I don’t remember starting out that way. But after winning, in reality if that really happened, you would get successful pretty quickly, so we did start out saying, “Okay, we’ve got to figure out how to have things go badly.” Maybe we went overboard. [Laughs] What we do is lots of research and gather up stories, so a lot of this was just real stuff that happened. It is fun to put the characters through hell. These actors are all really funny when they are stressed out and getting dumped on, so why not?
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— Mike Judge |
The second season of the television comedy series Silicon Valley originally aired from April 12, 2015, on HBO to June 14, 2015, in the United States.
Cast[]
Starring
- Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendricks
- T.J. Miller as Erlich Bachman
- Josh Brener as Nelson Bighetti
- Martin Starr as Bertram Gilfoyle
- Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh Chugtai
- Amanda Crew as Monica Hall
- Zach Woods as Jared Dunn
- Suzanne Cryer as Laurie Bream
- Matt Ross as Gavin Belson
- Jimmy Yang as Jian-Yang
Recurring
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Russ Hanneman
- Ben Feldman as Ron LaFlamme
- Bernard White as Denpok
- Andy Daly as Doctor
- Alice Wetterlund as Carla Walton
- Patrick Fischler as Davis Bannercheck
- Ping Wu as Henry
- Matt McCoy as Pete Monahan
- Aly Mawji as Aly Dutta
- Scott Prendergast as Scott
- Jill E. Alexander as Patrice
- Brian Tichnell as Jason
- Anna Khaja as Rachel
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Promotional photos[]
Episodes[]
"Sand Hill Shuffle" | April 12, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Mike Judge - Written by: Clay Tarver
Following, their success at TechCrunch Disrupt, the Pied Piper team find themselves being aggressively courted by every VC in Silicon Valley, while Monica adjusts to a new managing partner as Raviga faces major changes. |
"Runaway Devaluation" | April 19, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Mike Judge - Written by: Ron Weiner
In the wake of Hooli's bombshell, Richard and the guys struggle to find a backer as they face legal and financial woes. Monica struggles to balance her interest in Pied Piper with her job, while a cash-strapped Dinesh tries to put an end to a Kickstarter for his cousin's app. |
"Bad Money" | April 26, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Alec Berg - Written by: Alec Berg
Richard is approached by billionaire Russ Hanneman, who wants to back Pied Piper. Gilfoyle and Dinesh play hardball to get what they want, while Gavin finds a new way to deal with the enemy. |
"The Lady" | May 3, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Alec Berg - Written by: Carson Mell
Richard and Erlich disagree over a potential employee. Dinesh and Gilfoyle worry that someone they recommended will be receiving more money that themselves. |
"Server Space" | May 10, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Mike Judge - Written by: Sonny Lee
Gavin continues to cause trouble for Pied Piper. Gilfoyle works on building servers, while Jared becomes Richard's roommate. |
"Homicide" | May 17, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Mike Judge - Written by: Carrie Kemper
Monica wants to participate in a Pied Piper livestream event, while Erlcih reconnects with Double-A, someone he used to mentor. Jared encourages Carla and Monica to be friends. |
"Adult Content" | May 24, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Alec Berg - Written by: Amy Aniobi
The team fields job offers and Russ is distracted by financial news, but Richard realizes Pied Piper could fold if it doesn't merge with a hated rival. Meanwhile, Dinesh tries to woo a woman online; and Gavin looks on the bright side of Nucleus' failure. |
"White Hat/Black Hat" | May 31, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Alec Berg - Written by: Daniel Lyons
Richard gets paranoid about security after he takes pity on a competitor and inadvertently starts a feud. Meanwhile, Jared fibs about Pied Piper's size; and Gavin looks for a scapegoat when he feels pressure from board members. |
"Binding Arbitration" | June 7, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Mike Judge - Written by: Dan O'Keefe
When Pied Piper and Hooli enter binding arbitration, Erlich demands to be put on the stand. Meanwhile, Big Head finds himself propped up, and Richard worries Hooli’s claim could have legs. |
"Two Days of the Condor" | June 14, 2015 | ||
Directed by: Alec Berg - Written by: Alec Berg
As the guys await the verdict on Pied Piper’s fate, an unexpected real-life drama draws a spike in traffic to their livestream and leaves them fighting to hold things together – literally. While Erlich considers his future, Richard scrambles to save Pied Piper’s. |