{"id":339042,"date":"2017-04-22T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T01:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1479973"},"modified":"2017-04-22T09:00:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T01:00:17","slug":"hbos-silicon-valley-cast-hints-about-upcoming-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/hbos-silicon-valley-cast-hints-about-upcoming-season\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO\u2019s \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d cast hints about upcoming season"},"content":{"rendered":"

They\u2019re back! HBO\u2019s \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d is set to return to television, with the fourth season debuting this Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

We had a chance to watch the first two episodes at the premiere and can confirm that they\u2019re very funny (and filled with TechCrunch references). We also sat down for a video with the stars of the show, and got a few hints about what to expect this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Richard branches out on his own outside of Pied Piper and pivots on his own,\u201d Thomas Middleditch said about his character leaving the company he founded. We\u2019ll see some \u201cspecial stress on the relationship with he and Jared,\u201d the character played by Zach Woods. There\u2019s also \u201cdrama between Richard and Dinesh,\u201d Kumail Nanjiani\u2019s role.<\/span><\/p>\n

Previous seasons of the show follow the trials and tribulations of \u201cPied Piper,\u201d a startup that changes course multiple times to stay alive. The personalities of the startup characters and also the venture capitalists they encounter are eerily similar to some of the real people in the community here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Executive Producer Mike Judge, known for past comedies like \u201cOffice Space,\u201d \u201cBeavis and Butt-Head,\u201d and \u201cIdiocracy,\u201d was inspired by the brief time he spent working in Silicon Valley after college.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the show definitely has a cult following here in Silicon Valley, we asked them why the story resonates throughout the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Everybody uses technology. Everybody uses these apps,\u201d said Nanjiani. It\u2019s \u201cinherently interesting to people to see the behind-the-scenes of how those are apps are made and how they become important and how they come to you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Several of the cast members have been inspired to work with startups in real life, with Amanda Crew telling us she\u2019s made a few private investments. Middleditch said he\u2019s particularly enthusiastic about<\/span> WaterFX<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Wright Electric.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

They don\u2019t always keep up with tech news, however. When asked if they read TechCrunch, Nanjiani quipped. \u201cDo you want us to say we do?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" They’re back! HBO’s “Silicon Valley” is set to return to television, with the fourth season debuting this Sunday.
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