Hannah Marks started acting when she was 6 years old, after seeing her mother’s acting reel. And she’s pretty much worked nonstop, from roles in the films “Accepted” and “The Runaways” to the cast of “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.” In fact, just last year she took her first vacation — though she confesses to recording several self-tapes during it.
In recent years, she has also made a (forgive me) mark behind the camera as a filmmaker, beginning with writing and directing “After Everything,” The indie film starred Jeremy Allen White as a young man diagnosed with bone cancer who embarks on a new relationship, premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in 2018.
That same year, she landed the coveted directing job of the film adaptation of John Green’s beloved novel “Turtles All the Way Down.” The story focuses on a teenage girl named Aza (Isabela Merced) struggling with...
In recent years, she has also made a (forgive me) mark behind the camera as a filmmaker, beginning with writing and directing “After Everything,” The indie film starred Jeremy Allen White as a young man diagnosed with bone cancer who embarks on a new relationship, premiering at the SXSW Film Festival in 2018.
That same year, she landed the coveted directing job of the film adaptation of John Green’s beloved novel “Turtles All the Way Down.” The story focuses on a teenage girl named Aza (Isabela Merced) struggling with...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Macfadyen held out as long as he could before asking the big Succession question.
Who would succeed Logan Roy?
The answer — as viewers of the beloved Emmy-winning HBO series now know — was pointed right at him.
“Shiv, you should probably know: it’s me,” spoke Macfadyen in the series finale when revealing the show’s final and ultimate blindside that his Tom Wambsgans — husband to Siobhan “Shiv” Roy (Sarah Snook), would be the new CEO of Waystar Royco, the media company run by Brian Cox’s Logan Roy.
After winning the 2023 Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama, Macfadyen revealed backstage that he waited until they were filming the fifth episode — which is two episodes after creator Jesse Armstrong delivered his first big shocker with Logan Roy’s death — before asking their boss who would succeed the Succession throne.
“Jesse said to us at the beginning, gave us...
Who would succeed Logan Roy?
The answer — as viewers of the beloved Emmy-winning HBO series now know — was pointed right at him.
“Shiv, you should probably know: it’s me,” spoke Macfadyen in the series finale when revealing the show’s final and ultimate blindside that his Tom Wambsgans — husband to Siobhan “Shiv” Roy (Sarah Snook), would be the new CEO of Waystar Royco, the media company run by Brian Cox’s Logan Roy.
After winning the 2023 Emmy for best supporting actor in a drama, Macfadyen revealed backstage that he waited until they were filming the fifth episode — which is two episodes after creator Jesse Armstrong delivered his first big shocker with Logan Roy’s death — before asking their boss who would succeed the Succession throne.
“Jesse said to us at the beginning, gave us...
- 1/16/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we tackle the drama categories and consider upset possibilities in supporting actress.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! It’s Friday and Emmy voting is in view — even if the ceremony is twisting in the wind without a date or even year. But I woke up this morning not concerned about “television’s biggest night” but the Best Drama Supporting Actress race. To me, with my “Succession” bias turned way up, this feels like the most competitive category of the drama acting races. We both think “Succession” should win the other three acting awards — though I’m sure some pundits still think Kieran Culkin is vulnerable to an in-show vote-split with Jeremy Strong. But “Succession” doesn’t necessarily have an easy winner in supporting actress,...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! It’s Friday and Emmy voting is in view — even if the ceremony is twisting in the wind without a date or even year. But I woke up this morning not concerned about “television’s biggest night” but the Best Drama Supporting Actress race. To me, with my “Succession” bias turned way up, this feels like the most competitive category of the drama acting races. We both think “Succession” should win the other three acting awards — though I’m sure some pundits still think Kieran Culkin is vulnerable to an in-show vote-split with Jeremy Strong. But “Succession” doesn’t necessarily have an easy winner in supporting actress,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we discuss the drama races post-nominations.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’re back, Hollywood is on strike, and the 2023 Emmy Awards ceremony might even take place in 2024 because what better way for the television academy and its broadcast partner to stay relevant than by potentially giving Jeremy Allen White the Best Comedy Actor award for “The Bear” Season 1 roughly 19 months after “The Bear” Season 1 premiered — all while he’s also winning honors for “The Bear” Season 2 at competing awards ceremonies? Good stuff. What I mean is that we could be typing about this week’s 2023 Emmy nominees for quite a while. So let’s start with the drama categories, which left many online observers pressed because of the focus on...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’re back, Hollywood is on strike, and the 2023 Emmy Awards ceremony might even take place in 2024 because what better way for the television academy and its broadcast partner to stay relevant than by potentially giving Jeremy Allen White the Best Comedy Actor award for “The Bear” Season 1 roughly 19 months after “The Bear” Season 1 premiered — all while he’s also winning honors for “The Bear” Season 2 at competing awards ceremonies? Good stuff. What I mean is that we could be typing about this week’s 2023 Emmy nominees for quite a while. So let’s start with the drama categories, which left many online observers pressed because of the focus on...
- 7/14/2023
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
When not even Gerri can keep herself from being washed away by the “tsunami” of “Barbie” marketing that has flooded the cultural discourse over the last two months, it’s clear a major movie event is afoot. But until Sunday night, following the “Barbie” premiere in Los Angeles, any kind of critical reaction to Greta Gerwig’s latest feature – her third film as a solo director – has been absent. So what’s the early word from those lucky enough to attend the lavish debut event?
Well, it’s a little incomplete. For industry observers, awards pundits, and Film Twitter devotees hoping for an early consensus from the top critics and industry veterans, it might be better wait until next week when the “Barbie” review embargo lifts after Warner Bros. finally shows “Barbie” to critics in New York and Los Angeles on a wider scale. But at least some prominent voices...
Well, it’s a little incomplete. For industry observers, awards pundits, and Film Twitter devotees hoping for an early consensus from the top critics and industry veterans, it might be better wait until next week when the “Barbie” review embargo lifts after Warner Bros. finally shows “Barbie” to critics in New York and Los Angeles on a wider scale. But at least some prominent voices...
