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*Succession*
Succession
Season 1
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Showrunner	Jesse Armstrong
Starring	Hiam Abbass; Nicholas Braun; Brian Cox; Kieran Culkin; Peter Friedman; Natalie Gold; Matthew Macfadyen; Alan Ruck; Parker Sawyers; Sarah Snook; Jeremy Strong; Rob Yang;
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	June 3 –; August 5, 2018
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The first season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession premiered on HBO on June 3, 2018. Series creator Jesse Armstrong serves as the showrunner for the season. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch. The season features an ensemble cast of Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Parker Sawyers,^[a] Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong and Rob Yang.

In June 2016, HBO gave Succession a pilot order, to be written by Armstrong and directed by executive producer Adam McKay, and was filmed in late 2016. The series was greenlit for a season order in May 2017, which began filming in October 2017, and wrapped in early 2018. The season consists of ten episodes, and received critical acclaim. It was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, and won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "Nobody Is Ever Missing".

Cast and characters

Main

Hiam Abbass as Marcia Roy
Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch
Brian Cox as Logan Roy
Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy
Peter Friedman as Frank Vernon
Natalie Gold as Rava Roy
Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans
Alan Ruck as Connor Roy
Parker Sawyers as Alessandro Daniels^[a]
Sarah Snook as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy
Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy
Rob Yang as Lawrence Yee

Recurring

Dagmara Domińczyk as Karolina Novotney
Arian Moayed as Stewy Hosseini
J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman
Justine Lupe as Willa Ferreyra
David Rasche as Karl Muller
Swayam Bhatia as Sophie Roy
Quentin Morales as Iverson Roy
Molly Griggs as Grace
Mary Birdsong as Marianne Hirsch
Judy Reyes as Eva
Larry Pine as Sandy Furness
Ashley Zukerman as Nate Sofrelli
Zack Robidas as Mark Ravenhead
James Cromwell as Ewan Roy
Eric Bogosian as Gil Eavis
Caitlin FitzGerald as Tabitha Hayes
Harriet Walter as Lady Caroline Collingwood
Scott Nicholson as Colin Stiles
Juliana Canfield as Jess Jordan

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Celebration"	Adam McKay	Jesse Armstrong	June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)	0.582^[1]
The Roy family prepare to celebrate the 80th birthday of Logan Roy, CEO of the family-owned media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. Logan's second-oldest son Kendall believes he will be the company heir following his father's retirement, but Logan announces that he will not be stepping down as CEO. He presents his children with papers giving his third wife, Marcia, two votes on the trust to decide his successor upon his death. During the family's traditional softball game, Logan fires his longtime COO Frank Vernon, and agrees to give a new position to his estranged great-nephew Greg Hirsch, who was fired from Waystar's management training program. Kendall leaves the game to secure Waystar's acquisition of the media startup Vaulter. On the helicopter ride back to New York City, Logan and his children Roman, Shiv, and Connor argue over the terms of the agreement, but Logan suddenly collapses from a hemorrhagic stroke and is rushed to the hospital. Kendall receives word of Logan's stroke from Lawrence Yee, Vaulter's CEO and Kendall's rival, immediately after securing the acquisition deal, and rushes to the hospital.
2	2	"Shit Show at the Fuck Factory"	Mark Mylod	Tony Roche	June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)	0.491^[2]
The Roy children are in disagreement over who should take control of Waystar in the wake of Logan's incapacitation: Roman and Connor want to sign the papers out of respect for their father's wishes, whereas Kendall believes he should become CEO, and Shiv is opposed based on doubts about Marcia's role in the company. Marcia sends Greg to retrieve Logan's items from his apartment. Roman asks Greg to bring the trust change papers, but Shiv instructs the opposite; Greg ultimately decides not to bring the papers. Shiv's boyfriend Tom Wambsgans proposes to her at the hospital, and she accepts. It is eventually agreed that Kendall should become acting CEO of Waystar with Roman as COO. Waystar's general counsel, Gerri Kellman, informs Kendall that Logan is $3 billion in debt due to his expansion into parks. Logan wakes up in his hospital bed.
3	3	"Lifeboats"	Mark Mylod	Jonathan Glatzer	June 17, 2018 (2018-06-17)	0.605^[3]
Kendall learns that one of the creditors to Waystar's family holding company is entitled to demand full repayment for Logan's $3 billion debt if Waystar's stock falls below $130 per share. After a failed attempt to negotiate with the bank, Kendall enlists the aid of Stewy Hosseini, his friend from college who is now a private equity investor. Stewy agrees to inject $4 billion into Waystar in return for stock and a seat on the company's board. However, Greg later spots Stewy meeting with Sandy Furness, Logan's enemy who wants to take control of Waystar. Kendall is also trying to repair his marriage with his estranged wife Rava, but after a night together, she confirms she has already hired a divorce lawyer. Shiv asks Nate Sofrelli, a fellow political fixer and former boyfriend, to run a background check on Marcia. Kendall visits a recovering Logan to inform him that Waystar's stock has fallen below $130, but that his efforts have staved off a greater financial decline. Logan nonetheless disapproves.
4	4	"Sad Sack Wasp Trap"	Adam Arkin	Anna Jordan	June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)	0.543^[4]
The Roys prepare for the company's annual foundation gala. Frank is rehired to mentor Roman in his position as COO. Upon starting his new role as the head of the Waystar's Parks and Cruises division, Tom is given secret documents confirming a massive cover-up of crimes committed on the company's cruises, including sexual assault and potential murder. Panicked, he confides this information to Greg. At the charity gala, Connor notices changes in the transcript of Kendall's speech, leading him to mistakenly believe that Kendall plans to announce Logan's retirement. He tells Logan, who opts to make a speech in Kendall's place announcing that he is returning to his role as CEO. Tom plans to go public about the cruises scandal, but Gerri advises against it during the gala. Tom angrily accuses Greg of snitching to Gerri about the scandal, which Greg denies. However, Gerri later thanks Greg in private, confirming that he did disclose the information to her.
5	5	"I Went to Market"	Adam Arkin	Georgia Pritchett	July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	0.583^[5]
Marcia invites Logan's estranged brother Ewan to Thanksgiving, and Greg travels to Canada to pick Ewan up. Logan wants to aggressively acquire more local news stations for Waystar, against the advice of his children and counsel. Kendall plots to hold a vote of no confidence against his father amidst his erratic behavior. Tom sends Greg to shred company documents pertaining to the cruises scandal, but Greg secretly makes copies. During dinner, an argument erupts between Logan and Ewan over the company and family's values, and Ewan storms out, warning Greg not to trust the Roys. As he leaves, Kendall suggests the possibility of a company takeover to Ewan – who is on Waystar's board – but Ewan refuses to conspire against his own brother. The dinner falls apart after Logan strikes Kendall's son Iverson during a game. Logan's behavior convinces Gerri to support Kendall in his vote of no confidence.
6	6	"Which Side Are You On?"	Andrij Parekh	Susan Soon He Stanton	July 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)	0.673^[6]
Kendall, Roman, Frank and Gerri work together to amass a majority vote in favor of removing Logan from his position as CEO. Roman is able to sway Lawrence to their side. Logan travels to Washington, D.C. for a meeting with the President, but the meeting is cancelled last-minute amid concerns regarding a terror threat. Greg is advised by Ewan to stay out of the no-confidence vote, but Greg later discloses his knowledge of the vote to Tom. On the day of the vote, Kendall flies to Long Island to visit an ailing board member at her home to convince her to vote with him, but is unable to take a helicopter back to Manhattan due to a lockdown over the terror threat. He is thereby delayed in his arrival to the vote while stuck in traffic, and Frank begins the vote without him. However, a furious Logan refuses to leave the room during the vote and instead berates several board members (including Roman) to side with him, and fires everyone who voted against him, including Kendall and Frank.
7	7	"Austerlitz"	Miguel Arteta	Lucy Prebble	July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)	0.626^[7]
Kendall has cut off communications with his family and is suing Logan for firing him from Waystar. Tabloids falsely suggest that Kendall, a recovering addict, has relapsed. Logan attempts to repair his public image by holding a weekend family therapy session at Austerlitz, Connor's ranch in New Mexico, which Kendall chooses not to attend. After a fruitless initial session, Shiv leaves to meet with Senator Gil Eavis, a Democratic presidential candidate and Logan's public rival, after Nate persuades her to join him in working on Gil's campaign. Afterwards, she and Nate have a sexual encounter in her car. Kendall eventually does arrive in New Mexico, but chooses to join some locals on a cocaine and methamphetamine binge. Roman brings him back to the ranch, where an argument erupts between Logan and the rest of the family. Logan insults Tom and berates Shiv for meeting with Gil, causing her to leave crying. He also admits to planting the tabloid allegations about Kendall's drug use prior to his actual relapse. The argument nearly turns violent when Kendall dismisses Logan's stories of the abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of his uncle. The next morning, Logan is seen privately swimming, his back covered in severe scarring, attesting to his abuse.
8	8	"Prague"	S. J. Clarkson	Jon Brown	July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)	0.637^[8]
Roman is put in charge of planning Tom's bachelor party. Though he initially wants to host it in Prague, Stewy invites him to a secret underground party held inside an abandoned New York railway station where powerful business and media figures mingle. Logan tasks Greg with ensuring Kendall's safety amid his renewed drug abuse. Tom is initially drawn to the party's unhinged, sexual atmosphere, but he becomes doubtful about his relationship with Shiv, unaware of her ongoing affair with Nate. He is eventually goaded by Roman into having sex with a woman at the party. Shiv meets Logan for dinner, where he implies that he knows of her affair. Shiv, perceiving this as a veiled threat, refuses to stop working for Gil. Marcia later calls Shiv to say that Logan will not be attending Shiv and Tom's wedding. At the party, Kendall meets with Stewy and Sandy, who want to buy out his share in Waystar for half a billion dollars. A vengeful Kendall instead proposes a hostile takeover that will grant them a controlling interest in the company and name him CEO.
9	9	"Pre-Nuptial"	Mark Mylod	Jesse Armstrong	July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)	0.558^[9]
The Roys gather at an English castle in preparation for Shiv and Tom's wedding. Shiv believes Logan will not be present, but Logan chooses to attend to avoid bad publicity. Kendall, Roman and Shiv reunite with their mother Caroline, Logan's second wife. Tom is surprised to find that Tabitha, the woman who performed fellatio on him at his bachelor party, is now dating Roman. Nate meets Tom and tells him of his history with Shiv. Tom confronts Shiv about her infidelity, but she denies it and instead asks to know the details of the cruises scandal, hoping to use it as political ammunition for Gil. Greg later spots Shiv and Nate together, but when he attempts to relay his suspicions to Tom the following morning, Tom attacks him. Shiv tells Gerri that she will let the cruises scandal remain secret as long as ATN – Waystar's right-leaning news network — stops slandering Gil over his wife's suicide. Gil and Logan agree to a truce on these terms. Kendall is told by Stewy and Sandy that their takeover of Waystar has been moved up to the day of Shiv's wedding, as they would have more leverage over Logan while he is out of the country.
10	10	"Nobody Is Ever Missing"	Mark Mylod	Jesse Armstrong	August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)	0.730^[10]
Kendall serves Logan with his planned takeover bid. A furious Logan kicks him out, but begins scrambling to get ahead of the situation with his lawyers immediately afterwards. During the wedding, the siblings are infuriated to learn from Logan about Kendall's takeover plans. Shiv admits her infidelity to Tom and suggests that she is better suited for a non-monogamous relationship. Tom forgives her and later ejects Nate from the wedding. Outside the castle, Kendall does drugs with Andrew "Doddy" Dodds, a young waiter whom Logan had fired from the staff, and the two drive off in search of cocaine. They swerve to avoid a deer, and the car lands in the water. Unable to save Doddy, Kendall flees the scene and returns to the wedding in shock. The police investigate the following morning, and Logan tells Kendall that he will make the case go away if Kendall calls off the takeover and attends rehab. Kendall obliges and breaks down crying in his father's arms.

