‘Succession’: Jeremy Strong on Kendall’s ‘Catastrophic’ Ending
Strong reflected on Kendall Roy’s place in his life and in the culture. “Kendall is seen as a try-hard,” he said. “I guess that’s become something to judge or deride.”
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Strong reflected on Kendall Roy’s place in his life and in the culture. “Kendall is seen as a try-hard,” he said. “I guess that’s become something to judge or deride.”
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Viewers placed friendly bets on who they thought would take control of Waystar Royco. Some jackpots went up to $1,000.
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The acclaimed HBO drama ended on a high note, with its largest audience for a season closer.
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For five years, the series and the question of who would end up in charge captivated a chatty swath of the TV audience. But did anyone really win in the end?
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In ‘Succession,’ Tom and Greg Were Never Playing the Long Game
In a joint interview Monday morning, Matthew Macfadyen and Nicholas Braun reflected on their characters’ bond and their big finale slap fight. “It was real,” Macfadyen said.
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Bill Wambsganss Was Many Things. But He Wasn’t a ‘Succession’ Spoiler.
In the HBO series finale, Tom Wambsgans beat out three competitors at once, just like the Cleveland second baseman who turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history.
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‘Stealth Wealth’ and Bare Feet: How Power Dresses on ‘Succession’
The show’s costume designer, Michelle Matland, explained why she always starts “at the bottom.”
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In ‘Succession,’ the Very Rich Are Very, Very Different
The HBO drama, which ends on Sunday, updates past rich-people soaps like “Dallas.” But unlike those series, it argues that the problems of the hyper-wealthy inevitably become ours too.
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7 Supporting Characters That Made ‘Succession’
"Succession" wasn't all about Logan, Kendall, Roman and Shiv.
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The ‘Succession’ Soundtrack Is Fit for a Concert Hall
Nicholas Britell’s score for the HBO series, which concludes on Sunday, has developed, episode by episode, into a classic theme-and-variations work.
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Why TV Finales Matter (And Why They Are So Hard to Get Right)
There’s a reason great TV endings are often the most elusive endings of all.
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Alan Ruck Is Ready to Leave the Roy Family
As “Succession” nears its end, the veteran actor is looking forward to closing the book on Connor Roy.
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On ‘Succession,’ if You’re Eating, You’re Losing
When it comes to the high-powered Roy dynasty, food is for the weak and striving.
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‘Succession’ Series Finale Recap: The Dotted Line
Who won? Who lost? Who was left staring off into the sea?
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‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 9 Recap: Dearly Departed
This week, Logan Roy’s family and associates gather for his funeral, pausing all grudges so they can pay conflicted respects to the man.
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‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap: The Will of Some People
It’s election night in America. Stay away from the bodega sushi.
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‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 7 Recap: The Scorpion and the Scorpion
This week, the Roys throw the election eve party they inherited from Logan and as always, they arrive with their own discrete agendas.
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‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 6: Cool New Rule
This week, Kendall, Roman and Shiv are on a mission to impress the grown-ups watching them in what amounts to their public debut as the stewards of Logan’s legacy.
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Audiences are flocking to shows with Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and other alums of the acclaimed HBO series.
By Michael Paulson
Nunca ha visto la serie de HBO, pero el adolescente estadounidense Ilia Malinin ganó el Campeonato Mundial de Patinaje Artístico sobre Hielo con una presentación al ritmo del conocido tema.
By Misty White Sidell
Ilia Malinin, an American teenager, won the men’s World Figure Skating Championships with a performance set to the theme of the HBO series.
By Misty White Sidell
The Emmys on Monday night felt in many ways like a bookend to one of the defining features of the streaming era: a never-ending supply of new programming.
By John Koblin
Most of the awards on Monday night went to favored shows like “Succession” and “The Bear.” But the ceremony, delayed from September, still had a few surprises.
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“The Bear” was named best comedy and “Beef” best limited series at the 75th Emmy Awards.
By John Koblin
The Emmy Awards are next week. Does it matter if you like the characters on the nominated shows?
By Melissa Kirsch
The long-delayed ceremony may mark the end of an era for the show and for peak TV.