- 7/10/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
One of the most popular (and painfully unresolved) storylines on “Succession” was Roman Roy and Gerri Kellman’s tendency to mix business mentorship and Machiavellian scheming with kinky, degrading phone sex. The uneasy partnership between Kieran Culkin’s traumatized nepo baby and J. Smith-Cameron’s hyper-competent general counsel was the subject of endless speculation during the show’s run — and the actors still aren’t quite sure what happened.
In a new conversation with Claire Danes as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Culkin was asked about the ever-confusing relationship between Roman and Gerri. As it turns out, he was just as confused as the rest of us while they were filming.
“I never did,” Culkin said when asked if he figured out what was going on between Roman and Gerri. “But I knew that it made sense. Something in my belly said, ‘Yeah. This is working. I...
In a new conversation with Claire Danes as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, Culkin was asked about the ever-confusing relationship between Roman and Gerri. As it turns out, he was just as confused as the rest of us while they were filming.
“I never did,” Culkin said when asked if he figured out what was going on between Roman and Gerri. “But I knew that it made sense. Something in my belly said, ‘Yeah. This is working. I...
- 6/10/2023
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Kieran Culkin felt like a “child” filming “Succession.”
The former child star admitted during Variety’s Actors on Actors with Claire Danes that playing Roman Roy in “Succession” opposite Brian Cox’s patriarch Logan Roy made him feel like he was seven years old again.
“I realize I’m doing it right now for some reason,” Culkin said. “Whenever I have to shoot with Brian, it’s like, ‘Dad, I feel like I’m seven.’ He can be a scary guy. Not to me — I can approach him as an adult. But for whatever reason, in character, I feel like I’m seven with him.”
Culkin added that filming the tense Roman-Logan relationship made the series more meta, especially shooting Episode 2.
“The way the second episode ends with Roman’s being invited in — it looks like Roman’s actually going to go with Dad and go against the siblings. But...
The former child star admitted during Variety’s Actors on Actors with Claire Danes that playing Roman Roy in “Succession” opposite Brian Cox’s patriarch Logan Roy made him feel like he was seven years old again.
“I realize I’m doing it right now for some reason,” Culkin said. “Whenever I have to shoot with Brian, it’s like, ‘Dad, I feel like I’m seven.’ He can be a scary guy. Not to me — I can approach him as an adult. But for whatever reason, in character, I feel like I’m seven with him.”
Culkin added that filming the tense Roman-Logan relationship made the series more meta, especially shooting Episode 2.
“The way the second episode ends with Roman’s being invited in — it looks like Roman’s actually going to go with Dad and go against the siblings. But...
- 6/9/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
For the first time since “Succession” ended with a shocking finale that left the Roy family more fractured than ever before, series star Kieran Culkin has weighed in on the fate of his character, Roman.
Speaking to Variety in an interview published Friday, Culkin said Roman’s final appearance on the Emmy Award-winning drama – sitting alone in a bar drinking a martini, the drink of choice of his former mentor with benefits, Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron) – was anything but a happy ending.
“None of the siblings are in a particularly good place at the end,” he said to Variety. Culkin added that he had heard people speculate Roman’s final inscrutable expression suggested he might be fine. “I don’t think it’s as simple as, ‘Well, I guess I’ve got my riches and my martini, I’m fine.’ I don’t think he’s Ok. No,” Culkin said.
Following the series finale,...
Speaking to Variety in an interview published Friday, Culkin said Roman’s final appearance on the Emmy Award-winning drama – sitting alone in a bar drinking a martini, the drink of choice of his former mentor with benefits, Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron) – was anything but a happy ending.
“None of the siblings are in a particularly good place at the end,” he said to Variety. Culkin added that he had heard people speculate Roman’s final inscrutable expression suggested he might be fine. “I don’t think it’s as simple as, ‘Well, I guess I’ve got my riches and my martini, I’m fine.’ I don’t think he’s Ok. No,” Culkin said.
Following the series finale,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- 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
Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writer’s work plays in a show’s success. All arrangements were made before the WGA strike began on May 2.
Succession‘s title has always suggested that the series’ narrative will move beyond Logan Roy and tackle the succession to his reign at Waystar Royco. After creator Jesse Armstrong in February revealed that Season 4 would be the Emmy-winning HBO series’ last, that prospect became very real.
Still, Armstrong surprised fans by killing off the drama’s larger-than-life central character with no warning in Episode 3 whose title, “Connor’s Wedding,” was suggesting a different kind of family drama we have come to expect at a Roy celebratory gathering.
The episode does start off delivering on the title promise in the first few minutes, with Logan bailing on his...
Succession‘s title has always suggested that the series’ narrative will move beyond Logan Roy and tackle the succession to his reign at Waystar Royco. After creator Jesse Armstrong in February revealed that Season 4 would be the Emmy-winning HBO series’ last, that prospect became very real.
Still, Armstrong surprised fans by killing off the drama’s larger-than-life central character with no warning in Episode 3 whose title, “Connor’s Wedding,” was suggesting a different kind of family drama we have come to expect at a Roy celebratory gathering.
The episode does start off delivering on the title promise in the first few minutes, with Logan bailing on his...
- 6/1/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Note: The following story contains spoilers from the “Succession” series finale.
The series finale of “Succession” saw the board approval of the GoJo acquisition of Waystar Royco and Tom Wambsgans rising to the top as its new U.S. CEO. The swan song for the popular HBO drama left the fate of many of its core cast open-ended, including Waystar’s chief financial officer Karl Muller.
“I’m egotistical for Karl. He is where he is, working with Waystar, because he’s the best in town. He’s the best in the business, otherwise Logan wouldn’t have him around,” actor David Rasche told TheWrap. “So my guess is that since it’s a cutthroat business, and since Tom has no insights, if he thinks he can use Karl he’ll hire him in a heartbeat. I think Karl’s got a few years left in him and if not,...
The series finale of “Succession” saw the board approval of the GoJo acquisition of Waystar Royco and Tom Wambsgans rising to the top as its new U.S. CEO. The swan song for the popular HBO drama left the fate of many of its core cast open-ended, including Waystar’s chief financial officer Karl Muller.