Production

Development

Showrunner Jesse Armstrong initially conceived the series as a feature film about the Murdoch family, but the script never went into production. Armstrong eventually expanded the scope of the story to include the larger landscape of Wall Street, which he felt better suited a television format. Armstrong wrote a new script centered on original characters loosely inspired by various powerful media families such as the Murdochs, the Redstones, the Maxwells, and the Sulzbergers.^[11]^[12] On June 6, 2016, it was announced that HBO had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Armstrong and directed by Adam McKay. Executive producers for the pilot include Armstrong, McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, and Kevin Messick.^[13]^[14]^[15] On May 16, 2017, it was announced that HBO had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The previously announced creative team continued their involvement as the series entered into production.^[b]

Casting

Brian Cox portrays Logan Roy, who was inspired by Rupert Murdoch.

On October 6, 2016, it was announced that Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, and Matthew Macfadyen had been cast in lead roles in the series' pilot.^[22] On November 4, 2016, it was announced that Hiam Abbass, Alan Ruck, Rob Yang, Parker Sawyers, and Peter Friedman had also joined the main cast of the pilot.^[23] Sawyers only appears in the pilot. On January 24, 2018, it was reported that Ashley Zukerman had joined the series in a recurring role.^[24]

Filming

The series was primarily filmed in Manhattan, and shot on 35 mm film.^[25] The series is distinct for its predominantly handheld cinematography, which was inspired by the Dogme 95 movement and intended to embody the style of mockumentaries.^[26] Cinematographer Patrick Capone characterized the series' camerawork as "voyeuristic" and "non-cinema[tic]", relying on natural light, close coverage and frequent zooms to evoke the feeling of "eavesdropping" upon the characters and their environments.^[27]

Director Adam McKay filmed the pilot in late 2016,^[28] while principal photography for the rest of the first season of the series began in October 2017.^[29] Key locations included the American Irish Historical Society on Fifth Avenue as the location for Logan's apartment, 714 Broadway as the location of Shiv's season 1 apartment, and the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on the East River for scenes of the Roys departing on their helicopters. For scenes depicting the interiors of the Waystar RoyCo offices, the crew uses towers 4 and 7 of the World Trade Center, while 28 Liberty Street is used for exterior shots. Silvercup Studios in Queens houses many of the sets used for the series.^[30]

Other filming locations for the first season included Bellevue Hospital (where the second episode took place), the Cunard Building on 25 Broadway (which houses Cipriani S.A., the venue for a gala in the fourth episode), the East New York Freight Tunnel (the entrance of a bachelor party in the eighth episode),^[31] and the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.^[32] From mid-to-end of January 2018, the production moved from New York to New Mexico for the episode "Austerlitz", which was primarily filmed in Santa Fe.^[33]^[29] On February 22, 2018, filming took place in New Jersey, which required the closing of the Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel.^[34]^[35]^[36] On February 25, 2018, filming took place at Eastnor Castle near Ledbury in Herefordshire, England, which served as the setting for the last two episodes of the season.^[37]

Release

On April 27, 2018, the season held its official world premiere during the Series Mania Festival in Lille, France, in which the pilot episode was screened.^[38] On May 22, 2018, the season held its official US premiere at the Time Warner Center in New York City.^[39] The season premiered on HBO on June 3, 2018.

