‘Super Pumped’ EPs Talk Bringing ‘Billions’ Experience To Showtime’s Uber Saga: “Our Voice Is Our Voice” – TCA

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For fans of Showtime’s drama Billions, the upcoming Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber may familiar in more ways than one – from the story of a striving entrepreneur looking to shake up their industry, to some of the talent that appears throughout the second.

During a TCA panel on Wednesday, executive producers Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Beth Schacter said that they also felt the similarities upon depicting the rise of Uber for Showtime.“Our voice is our voice, and that’s not an intentional thing,” said Koppelman. “Everybody who does this for a while…[is] working from he place that they’re most connected to.”Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Uma Thurman and Kyle Chandler, Showtime’s Super Pumped tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.

The series is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book of the same name.At the center of the series is Gordon-Levitt’s Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who adds to Billions co-creators Koppelman and Levien’s history of centering ambitious disruptors.

Levien spoke about the common ground between his fictional Billions characters and Super Pumped‘s interpretation of a Silicon Valley giant.“We’ve recognized that what they’re doing in their business and their business life really matters to them.