When Logan Roy (Brian Cox), the CEO of a significant media conglomerate, suffers a significant health scare, his 4 children and a number of other of his employees begin scrambling for the title of CEO. Unfortunately for them, the Roy siblings, as Logan eventually says, are “not serious people,” having all been alternately spoiled, coddled and abused by their wealthy family. Connor (Alan Ruck) Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) will continually shock you with their ability to backstab and lie, even to themselves.
Yet despite the high-stakes drama, the writing on Succession is a number of the most darkly funny material you’ll ever hear. Siobhan’s husband Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and the ever-scheming Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) are as slimy as they’re duplicitous. It’s endlessly entertaining to look at these maladapted children squabble over billions, with little thought to the real-world consequences of their behavior.
Succession took home multiple Emmys during its run and with good reason. The twists are thrilling, the performances are great and the insights into the lives of the privileged class are perceptive and shocking.