How Succession made fools of us all
The brutal drama told us who the ultra-rich were again and again. We chose not to listen.
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Succession’s unsettling ending
The final episode stays true to the show’s spirit: full of all the surprise of great comedy, and all the…
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How Succession created TV’s first irredeemable leading man
In Logan Roy, Jesse Armstrong and Brian Cox took the archetypal anti-hero and replaced it with a moral black hole…
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The secrets of the Succession opening titles
Each season, subtle changes are made to the credits sequence. What do they mean?
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Succession is back, with a script sharper than broken glass
Pay close attention to the first episode: it contains not just text and subtext, but a third layer – something…
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As Succession ends – how long should a great TV show run?
The question of when to end a series is a perfect example of the tension between art and commerce.
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The Succession finale was monstrous, near-Shakespearean perfection
Jesse Armstrong effected the most remarkable reversal of fortune of all, Logan now in the ascendant over his fractious, ingrate…
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The return of Succession
What does Jesse Armstrong want for his monsters now?
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Jesse Armstrong on power, politics and the return of Succession
How the British writer created an era-defining American satire.
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