Shōgun is one of the best beautiful and intense action drama series ever. Based on a 1975 novel of the same name by James Clavell, the FX series is adapted for television by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. Set in the year 1600 in Japan, the historical series follows the story of Lord Yoshii Toranaga as enemies unite and come to take his life, but he sees an opportunity when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a village nearby. Shōgun has a brilliant ensemble cast including Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Néstor Carbonell, and Fumi Nikaido. So, if you loved the beautiful imagery and ruthless action of Shōgun, then you should check out these shows next.
Medici: Masters of Florence (Netflix) Credit – Rai
Medici: Masters of Florence is not big on action but if you loved all the politics and scheming in Shōgun, then it might be right up your alley.
Medici: Masters of Florence (Netflix) Credit – Rai
Medici: Masters of Florence is not big on action but if you loved all the politics and scheming in Shōgun, then it might be right up your alley.
- 2/29/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
“The Crown” is gearing up for its last hurrah at the SAG Awards, an organization that has bestowed a number of prizes onto the Netflix regal show over the years. It claimed the highly coveted TV drama ensemble prize twice (2019 and ’20), while individual winners through the years were Claire Foy (2016 and ’17), John Lithgow (2016) and Gillian Anderson (2020). Now the sixth and final season is hoping to prevail for a third time, which would tie it with “Downton Abbey” in this category at three total wins.
Season 6 faces off in the TV drama ensemble race against fellow nominees “The Gilded Age,” “The Last of Us,” “The Morning Show” and “Succession.” Elizabeth Debicki is “The Crown’s” only solo acting nominee this year, with her co-nominees in the TV drama actress category being Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”), Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”) and Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
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Season 6 faces off in the TV drama ensemble race against fellow nominees “The Gilded Age,” “The Last of Us,” “The Morning Show” and “Succession.” Elizabeth Debicki is “The Crown’s” only solo acting nominee this year, with her co-nominees in the TV drama actress category being Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”), Bella Ramsey (“The Last of Us”), Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”) and Sarah Snook (“Succession”).
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- 2/8/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
This year’s SAG Awards nominations for drama ensemble run the gamut in terms of total cast members nominated. You have “The Gilded Age” on one side with a jaw-dropping 34 people represented. And then you have “The Last of Us” on the other side with just two — hi, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey! HBO’s zombie apocalypse series has now tied the Screen Actors Guild record with “Key and Peele,” which was the first TV show to nab an ensemble citation with just two stars: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
The “Key and Peele” funny duo lost to “Orange Is the New Black” for comedy ensemble in 2016, which had a whopping 34 cast members nominated that year. Hmm, a two-person cast losing to a 34-person ensemble? Might SAG Awards history repeat itself? “The Last of Us” competes this year against “The Gilded Age” (34 cast members), “Succession” (18), “The Crown” (15) and “The Morning Show...
The “Key and Peele” funny duo lost to “Orange Is the New Black” for comedy ensemble in 2016, which had a whopping 34 cast members nominated that year. Hmm, a two-person cast losing to a 34-person ensemble? Might SAG Awards history repeat itself? “The Last of Us” competes this year against “The Gilded Age” (34 cast members), “Succession” (18), “The Crown” (15) and “The Morning Show...
- 1/10/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Candy Cane Lane, Origin, Wif Honors and Family Switch.
Renaissance premiere
Beyoncé brought her Renaissance concert film to the big screen on Saturday night with its Los Angeles premiere, attended by a starry list of guests.
Simone Joy Jones, Coco Jones, Gabrielle Union and Tia Mowry Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey Tina Knowles and Tyler Perry
Candy Cane Lane premiere
Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd attended the Los Angeles premiere of their Amazon Christmas movie on Tuesday.
Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross Eddie Murphy with Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and Mike Hopkins, senior vp Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios and Freevee.
Family Switch premiere
Director McG, star and producer Jennifer Garner and co-stars Ed Helms,...
Renaissance premiere
Beyoncé brought her Renaissance concert film to the big screen on Saturday night with its Los Angeles premiere, attended by a starry list of guests.
Simone Joy Jones, Coco Jones, Gabrielle Union and Tia Mowry Halle Bailey and Chloe Bailey Tina Knowles and Tyler Perry
Candy Cane Lane premiere
Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede and Chris Redd attended the Los Angeles premiere of their Amazon Christmas movie on Tuesday.
Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross Eddie Murphy with Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and Mike Hopkins, senior vp Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios and Freevee.
Family Switch premiere
Director McG, star and producer Jennifer Garner and co-stars Ed Helms,...
- 12/1/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To celebrate the release of Succession: The Fourth and Final Season and Succession: The Complete Series which are both available on DVD from 11 September, 2023 and also now available to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play. We have a boxset of Succession: The Complete Series to give away!
Get ready to binge on all 39 episodes from the series’ four critically acclaimed seasons, along with all the previously released special features. The brilliant high-stakes drama following the Roy Family and their quest for power will be available to own on DVD on 11 September, 2023.
Power, politics, money…it’s all in the family in this provocative, satirical series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. When the aging patriarch of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates considers retirement, his family members position themselves for a takeover. But tensions rise as corporate battles threaten to turn into a family civil war in this sharp,...
Get ready to binge on all 39 episodes from the series’ four critically acclaimed seasons, along with all the previously released special features. The brilliant high-stakes drama following the Roy Family and their quest for power will be available to own on DVD on 11 September, 2023.
Power, politics, money…it’s all in the family in this provocative, satirical series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. When the aging patriarch of one of the world’s largest media conglomerates considers retirement, his family members position themselves for a takeover. But tensions rise as corporate battles threaten to turn into a family civil war in this sharp,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
One of the mysteries from Succession is finally getting resolved by series creator Jesse Armstrong. The fourth and final season of the HBO drama had a moment that was up for debate among the die-hard fans of the show.
In the fourth episode titled “Honeymoon States,” everyone is mourning the loss of Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox. Peter Friedman’s Frank finds a piece of paper that seemingly notes that Jeremy Strong’s Kendall would be Logan’s successor. However, a line that starts underneath Kendall’s name and moves up to cross the latter part of his name made fans question if Logan wanted Kendall as his successor or crossing his name out not wanting him to take over Waystar Royco.
Armstrong made an appearance at an event hosted by the Financial Times in London where he was confronted with the question about what that note meant.
“If you were gonna cross out,...
In the fourth episode titled “Honeymoon States,” everyone is mourning the loss of Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox. Peter Friedman’s Frank finds a piece of paper that seemingly notes that Jeremy Strong’s Kendall would be Logan’s successor. However, a line that starts underneath Kendall’s name and moves up to cross the latter part of his name made fans question if Logan wanted Kendall as his successor or crossing his name out not wanting him to take over Waystar Royco.
Armstrong made an appearance at an event hosted by the Financial Times in London where he was confronted with the question about what that note meant.
“If you were gonna cross out,...
- 9/3/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Jesse Armstrong has settled the debate over whether Logan Roy crossed out or underlined Kendall’s name in the fourth and final season of “Succession.”
In Episode 4 of the series’ final season, titled “Honeymoon States,” the Roy family and friends gather at the home of Waystar Royco CEO and patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) to mourn his death. At the wake, Frank (Peter Friedman) discovers an undated document that names Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) as his father Logan’s successor.
However, a line is drawn underneath and then across Kendall’s name, stirring questions as to whether Logan was noting his second-eldest son as his successor or crossing his name out because he no longer wanted Kendall at the helm of his media empire.
While speaking at a Financial Times event in London on Saturday, recorded by journalist Cassam Looch, Armstrong revealed the true meaning behind the line on what is...
In Episode 4 of the series’ final season, titled “Honeymoon States,” the Roy family and friends gather at the home of Waystar Royco CEO and patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) to mourn his death. At the wake, Frank (Peter Friedman) discovers an undated document that names Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) as his father Logan’s successor.
