HBO’s Emmy-winning series Succession released a teaser during the House of the Dragon finale, according to TV Guide. The teaser confirmed Succession‘s Spring 2023 premiere.
The series written and created by Jesse Armstrong (Fresh Meat, Four Lions) observes the media giant Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox (X2: X-Men United, Troy), and his four grown children, Connor, played by Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Twister), Roman, played by Kieran Culkin (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Home Alone), Siobhan, played by Sarah Snook (Steve Jobs, The Dressmaker), and Kendall, played by Jeremy Strong (The Trial of the Chicago 7, The Judge).
On June 27, 2022, Succession‘s Twitter account posted a photo revealing that the production on season four has already commenced in New York City.
Succession also stars Scott Nicholson (The Wolf of Wall Street, Die Hard with a Vengeance), Matthew Macfadyen (Death at a Funeral, The Three Musketeers), Justine Lupe (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Snowfall), David Rasche (Men in Black 3, Burn After Reading), Jeannie Berlin (The Heartbreak Kid, Inherent Vice), Peter Friedman (Paycheck, Love & Other Drugs), J. Smith-Cameron (Man on a Ledge, Margaret), Hiam Abbass (Blade Runner 2049, Inheritance), Fisher Stevens (Super Mario Bros., Hackers), Zoë Winters (Hunters, The Good Fight), and Nicholas Braun (Sky High, The Perks of Being a Wallflower). Cast members that are returning for season for are Dagmara Domińczyk (They, Phantom) playing Karolina Novotney, Annabelle Dexter-Jones (Holy Motors, Ravage) playing Naomi Pierce, Alexander Skarsgård (The Legend of Tarzan, True Blood) playing CEO Lukas Matsson, Cherry Jones (Signs, Ocean’s Twelve) playing Nan Pierce, Arian Moayed (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Inventing Anna) playing Stewy Hosseini, Hope Davis (Captain America: Civil War, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) playing Sandi Furness, and Juliana Canfield (Y: The Last Man, The Assistant) playing as Kendall’s assistant Jess Jordan.
As told by ComicBook, “according to a synopsis officially released by HBO, in the ten-episode fourth season of Succession, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is completed. A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed.”
Succession was executive produced by Armstrong, Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up, The Other Guys), Mark Mylod (Shameless, Game of Thrones), Jane Tranter (Torchwood, The Night Of), Jon Brown (Misfits, Veep), Frank Rich (Veep, Becoming Mike Nichols), Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory), Kevin Messick (Jack Reacher, Don’t Look Up), Tony Roche (In the Loop, Veep), Lucy Prebble (I Hate Suzie, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), Scott Ferguson (Brokeback Mountain, The Night Of), and Will Tracy (The Menu, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver).