Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. He ll play the CEO of Uber in
Super Pumped.
The series will adapt Mike Isaac s book
Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber, which has become both one of the most successful and destructive start-ups in history. A Silicon Valley investment darling, it revolutionized transportation, but at the cost of radical upheaval and internal and external battles.
Gordon-Levitt s Travis Kalanick was the driven executive of the company who saw it hit highs before he was ousted in a boardroom coup. Koppelman and Levien are planning this as an anthology series, focusing on different stories each season. They ll work on the show with
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Gordon-Levitt will play Kalanick, the company s CEO who was ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup.
Deadline reports that Super Pumped had initially been in development at Showtime as a limited series since as early as 2019, and has now expanded into an anthology concept that will explore an exciting new business world story each season.
Former CEO: The actor will be portraying Uber s former CEO and founder Travis Kalanick (pictured here in 2017) in the limited series titled Super Pumped Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a remarkably intelligent and charismatic actor, embodying charm with an unpredictable edge, Showtime’s EVP of scripted programming, Amy Israel, said.
Gordon-Levitt will next appear in the half-hour comedy-drama series Mr. Corman, which he also created and directs. He first became well-known to TV audiences for his role on 3rd Rock From the Sun.