However, a line is drawn underneath and then across Kendall’s name, stirring questions as to whether Logan was noting his second-eldest son as his successor or crossing his name out because he no longer wanted Kendall at the helm of his media empire.
While speaking at a Financial Times event in London on Saturday, recorded by journalist Cassam Looch, Armstrong revealed the true meaning behind the line on what is...
- 9/3/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong once and for all settled a major debate from its fourth and final season.
In the fourth episode of the Emmy-winning series, titled “Honeymoon States,” family and friends of the Roys gather in Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) home to mourn the death of the family patriarch. During the wake, Frank (Peter Friedman), who is the executor of Logan’s estate, finds a “rather worrying piece of paper” in a private safe.
The typed document seemed to name Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as Logan’s successor to media empire Waystar Royco. But a line that started underneath Kendall’s name and moved up through it raised the question of whether Logan was noting him as the successor by underlining his name or crossing it out as if to say he didn’t want Kendall at the helm.
When the old guard — Frank, Karl (David Rasche) and Gerri...
In the fourth episode of the Emmy-winning series, titled “Honeymoon States,” family and friends of the Roys gather in Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) home to mourn the death of the family patriarch. During the wake, Frank (Peter Friedman), who is the executor of Logan’s estate, finds a “rather worrying piece of paper” in a private safe.
The typed document seemed to name Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as Logan’s successor to media empire Waystar Royco. But a line that started underneath Kendall’s name and moved up through it raised the question of whether Logan was noting him as the successor by underlining his name or crossing it out as if to say he didn’t want Kendall at the helm.
When the old guard — Frank, Karl (David Rasche) and Gerri...
- 9/3/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Kieran Culkin confirmed in late April that he will submit in Best Drama Actor at the Emmys for the fourth and final season of “Succession” after two supporting bids, it set off a flurry of reactions. One was that it’s the correct call, given the increased focus on Roman (Culkin), Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) this season in the wake of Logan’s (Brian Cox) death in the third episode. Another was that he would split the vote with Strong, the 2020 champ, and Cox, who later confirmed he was staying in lead, paving the way for someone else to triumph. But if either Culkin or Cox pulls out the win, though the latter seems less likely, “Succession” will join rarefied air as one of just two series to win the category for two different people.
Eleven dramas have nabbed multiple wins in the Best Drama Actor category,...
Eleven dramas have nabbed multiple wins in the Best Drama Actor category,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Spoilers are in this article and video for the series finale.
Filmmaker Lorene Scafaria isn’t just the director of two of the best “Succession” episodes from its just-finished final season – “Honeymoon States” and “Living+” – she’s also a major fan of the show itself who is more than happy to discuss the series finale.
“We could talk about that forever if you want. It’s a perfect episode. It’s a perfect ending,” Scafaria – an Emmy Award nominee for the “Succession” Season 3 episode “Too Much Birthday” – tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview about the final episode. “I don’t know how they did it. It’s a show that aims quite high for referencing everything from ‘The Godfather’ to ‘King Lear.’ But I think it achieves it. It was so satisfying, in a way. It wasn’t as steeped in the same sort of tear-jerking emotion as other episodes.
Filmmaker Lorene Scafaria isn’t just the director of two of the best “Succession” episodes from its just-finished final season – “Honeymoon States” and “Living+” – she’s also a major fan of the show itself who is more than happy to discuss the series finale.
“We could talk about that forever if you want. It’s a perfect episode. It’s a perfect ending,” Scafaria – an Emmy Award nominee for the “Succession” Season 3 episode “Too Much Birthday” – tells Gold Derby in an exclusive video interview about the final episode. “I don’t know how they did it. It’s a show that aims quite high for referencing everything from ‘The Godfather’ to ‘King Lear.’ But I think it achieves it. It was so satisfying, in a way. It wasn’t as steeped in the same sort of tear-jerking emotion as other episodes.
- 6/2/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Network: HBO.
Episodes: 39 (hour).
Seasons: Four.
TV show dates: June 3, 2018 — May 28, 2023.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, Rob Yang, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, J. Smith-Cameron, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, and Alexander Skarsgård.
TV show description:
From creator Jesse Armstrong, the Succession TV show centers on the Roy family. They control the powerful international media conglomerate Waystar Royco. Although patriarch Logan Roy (Cox) has always been a force to be reckoned with, it is time for him to pass the torch, which he is not quite ready to do.
The...
Episodes: 39 (hour).
Seasons: Four.
TV show dates: June 3, 2018 — May 28, 2023.
Series status: Ended.
Performers include: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, Rob Yang, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, J. Smith-Cameron, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, and Alexander Skarsgård.
TV show description:
From creator Jesse Armstrong, the Succession TV show centers on the Roy family. They control the powerful international media conglomerate Waystar Royco. Although patriarch Logan Roy (Cox) has always been a force to be reckoned with, it is time for him to pass the torch, which he is not quite ready to do.
The...
- 5/29/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
This post contains spoilers for “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of “Succession.”
“Succession” came to an end on Sunday night with a 90-minute episode that included multiple double-crosses and the biggest Roy family blowout in the show’s history.
After reconnecting at their mother’s home in the Caribbean – including some of the siblings’ most touching moments of the entire series – Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook), briefly presented a joint front that gave them enough votes to stop the Waystar Royco sale to GoJo and Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard). But with the votes knotted at six and Shiv as the deciding ballot, the Roys fractured for the last time.
“I love you, I really, I love you—but I can’t fucking stomach you,” Shiv tells Kendall, who quickly spirals out of control at the realization that his life’s dream of taking over the family company has ended.
“Succession” came to an end on Sunday night with a 90-minute episode that included multiple double-crosses and the biggest Roy family blowout in the show’s history.
After reconnecting at their mother’s home in the Caribbean – including some of the siblings’ most touching moments of the entire series – Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook), briefly presented a joint front that gave them enough votes to stop the Waystar Royco sale to GoJo and Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard). But with the votes knotted at six and Shiv as the deciding ballot, the Roys fractured for the last time.
“I love you, I really, I love you—but I can’t fucking stomach you,” Shiv tells Kendall, who quickly spirals out of control at the realization that his life’s dream of taking over the family company has ended.
- 5/29/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Spoiler Alert: This post contains spoilers from “With Open Eyes,” the series finale of HBO’s “Succession,” now streaming on Max.
After four riveting, profane seasons and two best drama Emmys (so far!), “Succession” — the story of the Roy dynasty — came to an end on Sunday night. Creator Jesse Armstrong, who conceived the story of the Roys loosely around the mythology of the Murdochs, announced in February that Season 4 would be its last.
The death of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in Episode 3 provided the engine for the rest of the season, and once again divided the adult Roy siblings — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) — who have an interest in running Waystar Royco, the family’s mega-corporation that was about to be sold to tech giant GoJo. As the three of them fell back into their old feuds and reopened childhood wounds, the deal solidified...
After four riveting, profane seasons and two best drama Emmys (so far!), “Succession” — the story of the Roy dynasty — came to an end on Sunday night. Creator Jesse Armstrong, who conceived the story of the Roys loosely around the mythology of the Murdochs, announced in February that Season 4 would be its last.
The death of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in Episode 3 provided the engine for the rest of the season, and once again divided the adult Roy siblings — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) — who have an interest in running Waystar Royco, the family’s mega-corporation that was about to be sold to tech giant GoJo. As the three of them fell back into their old feuds and reopened childhood wounds, the deal solidified...
- 5/29/2023
- by Jordan Moreau and Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Note: The following story contains spoilers from the “Succession” series finale.
Logan Roy’s successor was finally revealed during Sunday’s high-stakes “Succession” finale.
