All US Television Is Trumpy Now, Even when It’s Not
- Jesse Armstrong created the television series Succession and the movie Mountainhead, releasing the latter recently, which focuses on tech billionaires isolating in Utah.
- These works arose amid a media trend highlighting the moral decay and struggles of the super-rich, reflecting an oppressive US political climate during the second Trump administration.
- In parallel, the HBO Max series And Just Like That… continues evolving Carrie Bradshaw’s story while introducing new complex characters like Seema Patel and Lisa Todd Wexley, portrayed by long-time friends Sarita Choudhury and Nicole Ari Parker.
- Actor Jon Hamm stars as Coop, a hedge fund manager who loses his job and steals to support his expensive lifestyle including $4,500 skin treatments and $30,000 charity tables, illustrating the series’ satirical focus on wealth and desperation.
- Collectively, these shows offer viewers a vicarious glimpse into luxury while satirizing wealth’s emptiness and underscore how current political tensions shape US television narratives today.
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