“I’m egotistical for Karl. He is where he is, working with Waystar, because he’s the best in town. He’s the best in the business, otherwise Logan wouldn’t have him around,” actor David Rasche told TheWrap. “So my guess is that since it’s a cutthroat business, and since Tom has no insights, if he thinks he can use Karl he’ll hire him in a heartbeat. I think Karl’s got a few years left in him and if not,...
- 5/31/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
The following piece contains spoilers about the “Succession” series finale.
The 90-minute series finale of “Succession” could’ve been just a bit longer and included a final moment with Waystar general counsel Gerri Kellerman. Speaking to Time in a new interview, Gerri actress J. Smith-Cameron confirmed she shot at least one additional scene for the finale but it was left on the cutting room floor.
“I had shot a little short scene with Tom at the end where he asks me to come on board. And I say, ‘I’m interested, but be prepared to pay extravagantly.’ And he’s like, ‘Of course,’” Smith-Cameron told the publication in an interview published Tuesday. “And then we had one take where [director] Mark Mylod had us walk down the hall from the others like Claude Rains and Humphrey Bogart at the end of ‘Casablanca.’ Like, ‘This is the start of a beautiful friendship.
The 90-minute series finale of “Succession” could’ve been just a bit longer and included a final moment with Waystar general counsel Gerri Kellerman. Speaking to Time in a new interview, Gerri actress J. Smith-Cameron confirmed she shot at least one additional scene for the finale but it was left on the cutting room floor.
“I had shot a little short scene with Tom at the end where he asks me to come on board. And I say, ‘I’m interested, but be prepared to pay extravagantly.’ And he’s like, ‘Of course,’” Smith-Cameron told the publication in an interview published Tuesday. “And then we had one take where [director] Mark Mylod had us walk down the hall from the others like Claude Rains and Humphrey Bogart at the end of ‘Casablanca.’ Like, ‘This is the start of a beautiful friendship.
- 5/31/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers for the series finale of Succession.
Backstabbing and betrayal are the cornerstones of Succession, and the series finale has no shortage of either. After learning from Greg (Nicholas Braun) that GoJo CEO Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) is not planning to name her as the US CEO in the Waystar Royco merger after all, Shiv (Sarah Snook) appears to side with her brothers and agrees to vote against moving the deal forward and name Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as CEO. However, when the day of the vote arrives, Shiv has a change of heart, voting to push the deal through after all. Considering all that it took to finally get the Roy siblings on the same side again, many have been left wondering what moment made Shiv change her mind?
One option is that Shiv made her decision after seeing Kendall sit in their father’s desk chair...
Backstabbing and betrayal are the cornerstones of Succession, and the series finale has no shortage of either. After learning from Greg (Nicholas Braun) that GoJo CEO Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) is not planning to name her as the US CEO in the Waystar Royco merger after all, Shiv (Sarah Snook) appears to side with her brothers and agrees to vote against moving the deal forward and name Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as CEO. However, when the day of the vote arrives, Shiv has a change of heart, voting to push the deal through after all. Considering all that it took to finally get the Roy siblings on the same side again, many have been left wondering what moment made Shiv change her mind?
One option is that Shiv made her decision after seeing Kendall sit in their father’s desk chair...
- 5/30/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the "Succession" series finale.
"Succession" finally brought everything to a close in epic, devastating fashion in the series finale, "With Open Eyes." In the final episodes after the death of Logan Roy from what was officially deemed a pulmonary embolism, his three adult children, Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong), finally get a chance to see what life is like after stepping out from under the shadow of their monstrous billionaire father. Their sibling rivalry comes to a weary truce for a moment, only to be upended once again when Roman and Kendall go against Shiv to try and blow up the GoJo merger with Waystar Royco spearheaded by the eccentric tech CEO bro Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård). For all the posturing between the Roys about who wants to succeed their father as the head of the company, they are really...
"Succession" finally brought everything to a close in epic, devastating fashion in the series finale, "With Open Eyes." In the final episodes after the death of Logan Roy from what was officially deemed a pulmonary embolism, his three adult children, Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong), finally get a chance to see what life is like after stepping out from under the shadow of their monstrous billionaire father. Their sibling rivalry comes to a weary truce for a moment, only to be upended once again when Roman and Kendall go against Shiv to try and blow up the GoJo merger with Waystar Royco spearheaded by the eccentric tech CEO bro Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård). For all the posturing between the Roys about who wants to succeed their father as the head of the company, they are really...
- 5/29/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for the series finale of "Succession."
There was never going to be a happy ending. "Succession" is a true Shakespearean tragedy for the ages, where no one is a winner because every "hero" has some fatal flaw. It's no massive shock then that "With Open Eyes," the series finale, is one of the cruelest, most brutal episodes of television in a long time. Despite the fact that fans have grown attached to the various characters, they are all monsters deserving of their fates, and showrunner Jesse Armstrong and finale director Mark Mylod didn't pull any punches. There are a few less-miserable fates for a couple of the characters, but pretty much everyone loses. Even ole Tommy Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), who managed to secure the Waystar-Royco throne for himself, doesn't seem particularly happy when the final credits roll. Even if you're particularly attached to one of the Roy kids,...
There was never going to be a happy ending. "Succession" is a true Shakespearean tragedy for the ages, where no one is a winner because every "hero" has some fatal flaw. It's no massive shock then that "With Open Eyes," the series finale, is one of the cruelest, most brutal episodes of television in a long time. Despite the fact that fans have grown attached to the various characters, they are all monsters deserving of their fates, and showrunner Jesse Armstrong and finale director Mark Mylod didn't pull any punches. There are a few less-miserable fates for a couple of the characters, but pretty much everyone loses. Even ole Tommy Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), who managed to secure the Waystar-Royco throne for himself, doesn't seem particularly happy when the final credits roll. Even if you're particularly attached to one of the Roy kids,...
- 5/29/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 10, “With Open Eyes” — the series finale.]
Gerri was right.
