NYU marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway is the executive producer of the series. Rosamund Pike, known for her roles in “I’ll Take Care of It” and “Saltburn,” will star and serve as one of the executive producers.
“Thumblite” is a corporate thriller that delves into the intrigues, rivalries and obsessions of tech tycoons and their employees in Silicon Valley. The series promises to depict the fierce struggle for power and control over one of the most powerful industries in the world. Pike’s role in the series is being kept under wraps for now.
Scott Z Burnsthe showrunner of the series, whose credits include The Intriguer, Contagion, and The Laundromat. He is also responsible for directing episodes of The Whole Voice and Californication, as well as the climatic anthology Extrapolations for Apple TV+.
For Scott Galloway, author of a book about tech giants Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, this will be his debut in the world of scripted series. He co-hosts the popular podcast Pivot with tech journalist Kara Swisher.
In addition to Burns, Pike and Galloway, the executive producers include Greg Jacobs, Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer for Media Res. Netflix expects “Thumblite” to become one of the service’s flagship titles, delving into the realities and secrets of the world of technology.
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