By Alex Barron, Wendy Dorr and Daniel Ramirez
Bidding on memorabilia from the Emmy-winning drama ended on Saturday, drawing over $600,000 in total sales. A viciously mocked tote bag was among the auction’s most expensive items.
By Callie Holtermann
“The Holdovers,” “Poor Things” and “Barbie” all won multiple awards in the film categories, while the TV shows “Beef” and “The Bear” each won three.
By Brooks Barnes
OK, some weren’t people, but they all made us talk: about what we wear, how we live and how we express ourselves.
By The Styles Desk
Global conflict and personal loss encouraged our critic to seek out art that gave her a better understanding of grief and healing.
By Salamishah Tillet
Series like “The Bear,” “Beef,” “Happy Valley,” “Reservation Dogs” and “Succession” dazzled in a year when much of the TV business was in disarray.
By James Poniewozik, Mike Hale and Margaret Lyons
In an interview, the “Succession” creator looked back on the end of the show and discussed Marxism, extreme wealth and whether any of his characters were remotely likable.
By Alexis Soloski
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Thanksgiving episodes are an underrated TV staple. Here are some of the best to enjoy while you cook, eat or fade away on the couch.
By Jennifer Vineyard and Judy Berman
Fan edits — short montages of films and television shows like “Bottoms” and “Succession” set to music — have become a staple of online life.
By Cat Zhang
“The Righteous Gemstones” remains a surprisingly complex (and hilarious) take on American faith.
By Elizabeth Nelson
Its final season earned 27 nods, the most of any drama, while “Ted Lasso” got 21, the most of any comedy. But the writers’ strike could delay the ceremony, planned for September.
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The actor was one of many “Succession” stars to receive Emmy nominations on Wednesday. “But performances can only be as good as what’s written,” she said.
By Alexis Soloski
At one point disappointed by his character’s spare role in “Succession,” Ruck’s patience was rewarded with a meaty final season, and now, an Emmy nomination.
By Julia Jacobs
The difference between comedy and drama is hazier than ever, as is the future of the Emmy Awards ceremony itself.
By James Poniewozik and Margaret Lyons
Tejal Rao uses her experience as a restaurant critic to write about food served onscreen.
By Josh Ocampo
The clothes on the show often serve as their own plot points, and are more memorable than any dialogue.
By Vanessa Friedman
Still grappling with the finale of the hit HBO series? An article by a feminist theorist could be surprisingly helpful with understanding the deals that patriarchal systems offer women.
By Amanda Taub
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Readers discuss whether it’s a good deal and how to avoid such conflicts in the future. Also: “Succession” and America; A.I. in perspective.
Also, a rare daytime assault on Kyiv.
By Amelia Nierenberg
Still sorting through the finale? Here’s a broad range of hard and soft takes to help you out.
By Jennifer Vineyard
As HBO’s hit series comes to a close, was everything foretold in Episode 1?
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen
Now that the Roys have shuffled offstage, where can bereft fans turn for their regular dose of acid insults and privileged misery? We have a few ideas.
By Margaret Lyons
The show captured the terrifying, mesmerizing interplay between fact and fiction and turned it into great television.
By Kurt Andersen
¿Saldrá victorioso algún Roy? ¿Se cancela el “Shivorcio”? ¿Y qué pasará con la democracia estadounidense? A continuación, algunas tramas que esperamos ver resueltas.
By Jennifer Vineyard
Plus, how will “Succession” end? Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
By Matthew Cullen and Justin Porter
Vacation readings of mythic proportions.
By Ross Douthat
Will a Roy sibling emerge victorious? Is the Shivorce off? And what about American democracy? Here are some plot lines we are hoping to see resolved.
By Jennifer Vineyard
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In “Succession,” Jess quits, and Kerry was in tears. What is it actually like to be an assistant to the ultra wealthy?
By Callie Holtermann
A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including the live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid."
By Danielle Dowling
En teoría, Estados Unidos adora a los luchadores, a las personas que empiezan con poco y con trabajo consiguen el éxito. En la práctica, es distinto.
By Elizabeth Spiers
In roles in HBO’s “Succession” and “A Doll’s House” on Broadway, politics are never far from mind for the Iranian American actor.
