Season 1
TV Show · Comedy

In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. From HBO and the offbeat mind of Mike Judge ('Office Space,' 'Beavis & Butthead') comes this comedy series that delves into the outrageous world of tech start-ups and the socially awkward underdogs trying to navigate its lucrative potential. In Season 1, the show charts the rising fortunes of Richard, an introverted programmer who lives with his best friend Big Head, pompous Gilfoyle, and sarcastic Dinesh under the roof of self-satisfied dot.com millionaire Erlich who lets them stay for free...as long as he gets a 10% cut of their projects. With his career going nowhere fast, Richard suddenly finds himself in the middle of an extreme bidding war over his website's unique compression algorithm. Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Christopher Evan Welch and Monica Crew head up the cast.

2014 · 29m
Starring Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Josh Brener
Director Mike Judge

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Minimum Viable Product
    Richard and his friends dream of making it big; Richard's boss offers to buy out his firm; an investor makes a counter-offer.
    26 min
  • EPISODE 2
    The Cap Table
    Richard and Erlich discover that they must deliver a viable business plan; Gilfoyle and Dinesh prove to be essential to the company.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Articles Of Incorporation
    Richard must negotiate when he discovers the name is already registered to a sprinkler company. Erlich tries to come up with a new company name, while Peter Gregory becomes elusive.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Fiduciary Duties
    Richard regrets a drunken promise he made to Erlich. Elsewhere, a surprising link between Gavin and Peter is revealed.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Signaling Risk
    Erlich hires a graffiti artist to design Pied Piper's new logo, with mixed and controversial results. Meanwhile, Richard doesn't have much time to prepare for a live demonstration.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Third Party Insourcing
    While Richard butts heads with a freelancer, Gilfoyle's girlfriend comes to visit. Elsewhere, Jared is taken for a ride.
    22 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Thomas Middleditch
    Richard Hendricks
  • Zach Woods
    Jared
  • Kumail Nanjiani
    Dinesh
  • Martin Starr
    Gilfoyle
  • Josh Brener
    Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti
  • Amanda Crew
    Monica
  • Matt Ross
    Gavin Belson
  • Suzanne Cryer
    Laurie Bream
  • Jimmy O. Yang
    Jian Yang
  • T.J. Miller
    Erlich Bachman
  • Christopher Evan Welch
    Peter Gregory

About

Season 1

Comedy

In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. From HBO and the offbeat mind of Mike Judge ('Office Space,' 'Beavis & Butthead') comes this comedy series that delves into the outrageous world of tech start-ups and the socially awkward underdogs trying to navigate its lucrative potential. In Season 1, the show charts the rising fortunes of Richard, an introverted programmer who lives with his best friend Big Head, pompous Gilfoyle, and sarcastic Dinesh under the roof of self-satisfied dot.com millionaire Erlich who lets them stay for free...as long as he gets a 10% cut of their projects. With his career going nowhere fast, Richard suddenly finds himself in the middle of an extreme bidding war over his website's unique compression algorithm. Thomas Middleditch, Josh Brener, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Christopher Evan Welch and Monica Crew head up the cast.

Information

Studio
HBO
Released
2014
Rated
15
Region of Origin
United States
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