The episode, titled “With Open Eyes,” sees Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) head into a contentious board meeting to determine the next chief executive of Waystar Royco and attempt to stop the company’s merger with Lukas Matsson’s (Alexander Skarsgård) GoJo.
Read below for TheWrap’s roundup of the top five shocking moments from the HBO drama series’ conclusion:
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Brian Cox Says Death Came Too Early for ‘Succession’ Patriarch Logan Roy: ‘I Did Feel a Little Bit Rejected’ Matsson Recruiting Tom as Waystar’s American CEO
The first major shocker of the episode came during a meeting between Matsson and Tom (Matthew MacFadyen), where the former revealed he is planning to betray Shiv and appoint the latter as...
Logan Roy’s successor was finally revealed during Sunday’s high-stakes “Succession” finale.
The episode, titled “With Open Eyes,” sees Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) head into a contentious board meeting to determine the next chief executive of Waystar Royco and attempt to stop the company’s merger with Lukas Matsson’s (Alexander Skarsgård) GoJo.
Read below for TheWrap’s roundup of the top five shocking moments from the HBO drama series’ conclusion:
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Brian Cox Says Death Came Too Early for ‘Succession’ Patriarch Logan Roy: ‘I Did Feel a Little Bit Rejected’ Matsson Recruiting Tom as Waystar’s American CEO
The first major shocker of the episode came during a meeting between Matsson and Tom (Matthew MacFadyen), where the former revealed he is planning to betray Shiv and appoint the latter as...
- 5/29/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Peter Friedman, who plays Waystar Royco vice chairman Frank Vernon on HBO’s drama Succession, isn’t sharing what will happen on Sunday night’s finale.
But he is revealing his own personal pick for Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) successor: Lukas Matsson (played by Alexander Skarsgård), whose bid to take over the company has been the focus of this final season.
“I’m so enamored by what Alexander Skarsgård is doing,” Friedman told British outlet The Guardian. “His acting is so beautiful — blithe and confident yet anxious — I’d go for him. As a viewer I’d say: ‘These kids aren’t up to it.’ I think Frank wishes Kendall would quit and become a musician somewhere. Please, get out of here and go live a peaceful life! He just wants to see them happy, which probably isn’t going to happen.”
As the fourth — and final — season finale approaches,...
But he is revealing his own personal pick for Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) successor: Lukas Matsson (played by Alexander Skarsgård), whose bid to take over the company has been the focus of this final season.
“I’m so enamored by what Alexander Skarsgård is doing,” Friedman told British outlet The Guardian. “His acting is so beautiful — blithe and confident yet anxious — I’d go for him. As a viewer I’d say: ‘These kids aren’t up to it.’ I think Frank wishes Kendall would quit and become a musician somewhere. Please, get out of here and go live a peaceful life! He just wants to see them happy, which probably isn’t going to happen.”
As the fourth — and final — season finale approaches,...
- 5/28/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s the question every fan wants answered: who will seize control of media giant Waystar Royco in tonight’s finale of the hit HBO show?
“I’m fascinated to find out,” said Peter Friedman, who plays Frank Vernon, the Waystar Royco vice chairman and former consigliere to the late Logan Roy (Brian Cox). “I sometimes look at Reddit, and let me tell you, people are on the right track,” Friedman told the Guardian in an interview. “The darts are all over the board. But they’ve been narrowing it down to what’s actually going to happen.”
Friedman said the cast was kept largely in the dark on the finale’s storyline. Friedman said when Harriet Walter, who plays Logan’s ex-wife Lady Caroline, arrived for the big funeral scene, she wasn’t sure who died.
“She saw all the black clothes and said: ‘Who died?’ It had even been kept secret from her,...
“I’m fascinated to find out,” said Peter Friedman, who plays Frank Vernon, the Waystar Royco vice chairman and former consigliere to the late Logan Roy (Brian Cox). “I sometimes look at Reddit, and let me tell you, people are on the right track,” Friedman told the Guardian in an interview. “The darts are all over the board. But they’ve been narrowing it down to what’s actually going to happen.”
Friedman said the cast was kept largely in the dark on the finale’s storyline. Friedman said when Harriet Walter, who plays Logan’s ex-wife Lady Caroline, arrived for the big funeral scene, she wasn’t sure who died.
“She saw all the black clothes and said: ‘Who died?’ It had even been kept secret from her,...
- 5/28/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Succession is coming to a close tonight. Francesca Orsi, Head of Drama at HBO, recently spoke about the possibility of spin-offs at a recent press event.
Starring Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, and Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, Scott Nicholson, Zoë Winters, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Juliana Canfield, Jeannie Berlin, Alexander Skarsgård, Cherry Jones, Hope Davis, Justin Kirk, Stephen Root, Annabeth Gish, Adam Godley, Eili Harboe, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Harriet Walter, James Cromwell, Natalie Gold, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Ashley Zukerman, Larry Pine, Mark-Linn Baker, and Pip Torrens, the series, created by Jesse Armstrong, follows the themes of power and family dynamics while focusing on the Roy family in New York City.
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Starring Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, and Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, Scott Nicholson, Zoë Winters, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Juliana Canfield, Jeannie Berlin, Alexander Skarsgård, Cherry Jones, Hope Davis, Justin Kirk, Stephen Root, Annabeth Gish, Adam Godley, Eili Harboe, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Harriet Walter, James Cromwell, Natalie Gold, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Ashley Zukerman, Larry Pine, Mark-Linn Baker, and Pip Torrens, the series, created by Jesse Armstrong, follows the themes of power and family dynamics while focusing on the Roy family in New York City.
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- 5/28/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The man behind the Waystar Royco exec on the highs, the frights and the best insults from the hit drama, whose final episode is just about to air – plus who he’d like to see come out on top
New York-born character actor Peter Friedman, 74, made his name in theatre, where he was Tony award-nominated for Ragtime in 1998. His TV roles include The Affair and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, while film credits include Single White Female, Safe, She Said and Synecdoche, New York. He currently plays Waystar Royco vice-chair Frank Vernon in hit HBO drama Succession, which is about to reach its feature-length finale.
How are you feeling about the Succession finale?
It was a golden era for us actors and everybody who worked on it. It was a good, good time and this last season has been wonderfully riveting, so we’re leaving on a high.
New York-born character actor Peter Friedman, 74, made his name in theatre, where he was Tony award-nominated for Ragtime in 1998. His TV roles include The Affair and The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, while film credits include Single White Female, Safe, She Said and Synecdoche, New York. He currently plays Waystar Royco vice-chair Frank Vernon in hit HBO drama Succession, which is about to reach its feature-length finale.
How are you feeling about the Succession finale?
It was a golden era for us actors and everybody who worked on it. It was a good, good time and this last season has been wonderfully riveting, so we’re leaving on a high.
- 5/28/2023
- by Michael Hogan
- The Guardian - Film News
“Succession” series creator Jesse Armstrong writes characters who aren’t equipped for their times – either their inflated egos make them see small slights as momentous personal challenges or their stunted emotional maturity and intellect make them exactly the wrong people to deal with an actual crisis. In the case of “Succession,” it’s often both, and the camera responds accordingly.
Director Mark Mylod and director of photography Patrick Capone have together helmed over 10 episodes of the series together — including Season 4’s Episode 1, “The Munsters,” Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding,” and Episode 9, “Church and State” — and like to keep the audience just a couple seconds behind and constantly re-finding the characters and the shifting power dynamics of individual scenes. It makes “Succession” look the way it must feel for the Roy siblings: one giant clusterfuck after another.
The series’s 90-minute finale is nigh, and the boardroom battle between “the Roy boys...
Director Mark Mylod and director of photography Patrick Capone have together helmed over 10 episodes of the series together — including Season 4’s Episode 1, “The Munsters,” Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding,” and Episode 9, “Church and State” — and like to keep the audience just a couple seconds behind and constantly re-finding the characters and the shifting power dynamics of individual scenes. It makes “Succession” look the way it must feel for the Roy siblings: one giant clusterfuck after another.
