Emmy-winning ‘Succession’ returns for Season 4 as tensions rise at Waystar Royco.
The battle to take over the media conglomerate heats up after a devastating twist in the Season 3 finale pits Tom (Matthew Macfayden) and Greg (Nicholas Braun) against Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) children, played by Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin. , Sarah Snook and Alan Ruck.
As Logan and his oldest son, Kendall (Strong), discuss their different approaches to 21st-century corporate leadership and media, fans of the viral HBO series are eagerly anticipating the next installment. So, what can we expect from the outrageously rich, foul-mouthed family we love to hate?
While plot details are understandably kept under wraps, the official Season 4 logline reads: “The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson is getting closer. The prospect of this seismic sale causes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal closes. A power struggle ensues as the family considers a future where their cultural and political weight has been greatly diminished.”
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on ‘Succession’ Season 4.
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Nicholas Braun can’t watch ‘Succession’ season 4
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Nicholas Braun, who plays Cousin Greg on the hit series, revealed “Live with Kelly and Ryan” that he had not seen a single episode of the fourth and final season.
“Honestly, I didn’t see anything.” I don’t watch them,” Braun said of the final season, adding, “I know what’s going on and I’m never going to tell you.”
He explained: “I’ve watched episodes in the past, just not this season… I love it. I am very shocked by it. The writing is incredible.”
Braun teased his character: “Greg is a little more confident this season. He makes a few more moves.”
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“Succession” ends after season 4
The Emmy Award-winning hit series “Succession” is officially bowing out next season. Season 4 has been revealed to be the last time ‘Succession’ hits our screens.
“There is a promise in the title of ‘succession.’ I never thought it could go on forever,” said series creator Jesse Armstrong. “The end was always in my mind. From season 2 onwards, I was thinking: Is this the next one, or the one after that, or the one after that?
He added: “The decision about the ending was solidified during the writing and even when we started shooting: I said to the cast, ‘I’m not 100 percent sure, but I think this is it.’ Because I didn’t want to screw them up either.”
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Logan Roy is also Out for Blood as the “succession” returns on March 26
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Logan Roy (Brian Cox) enters a new era for Waystar Royco as “Succession” Season 4 debuts on March 26. You can watch the latest trailer here.
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Director Mark Mylod will not “fetish” Logan Roy’s wealth: “I refuse to look at it”
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Mark Mylod, who directed several episodes of “Succession<," exclusively told IndieWire that the show is rooted in "the corrosive power of money and power over people."
“It’s painful to try not to fetishize their world,” Mylod said of directing “Succession.” “I barely look at him. The camera goes through it, but I don’t focus on it.”
“The Menu” helmer, who once again partnered with Adam McKay to produce the culinary satire, noted that it’s worth dissecting characters who are “distorted by ego, entitlement, an unhealthy relationship with their own finances or income.” “I think those are the mistakes I want to uncover and try to reverse engineer,” Mylod said of the inspiration behind “Succession.”
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Kendall lands in “fresh hell” in Season 4
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Jeremy Strong teased him Fun tonight that his character Kendall Roy became even more embroiled in the Waystar Royco drama thanks to the season 3 cliffhanger.
“I’m in some new hell, as you can imagine,” Strong said, before adding: “I can’t really say anything. HBO would somehow take him to a secret prison.
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The trailer shows the ‘rebellious alliance’ between the Roy brothers
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THE teaser trailer “Succession” Season 4 sees the Roy brothers, played by Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck and Sarah Snook, join their corporate forces to take over the Waystar Royco conglomerate. It’s a “rebel alliance,” as Ruck says in the trailer.
The only problem, other than the Shakespearian coup? Shiv (Snook) must face her husband Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) on Logan’s side. In the first taping of the new season of the Emmy-winning HBO series, Cox as Logan declared that the Waystar Royco “kills the opposition.” What does this mean for your opposing children?
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Season 4 First Look Shows Logan Roy Dominating
The first look at “Succession” Season 4 shows Logan Roy (Brian Cox) promising a “leaner” Waystar Royco and selling it to tech billionaire Lukas Matsson, played by Alexander Skarsgård. Logan’s children Shiv (Sarah Snook), Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck) seem to be worried about what to do next, while cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) and Tom (Matthew McFayden) share the in their enthusiasm. Logan’s plan. Will Kendall seek revenge or is this the end of the power struggle behind the Roy family?
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Alexander Skarsgård leads the Roys to Norway
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HBO has confirmed that Alexander Skarsgård, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, Juliana Canfield, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Justin Kirk, Stephen Root, Hope Davis and Cherry Jones will return as guest stars for Season 4.
Production headed to Norway to capture Skarsgård’s tech mogul character, Lukas Matsson, courting the Roy family on his home turf.
“It was (showrunner Jesse Armstrong’s) vision from the beginning that the tech company would be run by someone from a Scandinavian country,” producer Scott Ferguson said. Species. “In the writer’s room around February, Jesse had an idea for an episode they wanted to do in (Matsson’s) part of the world.”
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Adrian Brody reveals Jeremy Strong kept his ‘distance’ from Brian Cox on set
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Guest star Adrien Brody noted that Jeremy Strong kept his “distance” from Brian Cox during the production.
“I noticed that he kept his distance from Brian on set, but I thought it was all very interesting,” Brody said, referring to Strong’s Method acting approach. “I think Brian could probably care less, but obviously he worked for Jeremy. I just remember thinking, ‘Wow, this is so much fun to get into.’ And it went without a hitch. I just wanted it to be more. I really liked talking to them. So that was my experience with it. I thought it was great. You know, anything works — and what they’re doing on this show clearly works.”
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Brian Cox promises ‘succession’ won’t ‘drag’
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Following the 2022 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, actor Brian Cox revealed that he is not sure about the future of the series at HBO.
“I don’t know (if there will be a fifth season). Nobody’s contract has been renewed,” Cox told The Times. “Who knows how long it will last?”
Cox called out the other financial drama series, Showtime’s “Billions,” because they seemed to drag on.
“We don’t want it to overstay its welcome like ‘Billions,'” Cox said. “This is past its expiration date. That’s not going to happen with our show.”
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“Succession” will most likely end after five seasons
Writer and executive producer Georgia Pritchett previously told The Times in 2021 that she thought there would be “five seasons at the most” for the series, but perhaps even Season 4 could be the end.
“We’re at the end of filming Season 3, so at this point (showrunner) Jesse (Armstrong) has only one more thing to say,” Pritchett said. “But it happens every time. We have a good ending.”
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Production started in June 2022
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“Succession” Season 4 began production in June 2022, and set photos show Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) hooking up with his longtime girlfriend Willa (Justine Lupe) after the awkward proposal in Season 3.
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