Back before the Living+ pitch, when Roman (Kieran Culkin) gets a little trigger happy with the firing gun, he poses the possibility of cutting ties with his sister’s godmother, aka Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), aka the most competent and accomplished person at the company. In doing so, he lets slip he may not need the approval of Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) to send her packing, which indicates to Gerri — again, not getting anything by her! — that he’s planning a coup. Immediately, she tries to warn him. She tries to tell him, in no uncertain terms, this whole “reverse viking” strategy Kendall (Jeremy Strong) is plotting will not end well.
“Oh no, no, no,” Gerri says. “You cannot win against the money. The money is gonna wash you away. Your dad knew. Tech is coming. We are over!
Gerri was right.
Back before the Living+ pitch, when Roman (Kieran Culkin) gets a little trigger happy with the firing gun, he poses the possibility of cutting ties with his sister’s godmother, aka Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), aka the most competent and accomplished person at the company. In doing so, he lets slip he may not need the approval of Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) to send her packing, which indicates to Gerri — again, not getting anything by her! — that he’s planning a coup. Immediately, she tries to warn him. She tries to tell him, in no uncertain terms, this whole “reverse viking” strategy Kendall (Jeremy Strong) is plotting will not end well.
“Oh no, no, no,” Gerri says. “You cannot win against the money. The money is gonna wash you away. Your dad knew. Tech is coming. We are over!
- 5/29/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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
This article contains spoilers for season 4 episode 9 of Succession.
Succession’s Logan Roy (Brian Cox) is well known for his complicated relationships with the women in his life, keeping them at arm’s length until they are no longer useful to him. There are very few people that Logan respects in general, but even women within the inner circle of Waystar like Gerri (J. Smith Cameron) and Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk) don’t seem to be taken as seriously as they should be. As Shiv (Sarah Snook) so eloquently puts it during her eulogy at Logan’s funeral, “he couldn’t fit a whole woman in his head.” This sentiment couldn’t be more clear in one of the best scenes of the episode that saw Shiv, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), and Roman’s (Kieran Culkin) mother Caroline (Harriet Walter) bring all of Logan’s former wives and mistresses front and center for the ceremony.
Succession’s Logan Roy (Brian Cox) is well known for his complicated relationships with the women in his life, keeping them at arm’s length until they are no longer useful to him. There are very few people that Logan respects in general, but even women within the inner circle of Waystar like Gerri (J. Smith Cameron) and Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk) don’t seem to be taken as seriously as they should be. As Shiv (Sarah Snook) so eloquently puts it during her eulogy at Logan’s funeral, “he couldn’t fit a whole woman in his head.” This sentiment couldn’t be more clear in one of the best scenes of the episode that saw Shiv, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), and Roman’s (Kieran Culkin) mother Caroline (Harriet Walter) bring all of Logan’s former wives and mistresses front and center for the ceremony.
- 5/22/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Of the four Roy siblings, which one was Logan's favorite? The two obvious choices are Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Shiv (Sarah Snook). For Kendall, the argument is clear: He was the one trained from a young age to take over the company, whose name Logan (allegedly) underlined in his will. If it weren't for Kendall's addiction issues and his constant rebellions against his father, he'd be the obvious pick to take over the company. Sure, Logan did say in the season 2 finale that he was disappointed Kendall was "not a killer," but Logan's seemingly proud reaction to Kendall's later betrayal implies he always thought Kendall had the potential to be one.
But a strong case can also be made for Shiv. Logan gives her the most affectionate nickname (Pinky) of all his kids, and it's been established through scattered bits of dialogue that she's the only kid Logan never physically abused.
But a strong case can also be made for Shiv. Logan gives her the most affectionate nickname (Pinky) of all his kids, and it's been established through scattered bits of dialogue that she's the only kid Logan never physically abused.
- 5/22/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of "Succession."
The final season of "Succession" has been plugging along at an alarming pace, delivering episodes that typically take place across the course of one day. In the show's timeline, that means that it's likely been just roughly a week since Logan Roy (Brian Cox) died, despite the fact that audiences watching at home witnessed that shocking twist nearly six weeks ago. There's something unsettling about the show's new, breakneck pace, a sense that anything could happen at any time -- and not just because the show's about to end.
All of the change makes it tough to speculate about what might happen in the "Succession" finale, even as it now looms near. This week's episode took place during Logan's funeral, the day after the national election that controversially crowned right-wing extremist Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk) president-elect. With just one episode to go,...
The final season of "Succession" has been plugging along at an alarming pace, delivering episodes that typically take place across the course of one day. In the show's timeline, that means that it's likely been just roughly a week since Logan Roy (Brian Cox) died, despite the fact that audiences watching at home witnessed that shocking twist nearly six weeks ago. There's something unsettling about the show's new, breakneck pace, a sense that anything could happen at any time -- and not just because the show's about to end.
All of the change makes it tough to speculate about what might happen in the "Succession" finale, even as it now looms near. This week's episode took place during Logan's funeral, the day after the national election that controversially crowned right-wing extremist Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk) president-elect. With just one episode to go,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for "Succession" season 4, episode 9, "Church and State."
Few things are harder to write than a eulogy. How do you even begin to sum up a person's life? How much do you share without making a speech about yourself instead of the deceased? On the latest episode of "Succession," the Roy siblings confronted these questions when they attended the funeral of their father Logan (Brian Cox).
Connor (Alan Ruck), who oversaw the funeral, has been pressing his siblings on who would be the speaker. In the end, all three of them were, plus their grumpy uncle: Logan's brother, Ewan (James Cromwell). Connor also wrote something himself, but he was ultimately barred from delivering it. We didn't get a glimpse at what he wrote, but apparently, his speech was too long and "legally actionable." Being the only sibling who doesn't say anything at Logan's funeral is a fitting...
Few things are harder to write than a eulogy. How do you even begin to sum up a person's life? How much do you share without making a speech about yourself instead of the deceased? On the latest episode of "Succession," the Roy siblings confronted these questions when they attended the funeral of their father Logan (Brian Cox).
