WeCrashed
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WeCrashed

"A love story worth $47 billion."

7.3
Yr 2022
Status Ended
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Series Brief

Overview

Inspired by actual events—and the love story at the center of it all. WeWork grew from a single coworking space into a global brand worth $47 billion in under a decade. Then, in less than a year, its valuation dropped $40 billion. What happened?

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 65 /100

Critical reception for WeCrashed is mixed to positive, with consensus largely focusing on the magnetic performances of its leads. Critics frequently praise Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto for their portrayals of the Neumanns, often labeling their work as the highlight of the series. Many reviewers describe the show as "farcically entertaining" and a "sensational blend" of genres that effectively captures the chaotic, cult-like atmosphere of WeWork.

However, the show is not without its detractors. Some critics found the series to be tedious or lacking a clear point of view, arguing that it treads familiar territory without adding meaningful insight to the rise-and-fall business drama genre. Pacing proved to be another point of contention; while some found the eight-episode structure perfectly calibrated, others felt the narrative dragged or relied too heavily on voyeurism rather than substance.

“From its sharp directing to fascinating performances to clever writing, WeCrashed immerses us in this saga and then has the derring-do to sell it to us as a love story.”

“WeCrashed is messy, but it is entertaining, and Anne Hathaway steals every scene she is in.”

“This tedious series’ top-down, voyeuristic focus on the notorious couple behind WeWork is impressively ill conceived.”

“It treads familiar ground to other rise-and-fall cautionary tales, and somewhat lacks a point of view — but WeCrashed is still farcically entertaining.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Apple TV
UK • US • CA
Apple TV Amazon Channel
CA • UK • US
Why fans love it

WeCrashed treats the meteoric rise and combustion of WeWork as a portrait of corporate vanity rather than a dry business autopsy. By framing the brand's trajectory around the romantic entanglement of its creators, the show highlights how personal charisma and shared delusion can inflate a startup valuation with greater efficiency than actual infrastructure.

Anne Hathaway centers the narrative as the grounding force who matches the unchecked ambition of the company’s expansion. The miniseries avoids traditional boardroom drama in favor of examining how personal magnetism shaped the hollow facade of a business promised to be worth billions. The result is a study of the human ego operating at a scale that necessitates a spectacular collapse.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 18
Longest run 8 eps
Show 67 more
Shanti Ashanti as Adi 3 episodes Ajay Naidu as Randall 1 episode Peter Jacobson as Bob Paltrow 2 episodes Ceci Fernandez as Vanesa 1 episode Olek Krupa as Yevgeni Risakov 1 episode Kim Fischer as Mark 1 episode Annie Fox as Esther 2 episodes Lou Martini Jr. as Contractor 1 episode Dale Place as Professor 1 episode Nicole Spiezio as Classmate #1 1 episode Manuel Joaquin Santiago as Classmate #2 1 episode Usman Ali Mughal as Classmate #3 1 episode Nancy Lemenager as Manhattan Landlord 1 episode Vince Edgehill as Store Owner Husband 1 episode Tracy Wilder as Store Owner Wife 1 episode Eshan Bay as Waiter 1 episode Julie White as Monica 1 episode George H. Xanthis as Stavros Gatakis 1 episode Seth Barrish as Ron 1 episode Max Casella as Detective Donny 1 episode Joey Diaz as Detective Frank 1 episode DeShawn Harold Mitchell as Vershinin 1 episode Sofia Dobrushin as Andrea 1 episode Leon Addison Brown as Judge 1 episode Arnie Burton as Teacher 1 episode Angela Wong Carbone as Lucy 1 episode Kenneth De Abrew as Scene Partner 1 episode Jaiden Klein as Tween Rebekah 1 episode Carolyn Baeumler as Rebekah's Mom 2 episodes Trevor James as Keith Paltrow 1 episode Sasson Gabai as Doron Neumann 1 episode Antoinette Crowe-Legacy as Lesley 2 episodes Yair Ben-Dor as Javi 2 episodes Onie Maceo Watlington as Harlow Moon 1 episode Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels as Darryl DMC McDaniels 1 episode Kim Blanck as Taylor 1 episode Holly Anne Frink as Holly 1 episode Campbell Scott as Jamie Dimon 4 episodes America Ferrera as Elishia Kennedy 2 episodes Jordan Bridges as Jamie Hodari 1 episode Christopher Livingstone as Jonathan Mildenhall 1 episode Theo Stockman as Jacob 7 episodes Alex Vinh as Mikey 4 episodes Q-Tip as Q-Tip 1 episode Brandon Contreras as Personal Banker 1 episode Richard Lyntton as French Project Manager 1 episode Edward Furs as Polish Contrator 1 episode Di Zhu as Chinese Translator 1 episode Jason Ostrowski as Myles 1 episode Kim Eui-sung as Masayoshi Son 4 episodes Andrew Burnap as Phil 6 episodes Anthony Edwards as Bruce Dunlevie 7 episodes Asmeret Ghebremichael as Renee 3 episodes Lio Mehiel as Birdie 4 episodes Kelly AuCoin as Scott Galloway 2 episodes Mallori Johnson as Bea 4 episodes Steven Boyer as Matthew 4 episodes Troy Iwata as Damian Saito 6 episodes O-T Fagbenle as Cameron Lautner 5 episodes Lily Jane as Harlow Moon 3 episodes Alexandra Foucard as Secretary 2 episodes Robert Emmet Lunney as Richard / Board Member #2 6 episodes b as Ryan 2 episodes Tom Galantich as Carl / Board Member #1 5 episodes David Ebert as WeWork Exec 1 / Jeff Winitsky 2 episodes Pat Labez as Housekeeper 2 episodes Isabel Joy Wolk as Ahava 4 episodes
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Keywords

based on true story miniseries entrepreneur startup founder based on podcast
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
March 17, 2022
Status
Ended
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
223