Mike Isaac's book, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, will be the basis for a Showtime series by Billions creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien
Brian Koppelman and David Levien are developing a limited series about ridesharing company Uber for Showtime.
Variety Joe Otterson
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Discussion
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@briankoppelman
Brian Koppelman
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SO...From the moment David and I read @MikeIsaac's book, we campaigned like hell to get the chance to tell the story. SUPER PUMPED. Let's. Go. https://deadline.com/...
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@pkafka
Peter Kafka
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Mike Fucking Isaac is turning his Uber book into a Showtime show with the Billions guys. Congrats to @MikeIsaac for ignoring my advice and to @briankoppelman and @DavidLevien for getting to work with a mensch.
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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hi im really excited for this @briankoppelman and @DavidLevien are singular talents and i can't believe i get to work with them and @Showtime to make SUPER PUMPED a show! pic.twitter.com/I9sjaBWnBK
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@jank0
Janko Roettgers
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Alt headline: Toilet Bear does TV now. Congrats @MikeIsaac ‘Billions’ Creators to Develop ‘Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber’ Series at Showtime https://variety.com/... via @variety
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@laurawags
Laura Wagner
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another prestige TV show about loathsome rich people that I will OF COURSE be unable to get enough of https://twitter.com/...
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@yashar
Yashar Ali
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Congratulations to the wonderful @MikeIsaac on having his great book about UBER “Super Pumped,” acquired by Showtime for a limited series! And @briankoppelman @DavidLevien are producing/writing! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ ...
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@tomstonemayer
Tom Mayer
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This show is going to be awesome and appalling. Congrats @mikeisaac!!! ‘Billions’ Creators to Develop ‘The Battle for Uber’ Series at Showtime https://variety.com/... via @variety @wwnorton
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@poniewozik
James Poniewozik
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Very soon all of TV will be adaptations of brilliant NYT writers' work and I will be conflict-of-interested out of reviewing any of it! Thanks @MikeIsaac for helping put me out of a job https://twitter.com/...
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@seyitaylor
@seyitaylor
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SUPER PUMPED comes to TV. From the makers of Billions. That coke scene is going to be legendary. https://twitter.com/...
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@strngwys
@strngwys
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We hate it when our friends become successful. And if they're Mike Issac, that makes it even worse... https://twitter.com/...
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@eugenewei
Eugene Wei
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Casting suggestion: Kyle Chandler as Travis https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@nitashatiku
Nitasha Tiku
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Billions is already the best show about power and masculinity with the best tech 🔥🔥🔥 ("VCs are hedge fund guys who read Tibetan book of the dead"..."I can get you a table at State Bird Provisions"), so this will rule https://twitter.com/...