Home media

HBO released the first season on DVD on August 6, 2018, which included special features;^[40] a Blu-ray release was made available on November 6 of the same year.^[41]^[42]

Reception

Audience viewership

The series premiere drew 582,000 live viewers, down from the 1.39 million viewers that watched its lead-in, Westworld.^[43]

Critical response

The first season was met with positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 89% with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on 89 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peppering its pathos with acid wit, Succession is a divine comedy of absolute power and dysfunction – brought to vivid life by a ferocious ensemble."^[44] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 70 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[45]

Accolades

The first season received five nominations at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, and Jesse Armstrong won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (for the episode "Nobody Is Ever Missing").^[46]^[47]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Pilot only.
^ Attributed to multiple sources:^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

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External links

Official website
Succession at IMDb

[Sawyers-1] Pilot only.

[23] Attributed to multiple sources:^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

[Premiere-2] Metcalf, Mitch (June 5, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.3.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.

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 * [[Matthew Macfadyen]]
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 * [[Rob Yang]]
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-The first season of the American [[Satire|satirical]] [[comedy-drama]] television series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' premiered on [[HBO]] on June 3, 2018. Series creator [[Jesse Armstrong]] serves as the showrunner for the season. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch. The season features an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Hiam Abbass]], [[Nicholas Braun]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Kieran Culkin]], [[Peter Friedman]], [[Natalie Gold]], [[Matthew Macfadyen]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Sarah Snook]], [[Jeremy Strong]] and [[Rob Yang]].
+The first season of the American [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[comedy-drama]] television series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' premiered on [[HBO]] on June 3, 2018. Series creator [[Jesse Armstrong]] serves as the showrunner for the season. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch. The season features an [[ensemble cast]] of [[Hiam Abbass]], [[Nicholas Braun]], [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Kieran Culkin]], [[Peter Friedman]], [[Natalie Gold]], [[Matthew Macfadyen]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Parker Sawyers]],{{Efn|Pilot only.|name=Sawyers}} [[Sarah Snook]], [[Jeremy Strong]] and [[Rob Yang]].
 In June 2016, HBO gave ''Succession'' a pilot order, to be written by Armstrong and directed by executive producer [[Adam McKay]], and was filmed in late 2016. The series was greenlit for a season order in May 2017, which began filming in October 2017, and wrapped in early 2018. The season consists of ten episodes, and received critical acclaim. It was nominated for five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and won [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]] for the episode "[[Nobody Is Ever Missing]]".
 == Cast and characters ==
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 === Main ===
 * [[Hiam Abbass]] as Marcia Roy
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 * [[Matthew Macfadyen]] as Tom Wambsgans
 * [[Alan Ruck]] as Connor Roy
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 * [[Sarah Snook]] as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy
 * [[Jeremy Strong]] as [[Kendall Roy]]
-* [[Rob Yang]] as Lawrence Yee{{column}}
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+{{column}}
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 * [[Harriet Walter]] as Lady Caroline Collingwood
 * Scott Nicholson as Colin Stiles
-* [[Juliana Canfield]] as Jess Jordan{{column}}{{Columns-end}}
+* [[Juliana Canfield]] as Jess Jordan
+{{Columns-end}}
 == Episodes ==
+{{Main|List of Succession episodes{{!}}List of ''Succession'' episodes}}
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- |ShortSummary    = The Roy family prepare to celebrate the 80th birthday of Logan Roy, CEO of the family-owned [[media conglomerate]] Waystar RoyCo. Logan's second-oldest son Kendall believes he will be the company heir following his father's retirement, but Logan announces that he will not be stepping down as CEO. He presents his children with papers giving his third wife, Marcia, two votes on the [[Trust law|trust]] to decide his successor upon his death. During the family's traditional softball game, Logan fires his longtime [[Chief operating officer|COO]] Frank Vernon, and agrees to give a new position to his estranged great-nephew Greg Hirsch, who was fired from his job at one of Waystar's parks. Kendall leaves the game to secure Waystar's acquisition of the media startup Vaulter. On the helicopter ride back to New York City, Logan and his children Roman, Shiv, and Connor argue over the terms of the agreement, but Logan suddenly collapses from a [[hemorrhagic stroke]] and is rushed to the hospital. Kendall receives word of Logan's stroke from Lawrence Yee, Vaulter's CEO and Kendall's rival, immediately after securing the acquisition deal, and rushes to the hospital.
+ |ShortSummary    = The Roy family prepare to celebrate the 80th birthday of Logan Roy, CEO of the family-owned [[media conglomerate]] Waystar RoyCo. Logan's second-oldest son Kendall believes he will be the company heir following his father's retirement, but Logan announces that he will not be stepping down as CEO. He presents his children with papers giving his third wife, Marcia, two votes on the [[Trust law|trust]] to decide his successor upon his death. During the family's traditional softball game, Logan fires his longtime [[Chief operating officer|COO]] Frank Vernon, and agrees to give a new position to his estranged great-nephew Greg Hirsch, who was fired from Waystar's management training program. Kendall leaves the game to secure Waystar's acquisition of the media startup Vaulter. On the helicopter ride back to New York City, Logan and his children Roman, Shiv, and Connor argue over the terms of the agreement, but Logan suddenly collapses from a [[hemorrhagic stroke]] and is rushed to the hospital. Kendall receives word of Logan's stroke from Lawrence Yee, Vaulter's CEO and Kendall's rival, immediately after securing the acquisition deal, and rushes to the hospital.
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  |ShortSummary    = The Roy children are in disagreement over who should take control of Waystar in the wake of Logan's incapacitation: Roman and Connor want to sign the papers out of respect for their father's wishes, whereas Kendall believes he should become CEO, and Shiv is opposed based on doubts about Marcia's role in the company. Marcia sends Greg to retrieve Logan's items from his apartment. Roman asks Greg to bring the trust change papers, but Shiv instructs the opposite; Greg ultimately decides not to bring the papers. Shiv's boyfriend Tom Wambsgans proposes to her at the hospital, and she accepts. It is eventually agreed that Kendall should become acting CEO of Waystar with Roman as COO. Waystar's [[general counsel]], Gerri Kellman, informs Kendall that Logan is $3 billion in debt due to his expansion into parks. Logan wakes up in his hospital bed.
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  |ShortSummary    = Kendall learns that one of the creditors to Waystar's family holding company is entitled to demand full repayment for Logan's $3 billion debt if Waystar's stock falls below $130 per share. After a failed attempt to negotiate with the bank, Kendall enlists the aid of Stewy Hosseini, his friend from college who is now a [[private equity]] investor. Stewy agrees to inject $4 billion into Waystar in return for stock and a seat on the company's board. However, Greg later spots Stewy meeting with Sandy Furness, Logan's enemy who wants to take control of Waystar. Kendall is also trying to repair his marriage with his estranged wife Rava, but after a night together, she confirms she has already hired a divorce lawyer. Shiv asks Nate Sofrelli, a fellow political fixer and former boyfriend, to run a background check on Marcia. Kendall visits a recovering Logan to inform him that Waystar's stock has fallen below $130, but that his efforts have staved off a greater financial decline. Logan nonetheless disapproves.
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  |ShortSummary    = The Roys prepare for the company's annual foundation gala. Frank is rehired to mentor Roman in his position as COO. Upon starting his new role as the head of the Waystar's Parks and Cruises division, Tom is given secret documents confirming a massive cover-up of crimes committed on the company's cruises, including sexual assault and potential murder. Panicked, he confides this information to Greg. At the charity gala, Connor notices changes in the transcript of Kendall's speech, leading him to mistakenly believe that Kendall plans to announce Logan's retirement. He tells Logan, who opts to make a speech in Kendall's place announcing that he is returning to his role as CEO. Tom plans to go public about the cruises scandal, but Gerri advises against it during the gala. Tom angrily accuses Greg of snitching to Gerri about the scandal, which Greg denies. However, Gerri later thanks Greg in private, confirming that he did disclose the information to her.
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  |ShortSummary    = Marcia invites Logan's estranged brother Ewan to Thanksgiving, and Greg travels to Canada to pick Ewan up. Logan wants to aggressively acquire more local news stations for Waystar, against the advice of his children and counsel. Kendall plots to hold a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] against his father amidst his erratic behavior. Tom sends Greg to shred company documents pertaining to the cruises scandal, but Greg secretly makes copies. During dinner, an argument erupts between Logan and Ewan over the company and family's values, and Ewan storms out, warning Greg not to trust the Roys. As he leaves, Kendall suggests the possibility of a company takeover to Ewan – who is on Waystar's board – but Ewan refuses to conspire against his own brother. The dinner falls apart after Logan strikes Kendall's son Iverson during a game. Logan's behavior convinces Gerri to support Kendall in his vote of no confidence.
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+ |Viewers         = 0.673<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 10, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.8.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-8-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710164150/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-8-2018.html |archive-date=July 10, 2018 |access-date=July 10, 2018 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
  |ShortSummary    = Kendall, Roman, Frank and Gerri work together to amass a majority vote in favor of removing Logan from his position as CEO. Roman is able to sway Lawrence to their side. Logan travels to [[Washington, D.C.]] for a meeting with the President, but the meeting is cancelled last-minute amid concerns regarding a terror threat. Greg is advised by Ewan to stay out of the no-confidence vote, but Greg later discloses his knowledge of the vote to Tom. On the day of the vote, Kendall flies to [[Long Island]] to visit an ailing board member at her home to convince her to vote with him, but is unable to take a helicopter back to Manhattan due to a lockdown over the terror threat. He is thereby delayed in his arrival to the vote while stuck in traffic, and Frank begins the vote without him. However, a furious Logan refuses to leave the room during the vote and instead berates several board members (including Roman) to side with him, and fires everyone who voted against him, including Kendall and Frank.
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  |WrittenBy       = [[Lucy Prebble]]
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|15}}
- |Viewers         = 0.626<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-15-2018.html |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2018 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 17, 2018 |work=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717184120/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-15-2018.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+ |Viewers         = 0.626<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 17, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.15.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-15-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717184120/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-15-2018.html |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=July 17, 2018 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
  |ShortSummary    = Kendall has cut off communications with his family and is suing Logan for firing him from Waystar. Tabloids falsely suggest that Kendall, a recovering addict, has relapsed. Logan attempts to repair his public image by holding a weekend family therapy session at Austerlitz, Connor's ranch in New Mexico, which Kendall chooses not to attend. After a fruitless initial session, Shiv leaves to meet with Senator Gil Eavis, a Democratic presidential candidate and Logan's public rival, after Nate persuades her to join him in working on Gil's campaign. Afterwards, she and Nate have a sexual encounter in her car. Kendall eventually does arrive in New Mexico, but chooses to join some locals on a cocaine and methamphetamine binge. Roman brings him back to the ranch, where an argument erupts between Logan and the rest of the family. Logan insults Tom and berates Shiv for meeting with Gil, causing her to leave crying. He also admits to planting the tabloid allegations about Kendall's drug use prior to his actual relapse. The argument nearly turns violent when Kendall dismisses Logan's stories of the abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of his uncle. The next morning, Logan is seen privately swimming, his back covered in severe scarring, attesting to his abuse.
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  |WrittenBy       = Jon Brown
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|22}}
- |Viewers         = 0.637<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-22-2018.html |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2018 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 24, 2018 |work=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724213256/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-22-2018.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+ |Viewers         = 0.637<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 24, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.22.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-22-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724213256/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-22-2018.html |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2018 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
  |ShortSummary    = Roman is put in charge of planning Tom's bachelor party. Though he initially wants to host it in [[Prague]], Stewy invites him to a secret underground party held inside an abandoned New York railway station where powerful business and media figures mingle. Logan tasks Greg with ensuring Kendall's safety amid his renewed drug abuse. Tom is initially drawn to the party's unhinged, sexual atmosphere, but he becomes doubtful about his relationship with Shiv, unaware of her ongoing affair with Nate. He is eventually goaded by Roman into having sex with a woman at the party. Shiv meets Logan for dinner, where he implies that he knows of her affair. Shiv, perceiving this as a veiled threat, refuses to stop working for Gil. Marcia later calls Shiv to say that Logan will not be attending Shiv and Tom's wedding. At the party, Kendall meets with Stewy and Sandy, who want to buy out his share in Waystar for half a billion dollars. A vengeful Kendall instead proposes a [[hostile takeover]] that will grant them a [[controlling interest]] in the company and name him CEO.
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  |WrittenBy       = Jesse Armstrong
  |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}
- |Viewers         = 0.558<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-29-2018.html |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2018 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 31, 2018 |work=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=July 31, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223750/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-29-2018.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+ |Viewers         = 0.558<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=July 31, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 7.29.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-29-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223750/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-7-29-2018.html |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=July 31, 2018 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
  |ShortSummary    = The Roys gather at an English castle in preparation for Shiv and Tom's wedding. Shiv believes Logan will not be present, but Logan chooses to attend to avoid bad publicity. Kendall, Roman and Shiv reunite with their mother Caroline, Logan's second wife. Tom is surprised to find that Tabitha, the woman who performed [[fellatio]] on him at his bachelor party, is now dating Roman. Nate meets Tom and tells him of his history with Shiv. Tom confronts Shiv about her infidelity, but she denies it and instead asks to know the details of the cruises scandal, hoping to use it as political ammunition for Gil. Greg later spots Shiv and Nate together, but when he attempts to relay his suspicions to Tom the following morning, Tom attacks him. Shiv tells Gerri that she will let the cruises scandal remain secret as long as ATN – Waystar's right-leaning news network — stops slandering Gil over his wife's suicide. Gil and Logan agree to a truce on these terms. Kendall is told by Stewy and Sandy that their takeover of Waystar has been moved up to the day of Shiv's wedding, as they would have more leverage over Logan while he is out of the country.
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  |WrittenBy       = Jesse Armstrong
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- |Viewers         = 0.730<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-5-2018.html |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.5.2018 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=August 7, 2018 |work=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-date=September 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911030507/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-5-2018.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+ |Viewers         = 0.730<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=August 7, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.5.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-5-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911030507/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-5-2018.html |archive-date=September 11, 2018 |access-date=August 7, 2018 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
  |ShortSummary    = Kendall serves Logan with his planned takeover bid. A furious Logan kicks him out, but begins scrambling to get ahead of the situation with his lawyers immediately afterwards. During the wedding, the siblings are infuriated to learn from Logan about Kendall's takeover plans. Shiv admits her infidelity to Tom and suggests that she is better suited for a [[Non-monogamy|non-monogamous]] relationship. Tom forgives her and later ejects Nate from the wedding. Outside the castle, Kendall does drugs with Andrew "Doddy" Dodds, a young waiter whom Logan had fired from the staff, and the two drive off in search of cocaine. They swerve to avoid a deer, and the car lands in the water. Unable to save Doddy, Kendall flees the scene and returns to the wedding in shock. The police investigate the following morning, and Logan tells Kendall that he will make the case go away if Kendall calls off the takeover and attends rehab. Kendall obliges and breaks down crying in his father's arms.
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 === Development ===