Connor (Alan Ruck), who oversaw the funeral, has been pressing his siblings on who would be the speaker. In the end, all three of them were, plus their grumpy uncle: Logan's brother, Ewan (James Cromwell). Connor also wrote something himself, but he was ultimately barred from delivering it. We didn't get a glimpse at what he wrote, but apparently, his speech was too long and "legally actionable." Being the only sibling who doesn't say anything at Logan's funeral is a fitting...
- 5/22/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
It's been just a few days since Logan's earth-shattering death in the "Succession" world, and his funeral has finally arrived. It feels like we've been grieving the loss of the Murdoch-like media titan forever, but the wound is still very fresh for the Roy siblings, and their newly formed scabs are ripped open in this gut-wrenching episode.
Kendall and Roman might have been crowned co-CEOs, but the coronation demolition derby is still well underway. Some of the sibs have been handling the death better than others, while others get hit like a freight train. This is an emotional day, but power games aren't put on pause out of respect for the dead — he was the one who set those games into motion, after all. Roman kicks off the morning by joking that Kendall will "emerge victorious as the winner of the funeral," but there really is a winner in the end,...
Kendall and Roman might have been crowned co-CEOs, but the coronation demolition derby is still well underway. Some of the sibs have been handling the death better than others, while others get hit like a freight train. This is an emotional day, but power games aren't put on pause out of respect for the dead — he was the one who set those games into motion, after all. Roman kicks off the morning by joking that Kendall will "emerge victorious as the winner of the funeral," but there really is a winner in the end,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
One of the best ways a TV show can distinguish itself from the pack is by developing a vocabulary and cadence that’s completely its own. “Seinfeld” turned long, rambling conversations about nothing into an artform. “Gilmore Girls” had viewers struggling to keep up with the leads’ motor-mouthed wordplay. And every Aaron Sorkin show has the signature grand speeches, and the almost musically precise line readings that made “The West Wing” a pioneering force in prestige TV.
Now, in an age when too many shows and movies have the same strained, pop culture heavy snark leaving their characters lips, there is “Succession.” Created by Jesse Armstrong, HBO’s juggernaut series about the power plays of the media mogul Roy family carries much of the same DNA from the British writer’s prior work on series like “Peep Show” and “The Thick of It.” The latter series, especially, has the same kind of colorful,...
Now, in an age when too many shows and movies have the same strained, pop culture heavy snark leaving their characters lips, there is “Succession.” Created by Jesse Armstrong, HBO’s juggernaut series about the power plays of the media mogul Roy family carries much of the same DNA from the British writer’s prior work on series like “Peep Show” and “The Thick of It.” The latter series, especially, has the same kind of colorful,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Wilson Chapman and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Look, nobody is going to ever “win” on Succession.
HBO‘s prestige drama following the uber rich Roy family’s media empire isn’t about winning per se. As we saw in season 4’s riveting “America Decides,” it doesn’t matter who sits on the metaphorical throne as Waystar Royco CEO in the end – they’ll still lose a big chunk of their soul and make the world a worse place in the process.
Still, the horse race among Logan Roy’s children, his executives, his investors, and others along the way makes for some relentlessly compelling television. Even if victory will lead to only ruin, we still want to know who is gonna “win” this damn thing. With that in mind, we decided to turn to you, the reader, to figure out who will wear the Waystar crown when all the dust settles.
Over on Twitter and Instagram, we...
HBO‘s prestige drama following the uber rich Roy family’s media empire isn’t about winning per se. As we saw in season 4’s riveting “America Decides,” it doesn’t matter who sits on the metaphorical throne as Waystar Royco CEO in the end – they’ll still lose a big chunk of their soul and make the world a worse place in the process.
Still, the horse race among Logan Roy’s children, his executives, his investors, and others along the way makes for some relentlessly compelling television. Even if victory will lead to only ruin, we still want to know who is gonna “win” this damn thing. With that in mind, we decided to turn to you, the reader, to figure out who will wear the Waystar crown when all the dust settles.
Over on Twitter and Instagram, we...
- 5/15/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
(The bid for power has not only intensified in season 4 of "Succession," but is approaching its end: now more than ever, anyone can come out on top. As the series comes to a close, we'll be tracking the rise and fall of the Roys, their allies, and their never-ending list of enemies.)
A high-tension election created far more losers than winners on a very ugly episode of "Succession." Having the ear of the future president was a huge selling point for Waystar with a Murdochian media titan at its helm, but without Logan's support, a neo-nazi leader of the free world is kind of a hard pill to swallow — especially if the person taking said pill is a certain European billionaire that despises Atn's right-wing political lean and wants to "Ikea-fy" the news network.
Matsson didn't have to care about the election before Logan's death. He wasn't concerned...
A high-tension election created far more losers than winners on a very ugly episode of "Succession." Having the ear of the future president was a huge selling point for Waystar with a Murdochian media titan at its helm, but without Logan's support, a neo-nazi leader of the free world is kind of a hard pill to swallow — especially if the person taking said pill is a certain European billionaire that despises Atn's right-wing political lean and wants to "Ikea-fy" the news network.
Matsson didn't have to care about the election before Logan's death. He wasn't concerned...
- 5/15/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
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 article contains spoilers for Succession season 4 episode 7.
Four episodes after the death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) of Succession, many of the show’s characters are behaving exactly the way we’d expect them to. Roman (Keiran Culkin) is struggling to come to grips with the unresolved trauma he endured from his father, and he’ll look to put some of it to rest when he delivers Logan’s eulogy at the funeral. Shiv (Sarah Snook) feels like an outsider, trying to cuddle up to Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) to find any way to undercut those around her until she’s on top, whatever that means in her mind. And Kendall is so far successfully riding high without his father in the way, deciding to pillage the village and go reverse viking on Mattson in the hopes of taking over GoJo for himself and Waystar Royco.
With all of this toxicity in the air,...
Four episodes after the death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) of Succession, many of the show’s characters are behaving exactly the way we’d expect them to. Roman (Keiran Culkin) is struggling to come to grips with the unresolved trauma he endured from his father, and he’ll look to put some of it to rest when he delivers Logan’s eulogy at the funeral. Shiv (Sarah Snook) feels like an outsider, trying to cuddle up to Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) to find any way to undercut those around her until she’s on top, whatever that means in her mind. And Kendall is so far successfully riding high without his father in the way, deciding to pillage the village and go reverse viking on Mattson in the hopes of taking over GoJo for himself and Waystar Royco.
