On Wednesday, April 8th, at 12:00pm PT (3:00pm ET), come join the cast of the critically-acclaimed HBO® comedy SILICON VALLEY — Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr and Zach Woods — during a special visit to Twitch, the world’s leading social video platform and community for gamers. The network’s first live stream event with Twitch is a great fit as characters on the show, and many of the cast, including Twitch streamer Thomas Middleditch, are gamers. Fans will be able to watch and interact with the cast on www.twitch.tv/twitch.
As the cast engage in game playing with host and Twitch’s Live Programming Director Jon Carnage, they will answer questions live from the Twitch community and share an exclusive clip from the upcoming new season. Following the Q&A, there will be a live stream of the show’s pilot episode from Season 1, a first for any television network.
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“There is an authentic connection between SILICON VALLEY and the Twitch audience and this unique event is a great way to build upon that,” states Sabrina Caluori, vice president Digital and Social Media, HBO. “Twitch offers a unique opportunity to provide exclusive content and a highly social experience to this influential community.”
The Emmy®- and Golden Globe®-nominated series SILICON VALLEY takes a comic 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. A collaboration between Mike Judge and Alec Berg, who both direct five episodes, the show returns for its ten-episode second season Sunday, April 12 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), immediately following the season debut of “Game of Thrones.” Series regulars include Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Josh Brener, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross, Suzanne Cryer and Jimmy O. Yang. Guest stars include Ben Feldman, Chris Diamantopoulos and Alice Wetterlund.