-Showrunner [[Jesse Armstrong]] initially conceived the series as a feature film about the [[Murdoch family]], but the script never went into production. Armstrong eventually expanded the scope of the story to include the larger landscape of [[Wall Street]], which he felt better suited a television format. Armstrong wrote a new script centered on original characters loosely inspired by various powerful media families such as the Murdochs, the [[Sumner Redstone|Redstones]], the [[Robert Maxwell|Maxwells]], and the [[Punch Sulzberger|Sulzbergers]].<ref name="armstrong">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Jesse |date=May 27, 2023 |title=Jesse Armstrong on the roots of Succession: 'Would it have landed the same way without the mad bum-rush of Trump's presidency?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/jesse-armstrong-on-the-roots-of-succession-bum-rush-trump-presidency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528014547/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/jesse-armstrong-on-the-roots-of-succession-bum-rush-trump-presidency |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Edmund |date=August 4, 2019 |title=HBO's 'Succession' Tries to Get the Merger-Mad Media Industry Right |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/business/media/hbo-succession-business.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917005749/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/business/media/hbo-succession-business.html |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 15, 2020 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> On June 6, 2016, it was announced that [[HBO]] had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Armstrong and directed by [[Adam McKay]]. Executive producers for the pilot include Armstrong, McKay, [[Will Ferrell]], [[Frank Rich]], and [[Kevin Messick]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |date=June 6, 2016 |title=HBO Orders Drama Pilots From Adam McKay & Kathryn Bigelow |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/hbo-drama-pilots-succession-adam-mckay-mogadishu-minnesota-kathryn-bigelow-1201768165/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074059/http://deadline.com/2016/06/hbo-drama-pilots-succession-adam-mckay-mogadishu-minnesota-kathryn-bigelow-1201768165/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |date=June 6, 2016 |title=HBO Orders Tycoon Family Drama From Adam McKay, Jihadi Recruitment Project From Kathryn Bigelow |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-orders-tycoon-family-drama-900085 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309191530/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-orders-tycoon-family-drama-900085 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chavez |first1=Danette |date=June 7, 2016 |title=Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are also working on a drama pilot for HBO |url=https://news.avclub.com/will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay-are-also-working-on-a-drama-1798247990 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010310/https://news.avclub.com/will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay-are-also-working-on-a-drama-1798247990 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The A.V. Club}}</ref> On May 16, 2017, it was announced that HBO had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The previously announced creative team continued their involvement as the series entered into production.{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Adam McKay's 'Succession' Media Family Drama Picked Up To Series By HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/succession-drama-pilot-picked-up-to-series-hbo-adam-mckay-1201905632/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 9, 2018 |date=February 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322035438/http://deadline.com/2017/02/succession-drama-pilot-picked-up-to-series-hbo-adam-mckay-1201905632/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connell |first1=Michael |title=HBO Gives Series Order to Family Drama 'Succession' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-gives-series-order-family-drama-succession-973408 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=March 9, 2018 |date=February 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309215930/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-gives-series-order-family-drama-succession-973408 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderton |first1=Ethan |title=Adam McKay's Succession TV Series Lands a Full Order at HBO |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/hbo-succession-tv-series/ |website=/Film |access-date=March 9, 2018 |date=February 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010122/http://www.slashfilm.com/hbo-succession-tv-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Holloway |first1=Daniel |title=Will Ferrell-Adam McKay Political Drama 'Succession' Ordered by HBO |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-ferrell-adam-mckay-hbo-1201981682/ |website=Variety |access-date=March 9, 2018 |date=February 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314023351/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-ferrell-adam-mckay-hbo-1201981682/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Baxter |first1=Joseph |title=Succession: HBO Orders Family Drama Series by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/succession/262121/succession-hbo-orders-family-drama-series-by-will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay |website=Den of Geek |access-date=March 9, 2018 |date=February 9, 2017 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309183344/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/succession/262121/succession-hbo-orders-family-drama-series-by-will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Barsanti |first1=Sam |title=HBO picks up Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's political drama |url=https://news.avclub.com/hbo-picks-up-adam-mckay-and-will-ferrell-s-political-dr-1798257492 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=March 9, 2018 |date=February 8, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010337/https://news.avclub.com/hbo-picks-up-adam-mckay-and-will-ferrell-s-political-dr-1798257492 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
+Showrunner [[Jesse Armstrong]] initially conceived the series as a feature film about the [[Murdoch family]], but the script never went into production. Armstrong eventually expanded the scope of the story to include the larger landscape of [[Wall Street]], which he felt better suited a television format. Armstrong wrote a new script centered on original characters loosely inspired by various powerful media families such as the Murdochs, the [[Sumner Redstone|Redstones]], the [[Robert Maxwell|Maxwells]], and the [[Punch Sulzberger|Sulzbergers]].<ref name="armstrong">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Jesse |date=May 27, 2023 |title=Jesse Armstrong on the roots of Succession: 'Would it have landed the same way without the mad bum-rush of Trump's presidency?' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/jesse-armstrong-on-the-roots-of-succession-bum-rush-trump-presidency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528014547/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/jesse-armstrong-on-the-roots-of-succession-bum-rush-trump-presidency |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Edmund |date=August 4, 2019 |title=HBO's 'Succession' Tries to Get the Merger-Mad Media Industry Right |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/business/media/hbo-succession-business.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917005749/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/04/business/media/hbo-succession-business.html |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 15, 2020 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> On June 6, 2016, it was announced that [[HBO]] had given the production a pilot order. The episode was written by Armstrong and directed by [[Adam McKay]]. Executive producers for the pilot include Armstrong, McKay, [[Will Ferrell]], [[Frank Rich]], and [[Kevin Messick]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=June 6, 2016 |title=HBO Orders Drama Pilots From Adam McKay & Kathryn Bigelow |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/hbo-drama-pilots-succession-adam-mckay-mogadishu-minnesota-kathryn-bigelow-1201768165/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074059/http://deadline.com/2016/06/hbo-drama-pilots-succession-adam-mckay-mogadishu-minnesota-kathryn-bigelow-1201768165/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=June 6, 2016 |title=HBO Orders Tycoon Family Drama From Adam McKay, Jihadi Recruitment Project From Kathryn Bigelow |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-orders-tycoon-family-drama-900085 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309191530/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-orders-tycoon-family-drama-900085 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chavez |first=Danette |date=June 7, 2016 |title=Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are also working on a drama pilot for HBO |url=https://www.avclub.com/will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay-are-also-working-on-a-drama-1798247990 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010310/https://news.avclub.com/will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay-are-also-working-on-a-drama-1798247990 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The A.V. Club}}</ref> On May 16, 2017, it was announced that HBO had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The previously announced creative team continued their involvement as the series entered into production.{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Adam McKay's 'Succession' Media Family Drama Picked Up To Series By HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/succession-drama-pilot-picked-up-to-series-hbo-adam-mckay-1201905632/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322035438/http://deadline.com/2017/02/succession-drama-pilot-picked-up-to-series-hbo-adam-mckay-1201905632/ |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |date=February 8, 2017 |title=HBO Gives Series Order to Family Drama 'Succession' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-gives-series-order-family-drama-succession-973408 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309215930/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-gives-series-order-family-drama-succession-973408 |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Adam McKay's Succession TV Series Lands a Full Order at HBO |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/hbo-succession-tv-series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010122/http://www.slashfilm.com/hbo-succession-tv-series/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=/Film}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |date=February 8, 2017 |title=Will Ferrell-Adam McKay Political Drama 'Succession' Ordered by HBO |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-ferrell-adam-mckay-hbo-1201981682/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314023351/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-ferrell-adam-mckay-hbo-1201981682/ |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baxter |first=Joseph |date=February 9, 2017 |title=Succession: HBO Orders Family Drama Series by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/succession/262121/succession-hbo-orders-family-drama-series-by-will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309183344/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/succession/262121/succession-hbo-orders-family-drama-series-by-will-ferrell-and-adam-mckay |archive-date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Den of Geek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barsanti |first=Sam |date=February 8, 2017 |title=HBO picks up Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's political drama |url=https://www.avclub.com/hbo-picks-up-adam-mckay-and-will-ferrell-s-political-dr-1798257492 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010337/https://news.avclub.com/hbo-picks-up-adam-mckay-and-will-ferrell-s-political-dr-1798257492 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The A.V. Club}}</ref>}}
