hailed as one of the greatest drama shows of all time after its brilliant fourth season conclusion, it was only a matter of time until creator Jesse Armstrongunveiled his next project. Armstrong’s directorial debut, the HBO original film Mountainhead, tells an original story that follows four billionaires who influence the tech space, who spend a weekend together in an isolated vacation resort. Given the dark comedy, snappy dialogue, anti-capitalist themes, and allusions to recent events, Mountainhead feels designed to be enjoyed by fans of Succession. Armstrong briefly considered making Mountainheadpart of the Succession universe, but decided that “the tone of it's actually kind of different,” and that he would “be tonally misleading people” if he merged the continuity.