The Succession creator says writing and directing a satirical movie about four tech moguls gave him an understanding of the “inhuman task” they face: balancing huge profits with responsible action.

As with the Roy kids, the Succession creator says the Silicon Valley captains of industry in his new film are not "uniquely bad or evil, just put under a unique set of pressures"

By contrast, “,” Armstrong’s new HBO movie about a quartet of billionaire tech bros vacationing in a mountain getaway while the world burns, never finds anything like joy. It barely makes it to entertainment.