AMC previews its new show, ‘The Audacity,’ focused on Silicon Valley

At CES 2026, AMC debuted clips from its upcoming TV bid “The Audacity,” created by Jonathan Glatzer, a TV writer and shaper for shows similar “Succession,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Bloodline.” The caller amusement volition absorption connected however the men and women of Silicon Valley are shaping the satellite we unrecorded successful today.

“They’re virtually laying the cement connected the freeway that we’re each driving down with things similar AI, information collection, societal media, etc. And determination couldn’t beryllium immoderate much important group, successful my opinion, to beryllium taking a deep-dive look astatine than the men and women successful Silicon Valley who are shaping the lives that we live,” explained Dan McDermott, main contented serviceman astatine AMC Networks and president of AMC Studios, speaking astatine the Variety Entertainment Summit astatine CES.

As 1 of the show’s actors, Billy Magnussen, noted, “Silicon Valley is 1 of those times successful our modern epoch which is defining humanity. And what amended spot to marque a acheronian drama than successful that spot that develops our nine astatine this point?”

The amusement volition besides prima Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Simon Helberg, and Rob Corddry and volition instrumentality spot successful a fictional beingness wherever nary existent institution names are involved, nor volition high-profile tech figures marque cameos. However, the amusement whitethorn inactive deed immoderate acquainted chords. For instance, Helberg’s quality is simply a maladjusted genius, moving connected an AI therapy app for teenagers, erstwhile helium himself is thing of a recluse, with a teenage girl helium neglects.

“There’s loneliness, I think, astatine the bosom of each the characters, and they’re each trying to connect, and they’re trying to link done technology, which has immoderate pitfalls,” Helberg says.

Two caller clips from the shows were streamed astatine the event, but signaling was not allowed. In one, an enthusiastic Magnussen pitches Galifianakis erstwhile encountering him eating astatine a restaurant. Galifianakis ne'er responds but cuts him disconnected yet by stabbing him successful the manus with his fork. Another clip showed Helberg wholly missing an accidental to subordinate to his daughter, and alternatively utilizing her facial look of annoyance to bid his AI.

The amusement premieres Sunday, April 12 connected AMC and AMC+.