HBO Comedy Series SILICON VALLEY Returns October 27 for Sixth and Final Season

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5 min readOct 8, 2019

The HBO comedy series SILICON VALLEY returns for its seven-episode, sixth and final season SUNDAY, OCT. 27 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT). A collaboration between Mike Judge and Alec Berg, the Emmy®-winning and Golden Globe-nominated series takes a comedic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. This season finds Richard and the Pied Piper guys finally seeing the fruits of their labor but realizing that a bigger company means much bigger problems.

The series will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms.

The series stars Thomas Middleditch as Richard, Zach Woods as Jared, Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh, Martin Starr as Gilfoyle, Amanda Crew as Monica, Jimmy O. Yang as Jian-Yang, Suzanne Cryer as Laurie Bream, Matt Ross as Gavin Belson and Josh Brener as Big Head.

Photos: Thomas Middleditch; Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Amanda Crew
Photos (L-R): Thomas Middleditch; Jimmy O. Yang, Josh Brener, Zach Woods (Credit: Eddy Chen/HBO); Matt Ross (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Upcoming episodes include:

Season 6, episode 1: “Artificial Lack of Intelligence”

Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 27 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Thomas Middleditch (Credit: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Richard (Thomas Middleditch) discovers his promise that Pied Piper won’t collect user data is under threat; Jared (Zach Woods) longs for the past; Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) gets creative in dealing with Dinesh.

Written by Ron Weiner; directed by Mike Judge.

Season 6, episode 2: “Blood Money”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 3 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Richard (Thomas Middleditch) meets a potential investor; Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) butts heads with HR; Gavin (Matt Ross) explores a leaner Hooli’s future.

Written by Carson Mell; directed by Mike Judge.

Photo: Zach Woods (Credit: ). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.
Photos: Nandini Bapat; Matt Ross
Photos: Amanda Crew, Thomas Middleditch; Kumail Nanjiani, Amanda Crew, Martin Starr (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 6, episode 3: “Hooli Smokes!”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 10 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Thomas Middleditch (Credit: Ali Paige Goldstein). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

The Pied Piper team races to close a major deal; Dinesh (Kumail Nanjiani) considers being a better person; an angry Jared (Zach Woods) reluctantly helps Richard (Thomas Middleditch).

Written by Sarah Walker; directed by Liza Johnson.

Photos: Thomas Middleditch; Amanda Crew, Zach Woods
Photos: Zach Woods; Nandini Bapat, Jimmy O. Yang (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 6, episode 4: “Maximizing Alphaness”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 17 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Amanda Crew (Credit: Ali Paige Goldstein). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Richard’s (Thomas Middleditch) authority is threatened by his former Hooli manager; Monica (Amanda Crew) tries to prove her support of other women; Gavin (Matt Ross) sets his sights on the literary world.

Written by Daisy Gardner; directed by Liza Johnson.

Photos: Thomas Middleditch, Ben Feldman; Zach Woods
Photos: Matt Ross; Josh Brener (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 6, episode 5: “ Tethics”

Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 24 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Martin Starr, Amanda Crew (Credit: Eddy Chen). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Richard (Thomas Middleditch) fumes at Gavin’s (Matt Ross) new ethical stance; Dinesh’s (Kumail Nanjiani) trip turns into a nightmare; Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) and Monica (Amanda Crew) work on their peer review scores.

Written by Lew Morton; directed by Pete Chatmon.

Photos:(L to R) Zach Woods, Thomas Middleditch, Amanda Crew, Martin Starr, Chris Diamantopoulos; Zach Woods
Photo: Matt Ross (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: Tyler Golden & Eddy Chen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 6, episode 6: “RussFest”

Debut date: SUNDAY, DEC. 1 (10:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani (Credit: Eddy Chen). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

A major event puts PiperNet’s capabilities to the test; Monica (Amanda Crew) confronts Jian-Yang (Jimmy O. Yang) over his use of Pied Piper’s name.

Written by Carrie Kemper; directed by Matt Ross.

Photos:(L to R): Zach Woods, Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani; Amanda Crew; Jimmy O. Yang
Photos: Rachel Rosenbloom, Kumail Nanjiani, Chris Aquilino; Chris Diamantopoulo (Credit for all unless otherwise indicated: Eddy Chen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

Season 6, episode 7: “Exit Event” (Series finale)

Debut date: SUNDAY, DEC. 8 (10:05–10:55 p.m. ET/PT)

Photo: Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Amanda Crew, Kumail Nanjiani (Credit: Eddy Chen/HBO). Please note this is a promotional photo for press only.

Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and the Pied Piper team look to pull off a spectacular feat on the day of a big launch.

Written and directed by Alec Berg.

Photos (L-R): Zach Woods, Amanda Crew, Kumail Nanjiani; Thomas Middleditch; Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Amanda Crew, Martin Starr (Credit for all: Eddy Chen/HBO). Please note these are promotional photos for press only.

The Atlantic hailed the show’s fifth season as “exciting” and “hilarious,” while A.V. Club praised the series as having “one of the best comedic ensembles on television.”

Judge and Berg serve as executive producers, writers and directors. Executive produced by Clay Tarver, Lew Morton, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally and Jim Kleverweis; co-executive produced by Ron Weiner, Sarah Walker, and Daisy Gardner. Created by Mike Judge & John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky.

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