> At a Glance
> – AMC revealed first footage of The Audacity at CES 2026
> – Dark comedy probes tech titans shaping everyday life via AI, data, social media
> – Premiere: April 12 on AMC and AMC+
> – Why it matters: Show dramatizes how Silicon Valley power brokers quietly engineer society while battling their own isolation
AM Networks used CES 2026 to drop the first clips from The Audacity, a new series interrogating the people remapping modern life from behind Silicon Valley’s curtain.
Inside The Audacity
Created by Jonathan Glatzer-whose résumé spans Succession, Better Call Saul, and Bloodline-the show tracks a fictional tech ecosystem. No real brands or celebrity founders appear, yet the stories echo familiar headlines.
Dan McDermott, AMC’s chief content officer, framed the stakes:
> “They’re literally laying the cement on the freeway that we’re all driving down with things like AI, data collection, social media, etc.”
Cast & Characters
- Billy Magnussen-entrepreneurial hustler
- Sarah Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Simon Helberg, Rob Corddry-round out the ensemble
Helberg plays a reclusive coding prodigy building an AI therapy app for teens while neglecting his own teenage daughter.
Simon Helberg noted:
> “There’s loneliness, I think, at the heart of all the characters, and they’re all trying to connect, and they’re trying to connect through technology, which has some pitfalls.”
Clips Tease Tone & Conflict
Attendees saw two exclusive scenes:
- Magnussen’s character delivers an eager restaurant pitch to Galifianakis, who answers by stabbing his hand with a fork mid-sentence
- Helberg ignores his daughter’s emotional cue, instead recording her annoyed expression to train his algorithm
Recording was barred, keeping the footage exclusive to the room.
Key Takeaways
- The Audacity explores how tech architects mold society while struggling with personal connection
- Fictional setting allows satire without legal tangles
- Series launches Sunday, April 12 on linear AMC and streaming AMC+
Expect a sharp, character-driven look at the people coding the future-and the human cost of living inside their machines.
