Succession
Created by Jesse Armstrong, the comedy-drama Succession follows the Roy family, who own WayStar RoyCo, a global media conglomerate. The family is fighting for control of the company due to patriarch Logan Roy's faltering health.
His four children – Connor, Kendall, Roman, and Siobhan — are each competing for prominence in the company while Logan seems unwilling to give up his power.
Succession has been nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television — Drama, and actor Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong both received Best Actor awards at the Golden Globes and Primetime Emmys respectively.
The show was renewed for a fourth season in 2021.
Network: HBO
First Episode Date: June 3, 2018
Cast:
- Brian Cox (Logan Roy)
- Jeremy Strong (Kendall Roy)
- Kieran Culkin (Roman Roy)
- Sarah Snook (Siobhan "Shiv" Roy)
- Alan Ruck (Connor Roy)
- Hiam Abbass (Marcia Roy)
- Nicholas Braun (Greg Hirsch)
- Peter Friedman (Frank Vernon)
- Matthew Macfadyen (Tom Wambsgans)
- Dagmara Domińczyk (Karolina Novotney)
- J. Smith Cameron (Gerri Kellman)
- Justine Lupe (Willa Ferreyra)
- Arian Moayed (Stewy Hosseini)
- Natalie Gold (Rava Roy)
- David Rasche (Karl Muller)
Where to Watch: HBOMax
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