The series’s 90-minute finale is nigh, and the boardroom battle between “the Roy boys...
- 5/27/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
“Succession” Season 4 is here, kicking off the final episodes of the Emmy-winning HBO series. The Roy family is at an inflection point as the final season begins: Logan (Brian Cox) has cut his children out once and for good, preparing to sell Waystar to a tech giant (headed up by Alexander Skarsgard’s Matsson) and severing ties with Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin).
After watching three seasons of jaw-dropping backstabbing and plot twists, all eyes are on how this thing ends, and if we’ll finally get an answer to the question posed in the show’s first episode: Who will succeed Logan Roy?
With that in mind, you may be wondering when new episodes of “Succession” air, and what time you can watch them (especially if you’re on the west coast). Here’s a complete “Succession” Season 4 episode release schedule.
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After watching three seasons of jaw-dropping backstabbing and plot twists, all eyes are on how this thing ends, and if we’ll finally get an answer to the question posed in the show’s first episode: Who will succeed Logan Roy?
With that in mind, you may be wondering when new episodes of “Succession” air, and what time you can watch them (especially if you’re on the west coast). Here’s a complete “Succession” Season 4 episode release schedule.
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- 5/14/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers for "Succession."
When Jesse Armstrong announced in a 2023 New Yorker interview that his hit HBO show "Succession" was coming to an end with its upcoming fourth season, fans were shocked. The show had reached not just a dramatic peak in its third season, in which elderly media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) made the first steps to sell his Waystar Royco empire and cut his children out, but a peak in popularity and impact as well, having earned its highest ratings yet during the season 3 finale. For a tragic media satire with such seemingly specific appeal, its fanbase skews broad, sparking both analysis of its thematic richness and shipping videos set to Taylor Swift.
Still, as Armstrong told the New Yorker, "There's a promise in the title of 'Succession.'" With a show designed around the broad idea of a King Lear-type ceding control...
When Jesse Armstrong announced in a 2023 New Yorker interview that his hit HBO show "Succession" was coming to an end with its upcoming fourth season, fans were shocked. The show had reached not just a dramatic peak in its third season, in which elderly media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) made the first steps to sell his Waystar Royco empire and cut his children out, but a peak in popularity and impact as well, having earned its highest ratings yet during the season 3 finale. For a tragic media satire with such seemingly specific appeal, its fanbase skews broad, sparking both analysis of its thematic richness and shipping videos set to Taylor Swift.
Still, as Armstrong told the New Yorker, "There's a promise in the title of 'Succession.'" With a show designed around the broad idea of a King Lear-type ceding control...
- 5/13/2023
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
This week on Succession, while Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) were out on the terrace eviscerating each other and sending any hopes for their marriage tumbling down to the street below, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) was off in the coat room doing what the people on this show do best: attempting to consolidating power. With Matsson showing weakness for the first time (thanks to his fraudulent subscriber numbers), Kendall’s got it in his head that he could make a real power play. The person he lets in on this plan isn't Roman (Kieran Culkin) or Shiv, but Waystar's put-upon old dinosaur: Frank (Peter Friedman).
- 5/10/2023
- by Joe Reid
- Primetimer
This post contains spoilers for "Succession" season 4, episode 7 "Tailgate Party."
"Succession" is in its final season and each character's narrative arc is coming to a close. But with Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong), the golden failson, the arc is being brought full circle. The middle child of a late Murdoch-like media titan, Kendall has always been a driving force of the series, swinging on the mighty pendulum from heir-apparent to heir-apparently-not. He reaches great heights in his Icarian quest to inherit his father's company, but his will to power always crashes and burns.
It happened in season 1 when he attempted to usurp his father after being denied his promised succession rights, and it will happen again in season 4 as he attempts to cling to his late dad's declining empire. It doesn't take a crystal ball to see this one coming, though — the show has been drawing very clear parallels between...
"Succession" is in its final season and each character's narrative arc is coming to a close. But with Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong), the golden failson, the arc is being brought full circle. The middle child of a late Murdoch-like media titan, Kendall has always been a driving force of the series, swinging on the mighty pendulum from heir-apparent to heir-apparently-not. He reaches great heights in his Icarian quest to inherit his father's company, but his will to power always crashes and burns.
It happened in season 1 when he attempted to usurp his father after being denied his promised succession rights, and it will happen again in season 4 as he attempts to cling to his late dad's declining empire. It doesn't take a crystal ball to see this one coming, though — the show has been drawing very clear parallels between...
- 5/8/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Spoilers for "Succession" follow.
"Succession" is about power structures. The show's drama is about the dynamics of both the Roy family and the Waystar Royco leadership team — Logan (Brian Cox) has traditionally remained on top of both, and those underneath him are always squabbling for bigger pieces of the leftover pie. On a macro level, the show is a depiction of the neo-Gilded Age that is the 21st century. "Succession" focuses on the global elite, but take a drink every time the camera lingers on anonymous service workers toiling in the background.
Since the series parallels real life, it sometimes uses real people as inspiration. The Roys are the Murdochs, for instance, owners of NewsCorp and the most powerful family in media since the Hearsts. Then there's Lukas Matsson (Alexanders Skarsgård), the owner of GoJo who's set to acquire Waystar. Some have suggested he's based on Daniel Ek, the CEO...
"Succession" is about power structures. The show's drama is about the dynamics of both the Roy family and the Waystar Royco leadership team — Logan (Brian Cox) has traditionally remained on top of both, and those underneath him are always squabbling for bigger pieces of the leftover pie. On a macro level, the show is a depiction of the neo-Gilded Age that is the 21st century. "Succession" focuses on the global elite, but take a drink every time the camera lingers on anonymous service workers toiling in the background.
Since the series parallels real life, it sometimes uses real people as inspiration. The Roys are the Murdochs, for instance, owners of NewsCorp and the most powerful family in media since the Hearsts. Then there's Lukas Matsson (Alexanders Skarsgård), the owner of GoJo who's set to acquire Waystar. Some have suggested he's based on Daniel Ek, the CEO...
- 5/8/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers through the seventh episode of "Succession" season 4.
Watching this week's episode of "Succession," I couldn't help but think, "Well, it was fun while it lasted." The "it" in question here could of course be Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Tom's (Matthew Macfayden) reconciliation, a short-lived affair that blew up spectacularly and at length during a pre-election party in the latest episode. More generally, though, this week's episode ended the sense of relative harmony "Succession" had been fostering in the wake of Logan Roy's (Brian Cox) death, with Shiv trapped on Matsson's side, Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck) reaching a political impasse, and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) once again openly vying for the crown.
It's that last part that's the most bittersweet: just last week, Kendall was swimming in the ocean in a surprisingly triumphant scene that acted as an inversion of his pool floatie suicide attempt last season.
Watching this week's episode of "Succession," I couldn't help but think, "Well, it was fun while it lasted." The "it" in question here could of course be Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Tom's (Matthew Macfayden) reconciliation, a short-lived affair that blew up spectacularly and at length during a pre-election party in the latest episode. More generally, though, this week's episode ended the sense of relative harmony "Succession" had been fostering in the wake of Logan Roy's (Brian Cox) death, with Shiv trapped on Matsson's side, Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck) reaching a political impasse, and Kendall (Jeremy Strong) once again openly vying for the crown.
It's that last part that's the most bittersweet: just last week, Kendall was swimming in the ocean in a surprisingly triumphant scene that acted as an inversion of his pool floatie suicide attempt last season.
- 5/8/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 7, “Tailgate Party.”]
Tick tick tick.