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-On October 6, 2016, it was announced that [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Jeremy Strong (actor)|Jeremy Strong]], [[Kieran Culkin]], [[Sarah Snook]], [[Nicholas Braun]], and [[Matthew Macfadyen]] had been cast in lead roles in the series' pilot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |date=October 6, 2016 |title='Succession': Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong & Kieran Culkin Lead Cast Of HBO Drama Pilot From Adam McKay |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/succession-brian-cox-jeremy-strong-kieran-culkin-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201832312/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074037/http://deadline.com/2016/10/succession-brian-cox-jeremy-strong-kieran-culkin-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201832312/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> On November 4, 2016, it was announced that [[Hiam Abbass]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Rob Yang]], [[Parker Sawyers]], and [[Peter Friedman]] had also joined the main cast of the pilot.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |date=November 4, 2016 |title='Succession': Alan Ruck, Parker Sawyers & More Join Adam McKay's HBO Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/succession-alan-ruck-parker-sawyers-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201848533/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310073948/http://deadline.com/2016/11/succession-alan-ruck-parker-sawyers-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201848533/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> On January 24, 2018, it was reported that [[Ashley Zukerman]] had joined the series in a recurring role.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |date=January 24, 2018 |title='Succession': Ashley Zukerman Set To Recur On Adam McKay's HBO Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/succession-ashley-zukerman-recur-adam-mckay-hbo-drama-1202268482/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074121/http://deadline.com/2018/01/succession-ashley-zukerman-recur-adam-mckay-hbo-drama-1202268482/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
+On October 6, 2016, it was announced that [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], [[Jeremy Strong (actor)|Jeremy Strong]], [[Kieran Culkin]], [[Sarah Snook]], [[Nicholas Braun]], and [[Matthew Macfadyen]] had been cast in lead roles in the series' pilot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 6, 2016 |title='Succession': Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong & Kieran Culkin Lead Cast Of HBO Drama Pilot From Adam McKay |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/succession-brian-cox-jeremy-strong-kieran-culkin-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201832312/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074037/http://deadline.com/2016/10/succession-brian-cox-jeremy-strong-kieran-culkin-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201832312/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> On November 4, 2016, it was announced that [[Hiam Abbass]], [[Alan Ruck]], [[Rob Yang]], [[Parker Sawyers]], and [[Peter Friedman]] had also joined the main cast of the pilot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=November 4, 2016 |title='Succession': Alan Ruck, Parker Sawyers & More Join Adam McKay's HBO Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/succession-alan-ruck-parker-sawyers-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201848533/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310073948/http://deadline.com/2016/11/succession-alan-ruck-parker-sawyers-cast-hbo-drama-pilot-adam-mckay-1201848533/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Sawyers only appears in the pilot. On January 24, 2018, it was reported that [[Ashley Zukerman]] had joined the series in a recurring role.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=January 24, 2018 |title='Succession': Ashley Zukerman Set To Recur On Adam McKay's HBO Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/succession-ashley-zukerman-recur-adam-mckay-hbo-drama-1202268482/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074121/http://deadline.com/2018/01/succession-ashley-zukerman-recur-adam-mckay-hbo-drama-1202268482/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
 === Filming ===
-The series was primarily filmed in [[Manhattan]], and shot on [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dams |first=Tim |date=January 17, 2019 |title=Film stages digital fightback |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/film-stages-digital-fightback/5135915.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031012910/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/film-stages-digital-fightback/5135915.article |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2021 |website=Broadcast |language=en}}</ref> The series is distinct for its predominantly [[Handheld camera|handheld]] cinematography, which was inspired by the [[Dogme 95]] movement and intended to embody the style of [[mockumentaries]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pennington |first1=Adrian |last2=Mitchell |first2=Julian |date=November 28, 2021 |title=The Camera in 'Succession' Is a Player in the Game |url=https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/the-camera-in-succession-is-a-player-in-the-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507010353/https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/the-camera-in-succession-is-a-player-in-the-game/ |archive-date=May 7, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=NAB Amplify}}</ref> Cinematographer Patrick Capone characterized the series' camerawork as "voyeuristic" and "non-cinema[tic]", relying on natural light, close coverage and frequent zooms to evoke the feeling of "eavesdropping" upon the characters and their environments.<ref>{{cite web |last=Emmons |first=Seth |title=Patrick Capone, ASC on 'Succession': Shooting Billionaires with Summilux-C and Celluloid |url=https://www.leitz-cine.com/interview/patrick-capone-asc |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Leitz Cine}}</ref>
+The series was primarily filmed in [[Manhattan]], and shot on [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dams |first=Tim |date=January 17, 2019 |title=Film stages digital fightback |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/film-stages-digital-fightback/5135915.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031012910/https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/film-stages-digital-fightback/5135915.article |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2021 |website=Broadcast |language=en}}</ref> The series is distinct for its predominantly [[Handheld camera|handheld]] cinematography, which was inspired by the [[Dogme 95]] movement and intended to embody the style of [[mockumentaries]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennington |first=Adrian |last2=Mitchell |first2=Julian |date=November 28, 2021 |title=The Camera in 'Succession' Is a Player in the Game |url=https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/the-camera-in-succession-is-a-player-in-the-game/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507010353/https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/the-camera-in-succession-is-a-player-in-the-game/ |archive-date=May 7, 2023 |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=NAB Amplify}}</ref> Cinematographer Patrick Capone characterized the series' camerawork as "voyeuristic" and "non-cinema[tic]", relying on natural light, close coverage and frequent zooms to evoke the feeling of "eavesdropping" upon the characters and their environments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Emmons |first=Seth |title=Patrick Capone, ASC on 'Succession': Shooting Billionaires with Summilux-C and Celluloid |url=https://www.leitz-cine.com/interview/patrick-capone-asc |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Leitz Cine}}</ref>
-Director Adam McKay filmed the pilot in late 2016,<ref>{{cite web |date=July 18, 2018 |title=Captured on Kodak 35mm film, HBO's 'Succession' delivers a dark, moreish comedy series |url=https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/succession |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027083815/https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/succession |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=Kodak}}</ref> while principal photography for the rest of the first season of the series began in October 2017.<ref name="NewMexico">{{cite web |last1=Deehan |first1=Tom |date=January 16, 2018 |title=New HBO drama, Succession, heads for New Mexico |url=http://www.thelocationguide.com/2018/01/new-hbo-drama-succession-heads-for-new-mexico/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074224/http://www.thelocationguide.com/2018/01/new-hbo-drama-succession-heads-for-new-mexico/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Location Guide}}</ref> Key locations included the [[American Irish Historical Society]] on [[Fifth Avenue]] as the location for Logan's apartment, 714 [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] as the location of Shiv's season 1 apartment, and the [[Downtown Manhattan Heliport]] on the [[East River]] for scenes of the Roys departing on their helicopters. For scenes depicting the interiors of the Waystar RoyCo offices, the crew uses towers [[4 World Trade Center|4]] and [[7 World Trade Center|7]] of the [[World Trade Center (2001–present)|World Trade Center]], while [[28 Liberty Street]] is used for exterior shots. [[Silvercup Studios]] in [[Queens]] houses many of the sets used for the series.<ref name="CN">{{cite web |last=Medd |first=James |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Where was Succession filmed? |url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/succession-filming-locations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101013832/https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/succession-filming-locations |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=CN Traveller}}</ref>