With all of this toxicity in the air,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for "Succession" season 4, episode 7 "Tailgate Party."
The cracks in GoJo, the Ikea-fied tech machine buying Waystar RoyCo, are starting to show in episode 7 of "Succession" season 4, but is it enough to make the declining legacy behemoth more powerful than the spunky new streaming service in the modern media landscape? The newly minted co-CEOs seem to think so, but they are riding some pretty strong waves of grief and ego-maniacal delusion. GoJo might be in rough shape, as episode 7 reveals, but Waystar is still far worse off.
The first signs of trouble at GoJo started to show in episode 5 "Kill List" when the head executives at Waystar pay a visit to the streamer's cushy company retreat. The Musk-like CEO, Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), confesses to Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) that he has been sending bricks of his blood to his head of communications Ebba (Eili Harboe) following a messy breakup.
The cracks in GoJo, the Ikea-fied tech machine buying Waystar RoyCo, are starting to show in episode 7 of "Succession" season 4, but is it enough to make the declining legacy behemoth more powerful than the spunky new streaming service in the modern media landscape? The newly minted co-CEOs seem to think so, but they are riding some pretty strong waves of grief and ego-maniacal delusion. GoJo might be in rough shape, as episode 7 reveals, but Waystar is still far worse off.
The first signs of trouble at GoJo started to show in episode 5 "Kill List" when the head executives at Waystar pay a visit to the streamer's cushy company retreat. The Musk-like CEO, Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), confesses to Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) that he has been sending bricks of his blood to his head of communications Ebba (Eili Harboe) following a messy breakup.
- 5/8/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Tailgate Party.”
If you are a fan of prestige TV in general, chances are you have heard the fable of the frog and the scorpion many, many, many times. It is among the most overused thematic devices of this era, which has been dominated by shows about terrible people doing terrible things to those who’ve trusted them, simply because it’s in their nature.
“Tailgate Party” knows better than to have anyone summarize that story for the benefit...
If you are a fan of prestige TV in general, chances are you have heard the fable of the frog and the scorpion many, many, many times. It is among the most overused thematic devices of this era, which has been dominated by shows about terrible people doing terrible things to those who’ve trusted them, simply because it’s in their nature.
“Tailgate Party” knows better than to have anyone summarize that story for the benefit...
- 5/8/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
(The bid for power has not only intensified in season 4 of "Succession," but is approaching its end: now more than ever, anyone can come out on top. As the series comes to a close, we'll be tracking the rise and fall of the Roys, their allies, and their never-ending list of enemies.)
Alright, I'll bite: do any of these people even know what a tailgate party is?! They're not exactly serving food out of pickup trucks at the Wambsgans-Roy pre-election party; instead of ice cooler beer, they've got champagne, hors d'oeuvres, and thousand-dollar bottles of German wine. But what this so-called tailgate party lacks in realism, it makes up for in plenty of juicy drama!
"Tailgate Party" takes advantage of a classic "Succession" setup: like "Prague" or "Retired Janitors of Idaho," it largely takes place at a single event, where various plotlines entangle for maximum entertainment. So in between Tom's (Matthew Macfadyen) yawns,...
Alright, I'll bite: do any of these people even know what a tailgate party is?! They're not exactly serving food out of pickup trucks at the Wambsgans-Roy pre-election party; instead of ice cooler beer, they've got champagne, hors d'oeuvres, and thousand-dollar bottles of German wine. But what this so-called tailgate party lacks in realism, it makes up for in plenty of juicy drama!
"Tailgate Party" takes advantage of a classic "Succession" setup: like "Prague" or "Retired Janitors of Idaho," it largely takes place at a single event, where various plotlines entangle for maximum entertainment. So in between Tom's (Matthew Macfadyen) yawns,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Shania Russell
- 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
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including The Rookie, Law & Order: Organized Crime, The Voice, The Conners and more!
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- 5/5/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso, Charlie Mason, Keisha Hatchett and Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Sunday’s episode of “Succession,” titled “Living+”, saw Roman (Kieran Culkin) shake up the executive ranks of Waystar Royco with two high-profile firings: the head of Waystar Studios Joy Palmer (Annabeth Gish) and the company’s general counsel Gerri Kellman (J. Smith-Cameron).
“Kendall and I are being put in this position where we’re in charge now and it’s very fast,” actor Kieran Culkin explained during the series’ latest behind-the-scenes featurette. “A lot of pressure reaches a boiling point and ‘You’re fired. Get out.’”
Speaking on the conversation between Gerri and Roman that led to her firing, Smith-Cameron noted that Gerri is unable to see Roman as anything but a “low-status sort of brat.”
“He’s really wanting to get from me that I think he’s important and manly and powerful,” she added. “And I think after [the firing] they’ve both been really hurt.”
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“Kendall and I are being put in this position where we’re in charge now and it’s very fast,” actor Kieran Culkin explained during the series’ latest behind-the-scenes featurette. “A lot of pressure reaches a boiling point and ‘You’re fired. Get out.’”
Speaking on the conversation between Gerri and Roman that led to her firing, Smith-Cameron noted that Gerri is unable to see Roman as anything but a “low-status sort of brat.”
“He’s really wanting to get from me that I think he’s important and manly and powerful,” she added. “And I think after [the firing] they’ve both been really hurt.”
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- 5/1/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
This article contains spoilers for season 4, episode 6 of "Succession."
There are quite a few similarities between the Fox and Netflix comedy "Arrested Development" and the HBO tragicomedy "Succession," from the composition of the filthy rich and totally incompetent families at the center of each series to the characters' total inability to be kind to anyone. But there's one major link between them that matters most: the camera work. The plot of "Succession" contains pretty serious stuff, involving drug abuse, accidental manslaughter, accusations of sexual assault on a mass scale, child abuse, and more, but the show still manages to be brutally funny. A big part of that comedy comes from just how awkward and emotionally damaged everyone is, and the camera helps bring that discomfort into focus. Moments that could easily be played as dramatic are instead turned on their ear through the use of the handheld, frequently zooming camera...