As “Succession” enters its final three episodes, time-bombs are everywhere. Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgärd) is a nuclear option unto himself. His uncontrollable antics could force or sink GoJo’s deal with Waystar, but there’s also his perilous ‘ship with Ebba (Eili Harboe) to worry about. She claims all those blood bricks Lukas sent her are the least of his worries, and maybe she’s right — though it’s kind of hard to forget about the blood bricks — since Lukas and Shiv (Sarah Snook) are considerably shaken once news about GoJo’s bullshit India numbers reaches Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin).
The smile on Kendall’s face says it all: He’s finally got the leverage he craves to make a serious play for power — one his dad would, in theory, be proud of, and one that allows him to push out his hangers-on sibs.
Tick tick tick.
As “Succession” enters its final three episodes, time-bombs are everywhere. Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgärd) is a nuclear option unto himself. His uncontrollable antics could force or sink GoJo’s deal with Waystar, but there’s also his perilous ‘ship with Ebba (Eili Harboe) to worry about. She claims all those blood bricks Lukas sent her are the least of his worries, and maybe she’s right — though it’s kind of hard to forget about the blood bricks — since Lukas and Shiv (Sarah Snook) are considerably shaken once news about GoJo’s bullshit India numbers reaches Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin).
The smile on Kendall’s face says it all: He’s finally got the leverage he craves to make a serious play for power — one his dad would, in theory, be proud of, and one that allows him to push out his hangers-on sibs.
- 5/8/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The Roy siblings come down from the Norwegian mountains and go Hollywood in “Living+,” Episode 6 of “Succession’s” fourth and final season.
With a very attractive offer from Scandinavian online goliath GoJo to buy their media empire Waystar in play, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Siobhan (Sarah Snook) want to fix their money-bleeding movie studio while preparing to host a shareholder’s presentation at the glamorous location. Will the lame-duck corporate leaders be able (or really want) to sell their investors on not only the merger points, but an ambitious new real estate venture their dad and Waystar’s founder Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was preparing before his sudden death?
The answers involve high drama and copious comic cringe.
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The episode opens with a video of...
With a very attractive offer from Scandinavian online goliath GoJo to buy their media empire Waystar in play, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Siobhan (Sarah Snook) want to fix their money-bleeding movie studio while preparing to host a shareholder’s presentation at the glamorous location. Will the lame-duck corporate leaders be able (or really want) to sell their investors on not only the merger points, but an ambitious new real estate venture their dad and Waystar’s founder Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was preparing before his sudden death?
The answers involve high drama and copious comic cringe.
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The episode opens with a video of...
- 5/1/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
Contains spoilers for "Succession" Season 4 and all previous seasons
Away from the beautifully observed performances and multi-layered dialogue, one of the most prominent critiques leveled at Jesse Armstrong's seminal "Succession" is that none of the characters are likable. On a personal level, they are all monstrous. What Armstrong and his writers have deftly accomplished is creating people who are largely abhorrent, and putting them in situations that bring out universal feelings of rejection and appeals to parental approval that we all recognize and identify with. Logan Roy's (Brian Cox) family and their various competitors, advisors, and lackeys are a self-serving, cynical bunch of hopelessly entitled near-sociopaths, but what makes them so compelling is that despite their moral failings, they are full of all-too-human traits and flaws.
Are any of the Roy family truly evil, though? Maybe not. But callous, hard-hearted, and unscrupulous? 100%. The only thing preventing most of these...
Away from the beautifully observed performances and multi-layered dialogue, one of the most prominent critiques leveled at Jesse Armstrong's seminal "Succession" is that none of the characters are likable. On a personal level, they are all monstrous. What Armstrong and his writers have deftly accomplished is creating people who are largely abhorrent, and putting them in situations that bring out universal feelings of rejection and appeals to parental approval that we all recognize and identify with. Logan Roy's (Brian Cox) family and their various competitors, advisors, and lackeys are a self-serving, cynical bunch of hopelessly entitled near-sociopaths, but what makes them so compelling is that despite their moral failings, they are full of all-too-human traits and flaws.
Are any of the Roy family truly evil, though? Maybe not. But callous, hard-hearted, and unscrupulous? 100%. The only thing preventing most of these...
- 4/27/2023
- by Nick Bartlett
- Slash Film
[This story contains spoilers from Succession season four episode five, “Kill List.”]
In his exit interview, Brian Cox revealed that each episode of Succession‘s final season is one day. And with the death of his character, Logan Roy, serving as a marker, the days appear to be playing out sequentially, with the latest stop in the HBO series’ final tour taking place in the deal-making trenches of Norway.
While Logan’s oldest son Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) is handling funeral arrangements for Logan back home, his siblings were strong-armed to leave the country, with many top Waystar Royco executives in tow, at the request of Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) in order to seal to GoJo deal.
Speaking to host Kara Swisher for HBO’s official Succession podcast, Kieran Culkin explains that his character, Roman Roy, didn’t appreciate Matsson using Logan’s death as a power move and forcing them to travel so soon after,...
In his exit interview, Brian Cox revealed that each episode of Succession‘s final season is one day. And with the death of his character, Logan Roy, serving as a marker, the days appear to be playing out sequentially, with the latest stop in the HBO series’ final tour taking place in the deal-making trenches of Norway.
While Logan’s oldest son Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) is handling funeral arrangements for Logan back home, his siblings were strong-armed to leave the country, with many top Waystar Royco executives in tow, at the request of Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) in order to seal to GoJo deal.
Speaking to host Kara Swisher for HBO’s official Succession podcast, Kieran Culkin explains that his character, Roman Roy, didn’t appreciate Matsson using Logan’s death as a power move and forcing them to travel so soon after,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Note: Spoilers for Season 4 Episode 5 of “Succession” are below.
“Succession” actor Kieran Culkin was so invested in Episode 5’s confrontation scene between Roman and Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) that he didn’t even notice Norway’s beautiful scenery while filming.
“There’s this anger and there’s this grief that’s sort of happening. So, when we were shooting in Norway, I’m sure it was very beautiful, but all it did was sort of accentuate how miserable I was. And when we got to the top of the mountain, I didn’t even see it until we finished shooting,” the actor revealed in the HBO drama’s latest behind-the-scenes featurette released on Sunday. “I think it’s because Roman was so hyper-focused on having to talk to this guy and the setting could have been anywhere, we could have been in the bathroom and when we were done I just left.
“Succession” actor Kieran Culkin was so invested in Episode 5’s confrontation scene between Roman and Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) that he didn’t even notice Norway’s beautiful scenery while filming.
“There’s this anger and there’s this grief that’s sort of happening. So, when we were shooting in Norway, I’m sure it was very beautiful, but all it did was sort of accentuate how miserable I was. And when we got to the top of the mountain, I didn’t even see it until we finished shooting,” the actor revealed in the HBO drama’s latest behind-the-scenes featurette released on Sunday. “I think it’s because Roman was so hyper-focused on having to talk to this guy and the setting could have been anywhere, we could have been in the bathroom and when we were done I just left.
- 4/24/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Kill List.”
On Sunday night’s Succession, Kendall and Roman goofed their way into a deal to sell Waystar RoyCo for a price that only someone who is definitely not a serious person would refuse. Meanwhile, the rest of the company’s high-ranking personnel found themselves squaring up with their counterparts at GoJo, leading to a lot of awkward, corporate pissing contests that actually could’ve been a whole lot more Hunger Games-esque.
J. Smith-Cameron, who plays Waystar...
On Sunday night’s Succession, Kendall and Roman goofed their way into a deal to sell Waystar RoyCo for a price that only someone who is definitely not a serious person would refuse. Meanwhile, the rest of the company’s high-ranking personnel found themselves squaring up with their counterparts at GoJo, leading to a lot of awkward, corporate pissing contests that actually could’ve been a whole lot more Hunger Games-esque.
J. Smith-Cameron, who plays Waystar...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
This article contains spoilers for season 4, episode 5 of "Succession."