+Director Adam McKay filmed the pilot in late 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2018 |title=Captured on Kodak 35mm film, HBO's 'Succession' delivers a dark, moreish comedy series |url=https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/succession |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027083815/https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/succession |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=Kodak}}</ref> while principal photography for the rest of the first season of the series began in October 2017.<ref name="NewMexico">{{Cite web |last=Deehan |first=Tom |date=January 16, 2018 |title=New HBO drama, Succession, heads for New Mexico |url=http://www.thelocationguide.com/2018/01/new-hbo-drama-succession-heads-for-new-mexico/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074224/http://www.thelocationguide.com/2018/01/new-hbo-drama-succession-heads-for-new-mexico/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Location Guide}}</ref> Key locations included the [[American Irish Historical Society]] on [[Fifth Avenue]] as the location for Logan's apartment, 714 [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] as the location of Shiv's season 1 apartment, and the [[Downtown Manhattan Heliport]] on the [[East River]] for scenes of the Roys departing on their helicopters. For scenes depicting the interiors of the Waystar RoyCo offices, the crew uses towers [[4 World Trade Center|4]] and [[7 World Trade Center|7]] of the [[World Trade Center (2001–present)|World Trade Center]], while [[28 Liberty Street]] is used for exterior shots. [[Silvercup Studios]] in [[Queens]] houses many of the sets used for the series.<ref name="CN">{{Cite web |last=Medd |first=James |date=September 17, 2021 |title=Where was Succession filmed? |url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/succession-filming-locations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101013832/https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/succession-filming-locations |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |website=CN Traveller}}</ref>
-Other filming locations for the first season included [[Bellevue Hospital]] (where the second episode took place), the [[Cunard Building (New York City)|Cunard Building]] on 25 Broadway (which houses [[Cipriani S.A.]], the venue for a gala in the fourth episode), the East New York Freight Tunnel (the entrance of a bachelor party in the eighth episode),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Michelle |date=October 18, 2021 |title=Filming Locations for Succession on HBO |url=https://untappedcities.com/2021/10/17/succession-filming-locations/?displayall=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025092425/https://untappedcities.com/2021/10/17/succession-filming-locations/?displayall=true |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |website=Untapped New York}}</ref> and the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] of [[Lower Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Joshua |date=November 20, 2017 |title=Netflix's 'Luke Cage' Sets up Near Union Square + More NYC Projects Filming |url=https://www.backstage.com/news/netflixs-luke-cage-sets-near-union-square-more-nyc-projects-filming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010339/https://www.backstage.com/news/netflixs-luke-cage-sets-near-union-square-more-nyc-projects-filming/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Backstage}}</ref> From mid-to-end of January 2018, the production moved from New York to [[New Mexico]] for the episode "[[Austerlitz (Succession)|Austerlitz]]", which was primarily filmed in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]].<ref>Multiple sources:
+Other filming locations for the first season included [[Bellevue Hospital]] (where the second episode took place), the [[Cunard Building (New York City)|Cunard Building]] on 25 Broadway (which houses [[Cipriani S.A.]], the venue for a gala in the fourth episode), the East New York Freight Tunnel (the entrance of a bachelor party in the eighth episode),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Michelle |date=October 18, 2021 |title=Filming Locations for Succession on HBO |url=https://untappedcities.com/2021/10/17/succession-filming-locations/?displayall=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025092425/https://untappedcities.com/2021/10/17/succession-filming-locations/?displayall=true |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 29, 2021 |website=Untapped New York}}</ref> and the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] of [[Lower Manhattan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Joshua |date=November 20, 2017 |title=Netflix's 'Luke Cage' Sets up Near Union Square + More NYC Projects Filming |url=https://www.backstage.com/news/netflixs-luke-cage-sets-near-union-square-more-nyc-projects-filming/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010339/https://www.backstage.com/news/netflixs-luke-cage-sets-near-union-square-more-nyc-projects-filming/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Backstage}}</ref> From mid-to-end of January 2018, the production moved from New York to [[New Mexico]] for the episode "[[Austerlitz (Succession)|Austerlitz]]", which was primarily filmed in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]].<ref>Multiple sources:
-* {{cite web |last1=Stelnicki |first1=Tripp |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Santa Fe ranked among best small cities for moviemaking |url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-ranked-among-best-small-cities-for-moviemaking/article_95cbba61-e631-592c-aa8b-ecdf2d0f89af.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118053729/http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-ranked-among-best-small-cities-for-moviemaking/article_95cbba61-e631-592c-aa8b-ecdf2d0f89af.html |archive-date=January 18, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Santa Fe New Mexican |language=en}}
+* {{Cite web |last=Stelnicki |first=Tripp |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Santa Fe ranked among best small cities for moviemaking |url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-ranked-among-best-small-cities-for-moviemaking/article_95cbba61-e631-592c-aa8b-ecdf2d0f89af.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118053729/http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-ranked-among-best-small-cities-for-moviemaking/article_95cbba61-e631-592c-aa8b-ecdf2d0f89af.html |archive-date=January 18, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Santa Fe New Mexican |language=en}}
 * {{cite web |last1=Cloutier |first1=Benjamin |date=January 11, 2018 |title=The New Mexico Film Office Announces HBO's New Drama Series 'Succession' to film in New Mexico |url=http://www.nmfilm.com/uploads/PressRelease/b3d3607ac74e4ab79d3032138ece88d3/SUCCESSION.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135651/http://www.nmfilm.com/uploads/PressRelease/b3d3607ac74e4ab79d3032138ece88d3/SUCCESSION.pdf |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=New Mexico Film Office}}
 * {{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Adrian |date=January 11, 2018 |title='Better Call Saul' films fourth season in ABQ |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1117916/better-call-saul-films-fourth-season-in-abq.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613161147/https://www.abqjournal.com/1117916/better-call-saul-films-fourth-season-in-abq.html |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Albuquerque Journal}}
-* {{cite web |date=January 17, 2018 |title=HBO series 'Succession' filming in New Mexico |url=https://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2018/01/17/hbo-series-succession-filming-new-mexico/1040732001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815020356/https://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2018/01/17/hbo-series-succession-filming-new-mexico/1040732001/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Ruidoso News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NewMexico" /> On February 22, 2018, filming took place in [[New Jersey]], which required the closing of the [[Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector|Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldman |first1=Jeff |date=February 22, 2018 |title=HBO filming to close part of Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel Thursday |url=http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2018/02/hbo_filming_to_close_atlantic_city_tunnel_thursday.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074600/http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2018/02/hbo_filming_to_close_atlantic_city_tunnel_thursday.html |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Star-Ledger}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel closed because of TV filming |url=http://6abc.com/traffic/atlantic-city-brigantine-tunnel-closed-because-of-tv-filming/3123348/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135700/http://6abc.com/traffic/atlantic-city-brigantine-tunnel-closed-because-of-tv-filming/3123348/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=6abc Philadelphia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Reil |first1=Maxwell |date=February 23, 2018 |title=HBO show shuts down tunnel to film in A.C. |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/hbo-show-shuts-down-tunnel-to-film-in-a-c/article_956f93ee-e29c-59c9-8001-d92a4d517dbe.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074239/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/hbo-show-shuts-down-tunnel-to-film-in-a-c/article_956f93ee-e29c-59c9-8001-d92a4d517dbe.html |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}</ref> On February 25, 2018, filming took place at [[Eastnor Castle]] near [[Ledbury]] in [[Herefordshire]], [[England]], which served as the setting for the last two episodes of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goddard |first1=Ben |date=February 25, 2018 |title=Film crews arrive at Eastnor Castle for filming of American drama series |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/16046423.Film_crews_arrive_at_Eastnor_Castle_for_filming_of_American_drama_series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135619/http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/16046423.Film_crews_arrive_at_Eastnor_Castle_for_filming_of_American_drama_series/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Hereford Times |language=en}}</ref>
