Showtime Renews Anthology Series 'Super Pumped,' Season 2 To Follow Rise of Facebook
Looking at the relationship between Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Showtime has renewed its TV series Super Pumped for a second season. Each season of Super Pumped focuses on a company that “rocked the business world to its core and changed culture.” For its second run, the show will shift its focus to Facebook’s rise from a startup to the powerhouse it is today.
Based on a book by journalist New York Times Mike Isaac, the series “focus on the relationship at the center of that metamorphosis — between Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg — and the world-changing forces unleashed, intentionally and unintentionally, as a result,” per the logline. Sandberg assumed the role of Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer in 2008, where she remains today.
The first installment of the show, which premieres on February 27, takes a look at the notorious “boy’s club” work culture at Uber under CEO Travis Kalanick, who was ultimately ousted from the company. Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays Kalanick, while Kyle Chandler plays Kalanick’s mentor, venture capitalist Bill Gurley. Uma Thurman, Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Jon Bass, Bridget Gao Hollitt and Babak Tafti are also members of the cast.
Season one’s executive producers, Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Beth Schacter, will return for the second run, joined by Paul Schiff.
Watch the first season of Super Pumped on Showtime on February 27.
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