"Succession" has all of the high-stakes drama of something like "Game of Thrones," but the battles between characters are a little less bloody, with vicious barbs and backhanded comments taking the place of lances and swords. Similarly, the filthy rich media moguls at the top of the "Succession" food chain can't wear full suits of plate armor when they head into the boardroom, but their outfits still do a lot of work. Appearances mean everything in that world, and their outfit choices are carefully tailored to tell others what to expect of them.
Remember Kendall (Jeremy Strong) trying to impress a young creative team by wearing really expensive sneakers? That's just the tip of the iceberg for the way the Roys (and the rest of the backstabbing bureaucrats at Waystar-Royco) use clothing as both armor and a weapon -- and this week's episode,...
"Succession" has all of the high-stakes drama of something like "Game of Thrones," but the battles between characters are a little less bloody, with vicious barbs and backhanded comments taking the place of lances and swords. Similarly, the filthy rich media moguls at the top of the "Succession" food chain can't wear full suits of plate armor when they head into the boardroom, but their outfits still do a lot of work. Appearances mean everything in that world, and their outfit choices are carefully tailored to tell others what to expect of them.
Remember Kendall (Jeremy Strong) trying to impress a young creative team by wearing really expensive sneakers? That's just the tip of the iceberg for the way the Roys (and the rest of the backstabbing bureaucrats at Waystar-Royco) use clothing as both armor and a weapon -- and this week's episode,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Note: This story contains spoilers from “Succession” Season 4.
Sunday’s episode of “Succession” saw newly appointed Waystar co-CEOs Kendall and Roman head back to the negotiating table with billionaire Gojo CEO Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård).
The episode follows the pair, as well as Shiv (Sarah Snook), Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Greg (Nicholas Braun), Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche), Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Hugo (Fisher Stevens) head to Norway in order for Mattson to assess compatibility and decide who to fire in the event the merger goes through. The episode hilariously sees the companies’ executives performing an audition of sorts for Mattson, as rumors swirl of a kill list that will determine who will stay in their jobs after the acquisition takes place.
By the end of the episode most of Waystar’s old guard is on the chopping block — except for Karolina and Gerri.
Friedman sat down...
Sunday’s episode of “Succession” saw newly appointed Waystar co-CEOs Kendall and Roman head back to the negotiating table with billionaire Gojo CEO Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård).
The episode follows the pair, as well as Shiv (Sarah Snook), Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Greg (Nicholas Braun), Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche), Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Hugo (Fisher Stevens) head to Norway in order for Mattson to assess compatibility and decide who to fire in the event the merger goes through. The episode hilariously sees the companies’ executives performing an audition of sorts for Mattson, as rumors swirl of a kill list that will determine who will stay in their jobs after the acquisition takes place.
By the end of the episode most of Waystar’s old guard is on the chopping block — except for Karolina and Gerri.
Friedman sat down...
- 4/24/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
R to the I-p L to the O-g, yes, but I for one was thrilled to see that Logan (Brian Cox)’s death had ushered in the long-awaited return of Corporate Gangsta Kendall (Jeremy Strong), who is first seen in this episode listening to Jay-Z in his town-car with dark shades on, looking like a kid who’s studiously avoiding making eye contact with another, harder kid by sitting very quietly on the bus to school. “Takeover,” Jay-Z spits in the background, “the break’s over.” For a second, I judged the musical supervisors onSuccession for selecting a track that was so unavoidably on the nose for this week’s episode, in which Waystar Royco’s major staff all fly to Norway for a corporate retreat with GoJo, but I soon realised my error – of course Kendall would choose something thunderously obvious to listen to as pump-up music for the trip,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Philippa Snow
- The Independent - TV
This article contains spoilers for "Succession" season 4.
The fourth and final season of "Succession" has been the show's most seismic yet. With Logan Roy (Brian Cox) gone, his children — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) — and "Old Guard" senior staff are all trying to navigate the future of Waystar Royco. For most of them, that means completing the sale of the company to tech firm GoJo, headed by Lucas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). However, business deals of this magnitude always come with casualties.
The latest episode, where the deal seemingly goes through after a shared Waystar & GoJo retreat in Norway, was titled "Kill List." Halfway through the episode, Greg (Nicholas Braun) namedrops this while confirming the existence of a kill list to Tom (Matthew Macfadyen). At the episode's end, the Waystar crew finally gets a look at the kill list and some of them are on it.
The fourth and final season of "Succession" has been the show's most seismic yet. With Logan Roy (Brian Cox) gone, his children — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) — and "Old Guard" senior staff are all trying to navigate the future of Waystar Royco. For most of them, that means completing the sale of the company to tech firm GoJo, headed by Lucas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). However, business deals of this magnitude always come with casualties.
The latest episode, where the deal seemingly goes through after a shared Waystar & GoJo retreat in Norway, was titled "Kill List." Halfway through the episode, Greg (Nicholas Braun) namedrops this while confirming the existence of a kill list to Tom (Matthew Macfadyen). At the episode's end, the Waystar crew finally gets a look at the kill list and some of them are on it.
- 4/24/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
After last week’s claustrophobic events in the late Logan Roy’s sepulchral New York apartment, Episode 5 of the final season of “Succession” sends his surviving kids and assorted Waystar executives out to play in the Norwegian wilderness.
A very posh section of it at least, with luxury cabin views of lush forests, fast-flowing streams and snow-capped mountains in all directions. But a feral place nonetheless for Kendall, Roman, Shiv and company to fight tooth-and-nail with Lukas Matsson and his GoJo team over how much the Swedish tech baron will pay to buy Waystar Royco. The episode is called “Kill List” for a reason, and not just because there’s an actual list.
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On his first day as co-ceo, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) enters Waystar’s Manhattan HQ and is greeted by P.R. guy Hugo (Fisher Stevens...
A very posh section of it at least, with luxury cabin views of lush forests, fast-flowing streams and snow-capped mountains in all directions. But a feral place nonetheless for Kendall, Roman, Shiv and company to fight tooth-and-nail with Lukas Matsson and his GoJo team over how much the Swedish tech baron will pay to buy Waystar Royco. The episode is called “Kill List” for a reason, and not just because there’s an actual list.
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On his first day as co-ceo, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) enters Waystar’s Manhattan HQ and is greeted by P.R. guy Hugo (Fisher Stevens...
- 4/24/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 5, “Kill List.”]
And on the third day, Shiv rises.
Last week, Logan Roy’s only daughter took a figurative and literal tumble. She saw her brothers ascend to their father’s CEO chair, while she sat in limbo, wondering if Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) would honor their promise to honor the sibs’ equal status. Paired with the “good news” from her doctor about her nearly five-month old embryo and her soon-to-be-ex-husband’s manipulative consolations (in the hope of keeping his job), it was a difficult day — even before insult was added to injury when Shiv tripped and fell in the middle of her father’s unofficial wake.
But that was last week. Or yesterday. Whatever. Today, Shiv (Sarah Snook) is smiling again. She’s smiling when she walks into her bros’ joint office to plan for their pivotal trip to see Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgärd...
And on the third day, Shiv rises.
Last week, Logan Roy’s only daughter took a figurative and literal tumble. She saw her brothers ascend to their father’s CEO chair, while she sat in limbo, wondering if Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) would honor their promise to honor the sibs’ equal status. Paired with the “good news” from her doctor about her nearly five-month old embryo and her soon-to-be-ex-husband’s manipulative consolations (in the hope of keeping his job), it was a difficult day — even before insult was added to injury when Shiv tripped and fell in the middle of her father’s unofficial wake.
But that was last week. Or yesterday. Whatever. Today, Shiv (Sarah Snook) is smiling again. She’s smiling when she walks into her bros’ joint office to plan for their pivotal trip to see Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgärd...