+* {{cite web |date=January 17, 2018 |title=HBO series 'Succession' filming in New Mexico |url=https://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2018/01/17/hbo-series-succession-filming-new-mexico/1040732001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815020356/https://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2018/01/17/hbo-series-succession-filming-new-mexico/1040732001/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Ruidoso News |language=en}}</ref><ref name="NewMexico" /> On February 22, 2018, filming took place in [[New Jersey]], which required the closing of the [[Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector|Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Jeff |date=February 22, 2018 |title=HBO filming to close part of Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel Thursday |url=http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2018/02/hbo_filming_to_close_atlantic_city_tunnel_thursday.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074600/http://www.nj.com/atlantic/index.ssf/2018/02/hbo_filming_to_close_atlantic_city_tunnel_thursday.html |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=The Star-Ledger}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel closed because of TV filming |url=http://6abc.com/traffic/atlantic-city-brigantine-tunnel-closed-because-of-tv-filming/3123348/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135700/http://6abc.com/traffic/atlantic-city-brigantine-tunnel-closed-because-of-tv-filming/3123348/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=6abc Philadelphia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reil |first=Maxwell |date=February 23, 2018 |title=HBO show shuts down tunnel to film in A.C. |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/hbo-show-shuts-down-tunnel-to-film-in-a-c/article_956f93ee-e29c-59c9-8001-d92a4d517dbe.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074239/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/hbo-show-shuts-down-tunnel-to-film-in-a-c/article_956f93ee-e29c-59c9-8001-d92a4d517dbe.html |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}</ref> On February 25, 2018, filming took place at [[Eastnor Castle]] near [[Ledbury]] in [[Herefordshire]], [[England]], which served as the setting for the last two episodes of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goddard |first=Ben |date=February 25, 2018 |title=Film crews arrive at Eastnor Castle for filming of American drama series |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/16046423.Film_crews_arrive_at_Eastnor_Castle_for_filming_of_American_drama_series/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135619/http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/16046423.Film_crews_arrive_at_Eastnor_Castle_for_filming_of_American_drama_series/ |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |access-date=March 9, 2018 |website=Hereford Times |language=en}}</ref>
 == Release ==
-On April 27, 2018, the series held its official world premiere during the [[Series Mania]] Festival in [[Lille]], France, in which the pilot episode was screened.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |date=April 28, 2018 |title=HBO's 'Succession' Opens 9th Series Mania to Applause |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hbo-succession-series-mania-jesse-armstrong-chris-brancato-1202791106/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429202001/http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hbo-succession-series-mania-jesse-armstrong-chris-brancato-1202791106/ |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref> On May 22, 2018, the series held its official US premiere at the [[Time Warner Center]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tedder |first1=Michael |date=May 23, 2018 |title=Why Brian Cox Says Wealthy Family Drama 'Succession' Is Both Timeless and Timely |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/brian-cox-hbo-succession-premiere-1202819933/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523214536/http://variety.com/2018/scene/news/brian-cox-hbo-succession-premiere-1202819933/ |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |access-date=May 23, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref> All four seasons aired on [[Sky Atlantic]] in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Alex |last2=Lester |first2=Daisy |date=May 30, 2023 |title=Where to watch the Succession season finale in the UK – online and on TV |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/television/succession-season-finale-uk-watch-b2271865.html |access-date=June 10, 2023 |website=The Independent}}</ref>
+On April 27, 2018, the season held its official world premiere during the [[Series Mania]] Festival in [[Lille]], France, in which the pilot episode was screened.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=April 28, 2018 |title=HBO's 'Succession' Opens 9th Series Mania to Applause |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hbo-succession-series-mania-jesse-armstrong-chris-brancato-1202791106/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429202001/http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hbo-succession-series-mania-jesse-armstrong-chris-brancato-1202791106/ |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref> On May 22, 2018, the season held its official US premiere at the [[Time Warner Center]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tedder |first=Michael |date=May 23, 2018 |title=Why Brian Cox Says Wealthy Family Drama 'Succession' Is Both Timeless and Timely |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/brian-cox-hbo-succession-premiere-1202819933/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523214536/http://variety.com/2018/scene/news/brian-cox-hbo-succession-premiere-1202819933/ |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |access-date=May 23, 2018 |website=Variety}}</ref> The season premiered on [[HBO]] on June 3, 2018.
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 === Audience viewership ===
-The series premiere drew 582,000 live viewers, down from the 1.39&nbsp;million viewers that watched its [[Hammocking|lead-in]], ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''.<ref name="Premiere1">{{cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=June 5, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.3.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614162632/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2018.html |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=June 5, 2018 |work=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
+The series premiere drew 582,000 live viewers, down from the 1.39&nbsp;million viewers that watched its [[Hammocking|lead-in]], ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''.<ref name="Premiere1">{{Cite web |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=June 5, 2018 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.3.2018 |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2018.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614162632/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2018.html |archive-date=June 14, 2018 |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=Showbuzz Daily}}</ref>
 === Critical response ===
-The first season was met with positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 89% with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on 89 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peppering its pathos with acid wit, ''Succession'' is a divine comedy of absolute power and dysfunction – brought to vivid life by a ferocious ensemble."<ref name="rts1">{{cite web |title=Succession: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/succession/s01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706014643/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/succession/s01 |archive-date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 70 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="mcs1">{{cite web |title=Succession: Season 1 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/succession/season-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801071224/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/succession/season-1 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=November 26, 2021 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
+The first season was met with positive reviews from critics. On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the season holds an approval rating of 89% with an average rating of 7.9/10, based on 89 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peppering its pathos with acid wit, ''Succession'' is a divine comedy of absolute power and dysfunction – brought to vivid life by a ferocious ensemble."<ref name="rts1">{{Cite web |title=Succession: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/succession/s01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706014643/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/succession/s01 |archive-date=July 6, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]}}</ref> Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 70 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="mcs1">{{Cite web |title=Succession: Season 1 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/succession/season-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801071224/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/succession/season-1 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |access-date=November 26, 2021 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
 === Accolades ===
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 {{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
+* {{Official website|https://www.hbo.com/succession}}
+* {{IMDb episodes|7660850}}
 {{Succession (TV series)}}
+[[Category:2018 American television seasons]]
+[[Category:Succession (TV series)]]