By Laura Collins-Hughes
Marcia looks “chic” for the funeral, and Matsson follows decorum for once, but the wives and mistresses steal the show.
By The Styles Desk
It’s fine to have money and power, as long as you don’t admit how much you want them.
By Elizabeth Spiers
On Sunday night, the Roys pondered whether to sell out democracy in exchange for their father’s kingdom. In the real world, the going rate is usually cheaper.
By James Poniewozik
Brokers are hoping the mystique of the fictional Roy family can help sell the multimillion-dollar homes.
By Ronda Kaysen
Marriage is where the HBO series “Succession” hits viewers the closest.
By Pamela Paul
Matsson crashes the election eve party, and Shiv and Tom come to blows.
By The Styles Desk
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The enduring eroticism of our vital fluids, onscreen and in real life.
By Gina Cherelus
Barefoot on the tarmac, Matsson continues to shock. Shiv bares her neck and Kendall tries a flight jacket.
By The Styles Desk
In Norway it was all about keeping warm, and staying cool.
By The Styles Desk
The show returns to one of its most common conceits this week, as the Roys and their entourage gather in a spectacular location, to celebrate and to scheme.
By Noel Murray
In the first film Mouna and Lina Soualem made with their mother, Hiam Abbass, personal attachments went out the window: “There’s no time for that.”
By Chloë Ashby
Marcia’s veil, Kerry’s pills, Shiv’s heels — as always, the costumes pointed subtly at each character’s potential to win or lose.
By The Styles Desk
Just when Logan’s inner circle thinks that it might finally be free of his mercurial nature, he springs one more annoying surprise.
By Noel Murray
The actor’s happy presence was a breath of fresh air after all the power-suiting we normally associate with his image.
By Guy Trebay
Al igual que su personaje, el actor también es un titán pero sus triunfos se proyectan en el mundo de la actuación, aclamado por la crítica y el público.
By Austin Considine
Lear, Murdoch, Trump and America’s gerontocracy.
By Maureen Dowd
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The comforting fantasy that the rich are miserable.
By Michelle Goldberg
The Roy children wore black in a shocking, emotional show.
By The Styles Desk
The Roy family has never felt more human than it has in this season’s third episode — or more alien.
By James Poniewozik
Connor’s wedding doesn’t go quite as planned. Neither does just about anything else.
By Noel Murray
It was a pivotal moment for this series, which orbits his character, Logan Roy, a conservative media mogul and political kingmaker. Major spoilers ahead.
By Austin Considine
Viewers of the popular HBO drama are placing friendly wagers on who will succeed the media mogul Logan Roy. Buy-ins can go up to $200.
By Wilson Wong
Shiv goes for comfort, the “4chan Swede” makes a call and Kerry’s pink dress is tragically unable to carry the day.
By The Styles Desk
Logan Roy does not care about any of your social norms, and he lacks the patience for apologies.
By Noel Murray
The Roy family is back for a fourth and final season, and everyone came out swinging. Let the humiliations begin.
By Noel Murray
El intérprete de Tom, el personaje torpe y conspirador que ha cobrado gran importancia en la serie, dijo que el final le parece “horrible y desgarrador” pero al mismo tiempo siente alivio.
By Sarah Lyall
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Lots of TV shows are about trauma. This one examines what happens when trauma collides with power.
By Emily St. James
The veteran actress J. Smith-Cameron has struck a chord with viewers in the role of an eye-rolling corporate counsel. “In my 60s, to have this attention, it’s just weird,” she said.
By Penelope Green
Logan Roy, who compares his children to rodents, still needs a successor going into the final season. Who seemed most likely when we left off?
By Jennifer Vineyard
A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including a preview of Season 4 of HBO's "Succession."
By Danielle Dowling
Looking for something good? “Succession” and “Yellowjackets” are back. Or try a new musical series from a team of Broadway all-stars.
By Alexis Soloski
The cast of “Succession” reacted to the news at a party celebrating Season 4.
By Callie Holtermann
“It’s sort of awful and heartbreaking, but at the same time, there’s a slight relief,” said the actor, whose unbearably awkward Tom has gone from punching bag to power player.