- 4/24/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: This recap contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 5 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max.
It’s a new era at Waystar Royco, as newly branded co-CEOs Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) convene in their late father’s office to strategize for a meeting with Norwegian tech billionaire Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård).
Wary of their positions post-GoJo merger — and perhaps genuinely concerned about the Roy kids’ ability to execute the deal — Gerri (J. Smith Cameron), Karl (David Rasche) and Frank (Peter Friedman) make their unwanted advice extra available, while Shiv (Sarah Snook) is conspicuously missing from the war room.
Throughout the episode it becomes increasingly clear that Shiv, who agreed to vote in favor of her brothers taking the company reins after they promised to give her equal say, is finding herself on the outside of the inner circle, despite Ken and Rome’s (initially) honest intentions.
It’s a new era at Waystar Royco, as newly branded co-CEOs Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) convene in their late father’s office to strategize for a meeting with Norwegian tech billionaire Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård).
Wary of their positions post-GoJo merger — and perhaps genuinely concerned about the Roy kids’ ability to execute the deal — Gerri (J. Smith Cameron), Karl (David Rasche) and Frank (Peter Friedman) make their unwanted advice extra available, while Shiv (Sarah Snook) is conspicuously missing from the war room.
Throughout the episode it becomes increasingly clear that Shiv, who agreed to vote in favor of her brothers taking the company reins after they promised to give her equal say, is finding herself on the outside of the inner circle, despite Ken and Rome’s (initially) honest intentions.
- 4/24/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
[This story contains spoilers for Succession season four episode five, “Kill List.”]
Succession is unlike many of its HBO peers in that it doesn’t kill characters off with reckless abandon, and yet, given the shocking death of Logan Roy, one could be forgiven for walking into an episode called “Kill List” holding their breath. Luckily, everybody survived the hour, even if their job prospects are on decidedly deadlier ground.
Following their ascension to CEO status, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) lead the wayward Waystar Royco on a journey to Norway, to sit down and renegotiate the company’s sale to GoJo. The episode sees the final season’s first appearance of newly minted series regular Alexander Skarsgard as obscenely rich man-child Lukas Matsson, the Scandinavian equivalent of the Roys in some respects. In other ways, he’s more than their match, battle-tested in the dealmaking trenches with the likes of the late Logan,...
Succession is unlike many of its HBO peers in that it doesn’t kill characters off with reckless abandon, and yet, given the shocking death of Logan Roy, one could be forgiven for walking into an episode called “Kill List” holding their breath. Luckily, everybody survived the hour, even if their job prospects are on decidedly deadlier ground.
Following their ascension to CEO status, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) lead the wayward Waystar Royco on a journey to Norway, to sit down and renegotiate the company’s sale to GoJo. The episode sees the final season’s first appearance of newly minted series regular Alexander Skarsgard as obscenely rich man-child Lukas Matsson, the Scandinavian equivalent of the Roys in some respects. In other ways, he’s more than their match, battle-tested in the dealmaking trenches with the likes of the late Logan,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Josh Wigler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Succession viewers have joked that a debate stemming from the show’s latest episode is the new version of “the dress”.
HBO’s hit drama is currently airing its fourth and final season, which has already seen plenty of explosive plot moments.
*Succession spoilers below – you have been warned*
After the shocking death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in episode three, episode four saw the family dealing with the aftermath and considering what happens to Waystar Royco next.
Only adding to the confusion, Frank (Peter Friedman) produces a document, partially written in pencil and never shown to Logan’s lawyers, suggesting that Kendall (Jeremy Strong) should succeed him.
Kendall’s name has been underlined, but his siblings Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) qucikly point out that the clumsily drawn line could have been Logan crossing it out.
In The Independent’s recap of episode four, Philippa Snow wrote...
HBO’s hit drama is currently airing its fourth and final season, which has already seen plenty of explosive plot moments.
*Succession spoilers below – you have been warned*
After the shocking death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in episode three, episode four saw the family dealing with the aftermath and considering what happens to Waystar Royco next.
Only adding to the confusion, Frank (Peter Friedman) produces a document, partially written in pencil and never shown to Logan’s lawyers, suggesting that Kendall (Jeremy Strong) should succeed him.
Kendall’s name has been underlined, but his siblings Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) qucikly point out that the clumsily drawn line could have been Logan crossing it out.
In The Independent’s recap of episode four, Philippa Snow wrote...
- 4/19/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Note: This story contains spoilers from “Succession” Season 4.
Sunday’s episode of “Succession” brought viewers back to business as the Roy family is tasked with moving forward after last week’s shocking twist.
The episode, titled “Honeymoon States,” follows Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) as they navigate overseeing the business following the death of their father Logan (Brian Cox). By the end of the episode, Kendall and Roman are named co-CEOs, following much debate with their sister as well as Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), Frank (Peter Friedman) and Karl (David Rasche).
TheWrap spoke with Smith-Cameron about her character and the popular HBO drama’s final season:
This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Also Read:
‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: ‘Honeymoon States’
TheWrap: What was your reaction to learning about Logan’s death? How did you find out he was going to die?...
Sunday’s episode of “Succession” brought viewers back to business as the Roy family is tasked with moving forward after last week’s shocking twist.
The episode, titled “Honeymoon States,” follows Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) as they navigate overseeing the business following the death of their father Logan (Brian Cox). By the end of the episode, Kendall and Roman are named co-CEOs, following much debate with their sister as well as Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), Frank (Peter Friedman) and Karl (David Rasche).
TheWrap spoke with Smith-Cameron about her character and the popular HBO drama’s final season:
This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Also Read:
‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: ‘Honeymoon States’
TheWrap: What was your reaction to learning about Logan’s death? How did you find out he was going to die?...
- 4/17/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 4, “Honeymoon States.”]
So much “Succession” talk revolves around the idea of replacements. Whether it’s because there’s a richness to the show’s endless roster of characters or because this is a show that gets parsed to death as a Sunday night conversation driver, “Succession” has taken the simple idea of “Who’s going to take over?” and morphed that into a question that works just as much on an existential level as it does a logistical one.
It’s gotten to the point where people can make pretty compelling arguments that someone can die and still be in control. So as one of TV’s last Good Shows prepares for the ending, this week’s “Honeymoon States” reframed the very struggle at its heart. Yes, it ended with Kendall and Roman as Waystar co-pilots, spawning another wave of the neverending Roy rivalry. It also underlined...
So much “Succession” talk revolves around the idea of replacements. Whether it’s because there’s a richness to the show’s endless roster of characters or because this is a show that gets parsed to death as a Sunday night conversation driver, “Succession” has taken the simple idea of “Who’s going to take over?” and morphed that into a question that works just as much on an existential level as it does a logistical one.
It’s gotten to the point where people can make pretty compelling arguments that someone can die and still be in control. So as one of TV’s last Good Shows prepares for the ending, this week’s “Honeymoon States” reframed the very struggle at its heart. Yes, it ended with Kendall and Roman as Waystar co-pilots, spawning another wave of the neverending Roy rivalry. It also underlined...
- 4/17/2023
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“I wonder if I’ve just thought about it so much in one way or another that I’ve, I don’t know, maybe pre-grieved?” Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) observes this week at his father’s wake, wondering aloud why Logan Roy (Brian Cox)’s death hasn’t hit him like a speeding train. The line feels like a sly wink to the audience from the writers of Succession, who have after all been teasing Logan’s death since the show’s pilot, forcing us to pre-grieve more or less since minute one. Perhaps the most definitive sign that the show is ready to move on is the reveal in this week’s opening scenes that Shiv (Sarah Snook) is pregnant, presumably with the offspring of Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen). One can only assume that the infant is already slimily conspiring in-utero, double-crossing an ovary or blowing obsequious smoke up a fallopian tube.