There are quite a few similarities between the Fox and Netflix comedy "Arrested Development" and the HBO tragicomedy "Succession," from the composition of the filthy rich and totally incompetent families at the center of each series to the characters' total inability to be kind to anyone. But there's one major link between them that matters most: the camera work. The plot of "Succession" contains pretty serious stuff, involving drug abuse, accidental manslaughter, accusations of sexual assault on a mass scale, child abuse, and more, but the show still manages to be brutally funny. A big part of that comedy comes from just how awkward and emotionally damaged everyone is, and the camera helps bring that discomfort into focus. Moments that could easily be played as dramatic are instead turned on their ear through the use of the handheld, frequently zooming camera...
- 5/1/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Note: The following story contains spoilers from “Succession” Season 4, Episode 6
The latest episode of “Succession” was crowded with standout moments, from the posthumous return of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) to a flirtatious reunion between Tom (Matthew McFadyen) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) to an almost-cringe Investor Day presentation from Kendall (Jeremy Strong).
The episode, titled “Living+,” marks the third time behind the camera for director Lorene Scafaria, who previously directed “Too Much Birthday” in Season 3 and “Honeymoon States” in Season 4. She told TheWrap that working with Cox on the pre-taped videos for Waystar’s Investor Day presentation offered a massive and nerve-wracking opportunity to collaborate with him one last time on the HBO drama series.
“As you can imagine after Episode 3, I didn’t imagine I’d be working with Brian again. And suddenly at the table read there was that opening scene,” she said. “So that was so thrilling to...
The latest episode of “Succession” was crowded with standout moments, from the posthumous return of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) to a flirtatious reunion between Tom (Matthew McFadyen) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) to an almost-cringe Investor Day presentation from Kendall (Jeremy Strong).
The episode, titled “Living+,” marks the third time behind the camera for director Lorene Scafaria, who previously directed “Too Much Birthday” in Season 3 and “Honeymoon States” in Season 4. She told TheWrap that working with Cox on the pre-taped videos for Waystar’s Investor Day presentation offered a massive and nerve-wracking opportunity to collaborate with him one last time on the HBO drama series.
“As you can imagine after Episode 3, I didn’t imagine I’d be working with Brian again. And suddenly at the table read there was that opening scene,” she said. “So that was so thrilling to...
- 5/1/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Kendall is hyped up for a big presentation this week on Succession. But did his new product launch turn out to be more of a rapid unscheduled disassembly?
As Sunday’s episode opens, we’re greeted by the face of… Logan Roy! The old bastard (R.I.P.) is on video taping a pitch for Waystar’s new line of gated communities dubbed Living Plus. When the director asks him to try doing it “a touch more upbeat,” Logan snaps, telling the crew: “You’re as bad as my idiot kids.” Kendall’s watching this video, and he shrugs that comment off: “That’s fine.
As Sunday’s episode opens, we’re greeted by the face of… Logan Roy! The old bastard (R.I.P.) is on video taping a pitch for Waystar’s new line of gated communities dubbed Living Plus. When the director asks him to try doing it “a touch more upbeat,” Logan snaps, telling the crew: “You’re as bad as my idiot kids.” Kendall’s watching this video, and he shrugs that comment off: “That’s fine.
- 5/1/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
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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- 5/1/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Living+.”
“Living+” opens with a startling image: Logan Roy, seemingly alive and relatively well — albeit in his usual foul mood — recording a pitch for the titular product, Waystar’s attempt to recreate a cruise ship experience on dry land. It’s enough to make one think of a cinematic disaster from one of Waystar Studio’s rivals:
Logan is, of course, still dead. This is merely archival, extremely raw footage, which is being edited into something that will be...
“Living+” opens with a startling image: Logan Roy, seemingly alive and relatively well — albeit in his usual foul mood — recording a pitch for the titular product, Waystar’s attempt to recreate a cruise ship experience on dry land. It’s enough to make one think of a cinematic disaster from one of Waystar Studio’s rivals:
Logan is, of course, still dead. This is merely archival, extremely raw footage, which is being edited into something that will be...
- 5/1/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Is Gerri fired? Was Kendall's Investor Day speech a success or a failure?
After Succession Season 4 Episode 6, it's hard to tell, but it doesn't really matter, either.
Roman and Kendall went all in on their Co-CEO duties and still managed to support each other in their uniquely crazy Roy family way, and we couldn't ask for much more.
Logan's death took a bit of a backseat as Rome and Ken used Dad's life as their roadmap to the annual Investor Day presentation in Los Angeles.
Logan was obviously not forgotten, as he loomed larger than life as an influence and with his virtual presence touching the kids and investors alike.
Kendall is in his element, as expected. But Investor Day prep work reunited him with Logan, as Logan was putting together a new venture called Living+ and had his marketing push for investors well underway before his death.
Good to see you,...
After Succession Season 4 Episode 6, it's hard to tell, but it doesn't really matter, either.
Roman and Kendall went all in on their Co-CEO duties and still managed to support each other in their uniquely crazy Roy family way, and we couldn't ask for much more.
Logan's death took a bit of a backseat as Rome and Ken used Dad's life as their roadmap to the annual Investor Day presentation in Los Angeles.
Logan was obviously not forgotten, as he loomed larger than life as an influence and with his virtual presence touching the kids and investors alike.
Kendall is in his element, as expected. But Investor Day prep work reunited him with Logan, as Logan was putting together a new venture called Living+ and had his marketing push for investors well underway before his death.
Good to see you,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 6, “Living+.”]
Shiv is sitting in the chair. It’s not where she wanted to sit, nor is she at the head of the conference table opposite Roman (Kieran Culkin) — the only person perched in the typical seat of power — but that only makes Shiv’s framing all the more telling. Episode 6 director Lorene Scafaria positions her camera directly behind Sarah Snook’s shrewd sister. She’s not hunched over, like Logan (Brain Cox) in the opening credits, but the images share an intimation: Here sits the person in charge. And Shiv is very much in charge of that meeting, that day, and, with the exception of one bomb-dropping, bomber-jacketed bro, she’s in charge of Waystar Royco’s future.
