The trailer for HBO’s Mountainhead shows art imitating life, with tech billionaires partying while the world crumbles because of AI technology. It’s not until the outside world directly impacts their opulent vacation that they bother to care.

The premise strikes so close to reality that audiences are either going to avoid it like the plague or check it out just to see if the high and mighty fall off their golden perches. Working in its favor is the talent in front of and behind the screen. The four tech giants are played by Steve Carell as Randall, Jason Schwartzman as Souper (Hugo Van Yalk), Cory Michael Smith as Venis, and Ramy Youssef as Jeff. The film is written and directed by seven-time Emmy winner and creator of Succession Jesse Armstrong.

Armstrong’s Succession was a brilliant portrayal of the ultra-rich, and it’s certain his feature directorial debut...