Best on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, HBO films takes a look at the epochal financial crises of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world’s economy in a matter of weeks. It centers on Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson who was previously head of Goldman Sachs, and goes behind closed doors to examine the symbiotic relationship with Wall Street and Washington. The great William Hurt plays Paulson and the stellar cast includes Ed Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace, Matthew Modine, Cynthia Nixon, Michael O’Keefe, Bill Pullman, Tony Shalhoub, and James Woods. It premieres May 23, 9pm ET on HBO.