Not formally, of course. She’s not in the captain’s chair — just backseat driving. For now, at least.
Like its suggestive early shot, Episode 6, “Living+,” creates and...
Shiv is sitting in the chair. It’s not where she wanted to sit, nor is she at the head of the conference table opposite Roman (Kieran Culkin) — the only person perched in the typical seat of power — but that only makes Shiv’s framing all the more telling. Episode 6 director Lorene Scafaria positions her camera directly behind Sarah Snook’s shrewd sister. She’s not hunched over, like Logan (Brain Cox) in the opening credits, but the images share an intimation: Here sits the person in charge. And Shiv is very much in charge of that meeting, that day, and, with the exception of one bomb-dropping, bomber-jacketed bro, she’s in charge of Waystar Royco’s future.
Not formally, of course. She’s not in the captain’s chair — just backseat driving. For now, at least.
Like its suggestive early shot, Episode 6, “Living+,” creates and...
- 5/1/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers from Season 4, Episode 6 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max.
Director Lorene Scafaria first entered the world of HBO’s “Succession” with the Season 3 episode “Too Much Birthday,” in which Kendall (Jeremy Strong) attempts to throw an elaborate party for himself, and ends the night having an emotional breakdown. She followed that up two weeks ago with Season 4’s “Honeymoon States,” the first episode after Logan’s (Brian Cox) death. Now, in Sunday night’s new episode, she “resurrected” Logan in a bizarre promo video for Living+, Waystar Royco’s new cash-grab product that combines real estate, healthcare and, naturally, IP integration.
As in “Too Much Birthday,” Scafaria’s episode showcases Kendall’s love for extravagant theatricality, and it throws several curveballs in his quest to lead Waystar as co-ceo with Roman (Kieran Culkin). Kendall spends much of the episode worrying about the flashy Living+ investor launch,...
Director Lorene Scafaria first entered the world of HBO’s “Succession” with the Season 3 episode “Too Much Birthday,” in which Kendall (Jeremy Strong) attempts to throw an elaborate party for himself, and ends the night having an emotional breakdown. She followed that up two weeks ago with Season 4’s “Honeymoon States,” the first episode after Logan’s (Brian Cox) death. Now, in Sunday night’s new episode, she “resurrected” Logan in a bizarre promo video for Living+, Waystar Royco’s new cash-grab product that combines real estate, healthcare and, naturally, IP integration.
As in “Too Much Birthday,” Scafaria’s episode showcases Kendall’s love for extravagant theatricality, and it throws several curveballs in his quest to lead Waystar as co-ceo with Roman (Kieran Culkin). Kendall spends much of the episode worrying about the flashy Living+ investor launch,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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
Will Sarah Snook Shiv the Competition as She Moves to Lead Drama Actress Emmy Contender? (Exclusive)
Shiv’s the boss!
On “Succession,” Sarah Snook plays the youngest Roy daughter Siobhan “Shiv” Roy, who isn’t sitting idly by while her newly minted co-ceo brothers run the media empire Waystar Royco — and neither is Snook with her Emmy chances. Variety has learned exclusively that Snook will be submitted into the lead drama actress category for this year’s Primetime Emmys, changing from her supporting bids for the three previous seasons.
“Succession” is exhibiting its finest writing, directing and acting of the show’s short history. With each new weekly episode, Snook has shined dramatically, becoming the season’s clear standout of the large, sprawling ensemble. This campaign shift could now firmly cement her as the presumptive front-runner for the most coveted television prize for acting.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.
On an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast with her “Succession” co-star Kieran Culkin,...
On “Succession,” Sarah Snook plays the youngest Roy daughter Siobhan “Shiv” Roy, who isn’t sitting idly by while her newly minted co-ceo brothers run the media empire Waystar Royco — and neither is Snook with her Emmy chances. Variety has learned exclusively that Snook will be submitted into the lead drama actress category for this year’s Primetime Emmys, changing from her supporting bids for the three previous seasons.
“Succession” is exhibiting its finest writing, directing and acting of the show’s short history. With each new weekly episode, Snook has shined dramatically, becoming the season’s clear standout of the large, sprawling ensemble. This campaign shift could now firmly cement her as the presumptive front-runner for the most coveted television prize for acting.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.
On an upcoming episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast with her “Succession” co-star Kieran Culkin,...
- 4/26/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
[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
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
There’s been a considerable upsurge of Shiv-heads within the “Succession” fandom ever since we saw the Roy princess being enfeebled by the testosterone-y majority of the Royco empire. If you must pull for someone in an ocean of people with hardly any redeemable qualities, let alone a moral upper hand, it might as well be the only one with a slight voice of reason that isn’t maneuvered by an underlying emotional distress that needs checking out by a therapist. It does tell you a lot about what sort of people are bold enough to get neck-deep into the pandemonium that is the world of “Succession,” especially when they band together to upheave the one Roy kid who has the least chance at pulling the rug from under the Ken-Rome power-duo. The larger chunk of us is made up of underdogs awaiting a shot to prove ourselves, and tonight,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
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
Succession‘s Roy siblings jetted off to Norway this week to hammer out the GoJo sale — but did Lukas Matsson drop the hammer on them instead?
Kendall’s swagger is back as Sunday’s episode opens, cruising into the Waystar building while listening to hardcore hip-hop, just like he did in the pilot. He basks in applause from his employees as he enters — and gazes at his father Logan’s empty office. He and his fellow co-ceo Roman get right to work, approving reshoots on a troubled movie before turning to the GoJo deal. Kendall is flying to Norway to...
Kendall’s swagger is back as Sunday’s episode opens, cruising into the Waystar building while listening to hardcore hip-hop, just like he did in the pilot. He basks in applause from his employees as he enters — and gazes at his father Logan’s empty office. He and his fellow co-ceo Roman get right to work, approving reshoots on a troubled movie before turning to the GoJo deal. Kendall is flying to Norway to...
- 4/24/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
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