- 4/17/2023
- by Philippa Snow
- The Independent - TV
“I wonder if I’ve just thought about it so much in one way or another that I’ve, I don’t know, maybe pre-grieved?” Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) observes this week at his father’s wake, wondering aloud why Logan Roy (Brian Cox)’s death hasn’t hit him like a speeding train. The line feels like a sly wink to the audience from the writers of Succession, who have after all been teasing Logan’s death since the show’s pilot, forcing us to pre-grieve more or less since minute one. Perhaps the most definitive sign that the show is ready to move on is the reveal in this week’s opening scenes that Shiv (Sarah Snook) is pregnant, presumably with the offspring of Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen). One can only assume that the infant is already slimily conspiring in-utero, double-crossing an ovary or blowing obsequious smoke up a fallopian tube.
- 4/17/2023
- by Philippa Snow
- The Independent - TV
[This story contains spoilers for Succession season four episode four, “Honeymoon States.”]
The king is dead. Long live the king, and the other king.
After killing Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in the third episode of its final season, Succession closed its fourth week by addressing a different series-defining matter: Who will lead Waystar Royco in the wake of Logan’s death?
The answer is not one individual, but two: Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) are the new CEOs, leaving sister Shiv (Sarah Snook) on the outside.
Of course, it’s just an interim position, right? The goal is still to sell Waystar to GoJo, isn’t it? That’s what the Roy brothers are telling everyone,. But with six episodes remaining before the curtain call, there is plenty of time, not to mention plenty of paths, for everything to go horribly wrong.
Here’s how Kendall and Roman’s ascension played out on screen,...
The king is dead. Long live the king, and the other king.
After killing Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in the third episode of its final season, Succession closed its fourth week by addressing a different series-defining matter: Who will lead Waystar Royco in the wake of Logan’s death?
The answer is not one individual, but two: Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) are the new CEOs, leaving sister Shiv (Sarah Snook) on the outside.
Of course, it’s just an interim position, right? The goal is still to sell Waystar to GoJo, isn’t it? That’s what the Roy brothers are telling everyone,. But with six episodes remaining before the curtain call, there is plenty of time, not to mention plenty of paths, for everything to go horribly wrong.
Here’s how Kendall and Roman’s ascension played out on screen,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Josh Wigler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following last week’s emotionally devastating bombshell, the fourth episode of the final season of “Succession” opened by tossing a nuke-level development, then shrugged it off and got down to what the show’s always been about: business.
With the title question of who will inherit leadership of the Waystar Royco media empire now that patriarch Logan Roy is dead, his three contentious children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Siobhan’s (Sarah Snook) newfound camaraderie is tested by their individual ambitions. The siblings, along with other family members and Waystar executives, honor his memory in a way Logan would have appreciated: by slicing one another’s throats as figuratively and verbally as they can.
There’s a hushed, corporately decorous feel to “Honeymoon States” compared to the emotional paroxysms of Episode 3. But make no mistake; blood’s left all over the imported marble floors of the fallen billionaire...
With the title question of who will inherit leadership of the Waystar Royco media empire now that patriarch Logan Roy is dead, his three contentious children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Siobhan’s (Sarah Snook) newfound camaraderie is tested by their individual ambitions. The siblings, along with other family members and Waystar executives, honor his memory in a way Logan would have appreciated: by slicing one another’s throats as figuratively and verbally as they can.
There’s a hushed, corporately decorous feel to “Honeymoon States” compared to the emotional paroxysms of Episode 3. But make no mistake; blood’s left all over the imported marble floors of the fallen billionaire...
- 4/17/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This recap contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 4 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max.
After standing united against their father for so long, it’s a Roy Sibling Battle Royale on “Succession” once again.
Last week’s episode delivered a series-best bombshell that had the entire “Succession” world (and our own) buzzing about the death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox). Somehow, this Sunday’s follow-up cranked the drama and tension even higher, with the Roy extended family wasting no time in plotting the interim Waystar Royco CEO. After the dust settled and the tears dried up, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) are the ultimate victors, with Shiv (Sarah Snook) getting left out…for now.
But this episode gives us another jaw-dropping twist in the “Succession” circle of life. Barely two minutes in, we learn that Shiv is pregnant! Cue the opening credits as we sit in shock.
After standing united against their father for so long, it’s a Roy Sibling Battle Royale on “Succession” once again.
Last week’s episode delivered a series-best bombshell that had the entire “Succession” world (and our own) buzzing about the death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox). Somehow, this Sunday’s follow-up cranked the drama and tension even higher, with the Roy extended family wasting no time in plotting the interim Waystar Royco CEO. After the dust settled and the tears dried up, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) are the ultimate victors, with Shiv (Sarah Snook) getting left out…for now.
But this episode gives us another jaw-dropping twist in the “Succession” circle of life. Barely two minutes in, we learn that Shiv is pregnant! Cue the opening credits as we sit in shock.
- 4/17/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
[This article contains spoilers for the April 9 episode of Succession.]
“You are what you do, Logan. In the end, you’re just what you do.”
Those words represent the cruelest thing Frank (Peter Friedman) can think to say to Brian Cox’s Logan Roy in the pilot for HBO’s Succession. Logan has just told Frank that, after 35 years of service, he’s being pushed into a secondary role, in part because Logan is considering which of his reprobate children will be taking over his corporate empire.
In the end, you’re just what you do.
Frank’s job was saved because, of course, the Succession pilot ends with Logan experiencing a brain hemorrhage on one of the family’s private helicopters — one of several times in the show’s run that Logan’s demise was approached asymptotically but never reached.
Death, though, is not an asymptote. Sunday night’s Succession was a shocking gut-punch of an episode, but...
“You are what you do, Logan. In the end, you’re just what you do.”
Those words represent the cruelest thing Frank (Peter Friedman) can think to say to Brian Cox’s Logan Roy in the pilot for HBO’s Succession. Logan has just told Frank that, after 35 years of service, he’s being pushed into a secondary role, in part because Logan is considering which of his reprobate children will be taking over his corporate empire.
In the end, you’re just what you do.
Frank’s job was saved because, of course, the Succession pilot ends with Logan experiencing a brain hemorrhage on one of the family’s private helicopters — one of several times in the show’s run that Logan’s demise was approached asymptotically but never reached.
Death, though, is not an asymptote. Sunday night’s Succession was a shocking gut-punch of an episode, but...
- 4/10/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Succession Season 4, Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding.”] Succession delivered one major gut punch as the show’s title finally bears some weight. The king has fallen as Roy family patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) has died. On the day of Connor’s (Alan Ruck) wedding, the Waystar magnate boarded a plane with Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche), Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk), and Kerry (Zoe Winters). And while the show focuses on the nuptials, a phone call from Tom puts into perspective, the real centerpiece of the episode. (Credit: HBO) While he tries calling Shiv (Sarah Snook), she refuses the call and ends up reaching out to Roman, informing him that Logan is very sick and had been short of breath when he went to the bathroom only to be found unresponsive. As the men speak, chest compressions are being done on Logan, but it’s clear things aren’t looking well. After ...
- 4/10/2023
- TV Insider
"Succession" is a series about terrible people who do truly terrible things, but one of the most horrible moments came courtesy of the family patriarch, Logan Roy (Brian Cox). He's a loud, brash, angry man who likes to bludgeon others with his power. After dealing with the personal humiliation of a health scare in season 1, the brutal businessman decided to make a show of his strength by humiliating others during a very fancy dinner. All of the heavy hitters are there, including his sons Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Roman (Kieran Culkin), his son-in-law Tom (Matthew Macfayden), and executives like Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron) and Frank (Peter Friedman). They're on a hunting trip in Hungary and Logan is trying to figure out who might be operating as a mole, selling their secrets to the competition. Instead of simply talking to them about it, however, he decides to torture them with a little...
- 3/30/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
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