‘Succession’ Showrunner Jesse Armstrong Reveals Series Will End With Season 4: ‘Never Thought This Could Go On Forever’
usmagazine.comIf it is to be said, so it be, so it is. Succession showrunner Jesse Armstrong announced the HBO series will come to a conclusion after four seasons.“It’s been a bit tortured, and I felt unexpectedly nervous about talking to you because it’s all theoretical until this point,” Armstrong, 52, told The New Yorker in an article published on Thursday, February 23. “You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession.
I’ve never thought this could go on forever.”The black comedy first premiered in June 2018 and follows the Roy family — owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate — who are fighting for control of the company amid uncertainty about the health of the family’s patriarch, Logan Roy (Brian Cox).
While deciding who will control the company when he ultimately steps down, family loyalties collide. The series also stars Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy, Sarah Snook as Siobhan “Shiv” Roy and Nicholas Braun as cousin Greg Hirsch.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesFollowing its debut, Succession quickly became a critically-acclaimed series, earning several awards and nominations over the years, including the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in both 2020 and 2022.
Cox, 76, and Strong, 44, also received individual Golden Globe awards for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2020 and 2022, respectively, while Snook, 35, nabbed a Globe win for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2022.
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