Richard Schiff, Jessica Hecht, and John Michael Higgins have all been cast in guest roles in the Showtime anthology series “Super Pumped,” Variety has learned exclusively. The first sea…
The first season of the series is based on the Mike Isaac book “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” It centers on the rise of the ride sharing app and its co-founder and CEO, Travis Kalanick , and his relationship with venture capitalist Bill Gurley .
The cast also currently includes Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Babak Tafti, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Jon Bass, Hank Azaria, and Bridget Gao-Hollitt. Schiff will play Randall Pearson, a San Francisco MTA power-broker who goes head-to-head with Travis. Schiff previously won an Emmy for his role on the critically-acclaimed political drama “The West Wing.” He currently stars in the ABC medical drama “The Good Doctor.” Schiff’s other TV credits include “The Affair,” “Ballers,” “NYPD Blue,” and “Murphy Brown.”Hecht will play Amy Gurley, the wife of Bill Gurley.
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