Director: Lucy Forbes, Alexander Buono, Daniel Gray Longino
Cast: Billy Magnussen, Meaghan Rath, Zach Galifianakis, Lucy Punch, Simon Helberg
The Audacity is a 2026 American drama-comedy-thriller series directed by Lucy Forbes, Alexander Buono, and Daniel Gray Longino, set inside Silicon Valley's gleaming corridors of power. It follows a tech CEO whose hunger for influence and profit exposes the moral rot lurking beneath the industry's glossy surface of disruption.
What is The Audacity about?
At the heart of The Audacity is a data-hungry CEO who has convinced himself — and nearly everyone around him — that harvesting personal information at scale is not exploitation but enlightenment. Within the insular world of Silicon Valley, where self-proclaimed visionaries compete to reshape humanity, he maneuvers through boardrooms, press junkets, and dinner parties, spinning every ethical compromise into a growth opportunity. As his ambitions balloon past what even his most loyal allies can rationalize, the people closest to him begin to see the gap between his messianic public persona and the ruthless calculations behind it. The series builds its tension quietly, letting the mundane rituals of startup culture become increasingly unsettling as the human cost of unchecked ambition comes into focus.
Cast & crew
Billy Magnussen leads as the charismatic and morally elastic CEO, surrounded by a sharp ensemble including Zach Galifianakis, Simon Helberg, and Sarah Goldberg. Meaghan Rath, Lucy Punch, Rob Corddry, and Paul Adelstein round out the cast, each embodying a different tier of Silicon Valley's peculiar social ecosystem, from true believers to shrewd opportunists.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, The Audacity offers a wry, darkly funny lens on the tech culture that shapes so much of daily life in North America and beyond. Many Iranian-Canadians and Iranian-Americans work in or adjacent to the tech sector, making the show's satirical portrait of startup egos and data ethics feel personally resonant. The series is available with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles on K-Time, so viewers can follow every barbed line of dialogue comfortably, whether watching alone or with family members who prefer Farsi.
Where & how to watch
The Audacity is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Start watching today and cancel anytime.