By Sarah Lyall
It was the sixth time in eight years that HBO has taken the television industry’s biggest prize for a recurring series. “Ted Lasso” won best comedy.
By John Koblin
Stories from his grandfather inspired what would eventually become “The Northman.” But it took years of development and then seven months in the mud to complete.
By Kaly Soto
“We, deaf actors, have come a long way,” the “CODA” star Marlee Matlin tells the audience. On the TV side, “Succession,” “Ted Lasso” and “Squid Game” won big.
By Kyle Buchanan
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In “Putting the Rabbit in the Hat,” the actor currently thriving as Logan Roy in “Succession” recounts his Scottish upbringing, his years in the theater and his experiences in Hollywood.
By Alexandra Jacobs
The Polish actress also stars in “The Lost Daughter,” directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
By Alexis Soloski
El actor de ‘Succession’ es descrito como un “arribista profesional” en un reportaje. Desdeñar el esfuerzo de los menos privilegiados nos dice mucho sobre cómo opera el clasismo.
By Elizabeth Spiers
The actor’s “careerist drive” was remarked upon in a recent profile. It’s an elitist attitude that I’ve encountered too.
By Elizabeth Spiers
The characters in HBO’s prestige hit let us set aside judgment and just marvel at how ardently, how comically, people will chase after the worst thing for them.
By Alex Norcia
The final episode of Season 3 brought new alliances, new betrayals and new reminders that when Logan doesn’t like how the game is going, he just changes the rules.
By Noel Murray
Even as theaters suffer, cinema has been thriving during the pandemic — thanks to the intimacy movies create between performer and audience.
By A.O. Scott
Kendall didn’t come out of the last family wedding so well. His mother’s Tuscan nuptials don’t look any more promising.
By Noel Murray
From Bo Burnham to “We Are Lady Parts,” the best in television this year offered ingenuity, humor, defiance and hope.
By James Poniewozik, Mike Hale and Margaret Lyons
Ken tries to have it both ways with a birthday party that is both absurdly over the top but disownably ironic. Unfortunately for him, it is more tragedy than farce.
By Noel Murray
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Kendall had hoped to be the kingmaker, but we all know whom that role belongs to.
By Noel Murray
The problem with staking everything on one imposing figurehead is that eventually they get old and senile.
By Noel Murray
A new series starring Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell debuts this weekend, as does a new reality competition show judged by Martha Stewart.
By Margaret Lyons
After last week’s punishingly bleak episode, this week “Succession” brought some much-needed comic relief alongside the ongoing melodrama.
By Noel Murray
There was plenty of petty Roy cruelty to go around in this week’s brutal episode.
By Noel Murray
Who’ll be the last one standing in “Succession”? Is “The Good Place” heaven or hell? These are the audio companions to keep the conversation going around some of your favorite shows.
By Emma Dibdin
The Emmy-winning HBO drama will be back. The premiere date has yet to be announced.
By Sarah Bahr
Kendall makes his pitch. Even with his siblings, he sounds like a guest on “Power Lunch.”
By Noel Murray
Secretos, traiciones, alianzas y miles de millones de dólares en juego. Ponte al día con lo que pasó en la temporada 2 de la serie antes de ver los capítulos más recientes.
By Noel Murray
In the Season 3 premiere, the Roys and their surrogates hustled to secure allies in the coming fight between father and son.
By Noel Murray
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Two years have passed since Season 2 ended, and the alliances and schemes were as layered as an insult from Roman Roy. Here’s a quick catch-up guide.
By Noel Murray
Selections from the current Weekend section, including a review of “Succession.”
By Danielle Dowling
In the new season of the dynastic HBO drama, the very rich are even less like you and me than they used to be.
By James Poniewozik
On the cutthroat HBO comedy-drama, which returns Oct. 17, Braun and his hopelessly unprepared alter ego are thriving.
By Dave Itzkoff
“I’m not a capitalist. So I see the wealthy all finally getting hoisted by their own petard.”
By David Marchese
Nicholas Britell’s scores — for “Succession,” “Moonlight” and “The Underground Railroad,” among others — suggest whole new ways of writing for film and television.
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