# Silicon Valley (2014)

> Six socially awkward programmers share a Silicon Valley house while chasing a startup that could change everything, and mostly stumble over their own egos.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/54080

## Facts

- Seasons: 6
- Episodes: 53
- Episode runtime: 28 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Dave Krinsky, Mike Judge, John Altschuler
- Network: HBO
- Cast: Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross, Christopher Evan Welch
- TMDB rating: 8.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2575988/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: cynical, deadpan, absurd, affectionate, sardonic

## What critics say

Acclaimed as a sharp, intelligent satire of tech culture that pairs sustained comedic writing with accurate portrayals of startup hubris.

## Synopsis

Silicon Valley (2014-2019) is an American HBO sitcom created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, a six-season satirical workplace comedy that runs fifty-three episodes. Thomas Middleditch plays Richard Hendricks, a socially awkward programmer whose compression algorithm could transform the internet, while Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh Chugtai, Martin Starr as Bertram Gilfoyle, and Zach Woods as Donald Jared Dunn share his cramped incubator house. T.J. Miller as Erlich Bachman, who supplies the house and an inflated sense of his own importance, rounds out the core group, while Matt Ross as Gavin Belson embodies a rival tech magnate. Each season follows the team as they chase funding, fend off larger competitors, and blunder through pitches, product launches and power plays. The engine is the gap between the characters' ambition and their competence, and the show's humor comes from awkward meetings, deadpan exchanges and corporate doublespeak. Its tone is cynical yet affectionate, with a sharp eye on the hubris of Silicon Valley culture. Fans of The Office, Office Space and Succession will find resonance in its deadpan ensemble satire of powerful egos and workplace folly.

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