‘Succession’ Director Mark Mylod On Series Finale’s “Odd Cocktail,” Truthful Endings & Stretched Ambitions — Deadline FYC House + HBO Max

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Editor’s note: These interview was done outside of the FYC event as there was no cast or creatives panel as a part of the event. “It was a really lovely collective feeling of really being pushed and pushing ourselves,” says director Mark Mylod of the magic behind the scenes on the now concluded Succession. “For me, keeping a cold clinical eye and staying with the truth became even more important, the Emmy winner added, speaking as part of Deadline’s FYC House + HBO Max event series.

With the acclaimed Jesse Armstrong created satire having wrapped up its 10-episode fourth and final season on May 28, the death of media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and the wretched battle for the crown by siblings Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan “Shiv” Roy (Sarah Snook), and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) still lingers as a fresh fratricide.

A key part of the Succession team since Season 1, Royale Family, Shameless and Game of Thrones vet Mylod was behind the camera to bring the HBO series to its end, as he has been for every season finale.

From that perch, having directed 16 of Succession’s 39 episodes, Mylod has seen the show and its audience’s evolution. Among the many aspects of our conversation, executive producer Mylod reveals when he learned of the almost inevitable path to the now debased CEO chair for Shiv’s sometimes estranged husband Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen). DEADLINE: Now that Succession is over and done, why do you think it worked so well? MYLOD: Jesse’s passion has such for American politics and American power dynamics that the sheer wealth of his knowledge and his passion for that subject puts him in a unique spot to actually be the best person I think to tell this story.