Uma Thurman cast as Arianna Huffington for Uber-focused Showtime series

Showtime's forthcoming anthology series Super Pumped gets a five-star rating based on its cast alone.

Variety  reported exclusively Tuesday that Uma Thurman will portray Arianna Huffington:

"Planned as an anthology, the first season of Super Pumped is based on Mike Isaac’s book of the same name. Pivoting on Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his sometimes tumultuous relationship with his mentor Bill Gurley (Kyle Chandler), the series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley. The series will focus on a different major business world story each season.

"Huffington is a business woman and co-founder of The Huffington Post who was an Uber board member. Along with Thurman, Gordon-Levitt, and Chandler, the cast of the series also includes Elisabeth Shue, Kerry Bishé, Jon Bass, Bridget Gao Hollitt, and Babak Tafti."

Super Pumped comes from Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Beth Schacter. Koppelman and Levien previously co-created Billions together, and they signed an overall deal with Showtime in 2019.