This article contains spoilers for the series finale of Succession.
Backstabbing and betrayal are the cornerstones of Succession, and the series finale has no shortage of either. After learning from Greg (Nicholas Braun) that GoJo CEO Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) is not planning to name her as the US CEO in the Waystar Royco merger after all, Shiv (Sarah Snook) appears to side with her brothers and agrees to vote against moving the deal forward and name Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as CEO. However, when the day of the vote arrives, Shiv has a change of heart, voting to push the deal through after all. Considering all that it took to finally get the Roy siblings on the same side again, many have been left wondering what moment made Shiv change her mind?
One option is that Shiv made her decision after seeing Kendall sit in their father’s desk chair...
Backstabbing and betrayal are the cornerstones of Succession, and the series finale has no shortage of either. After learning from Greg (Nicholas Braun) that GoJo CEO Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) is not planning to name her as the US CEO in the Waystar Royco merger after all, Shiv (Sarah Snook) appears to side with her brothers and agrees to vote against moving the deal forward and name Kendall (Jeremy Strong) as CEO. However, when the day of the vote arrives, Shiv has a change of heart, voting to push the deal through after all. Considering all that it took to finally get the Roy siblings on the same side again, many have been left wondering what moment made Shiv change her mind?
One option is that Shiv made her decision after seeing Kendall sit in their father’s desk chair...
- 5/30/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
This post contains spoilers for the "Succession" series finale.
"Succession" finally brought everything to a close in epic, devastating fashion in the series finale, "With Open Eyes." In the final episodes after the death of Logan Roy from what was officially deemed a pulmonary embolism, his three adult children, Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong), finally get a chance to see what life is like after stepping out from under the shadow of their monstrous billionaire father. Their sibling rivalry comes to a weary truce for a moment, only to be upended once again when Roman and Kendall go against Shiv to try and blow up the GoJo merger with Waystar Royco spearheaded by the eccentric tech CEO bro Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård). For all the posturing between the Roys about who wants to succeed their father as the head of the company, they are really...
"Succession" finally brought everything to a close in epic, devastating fashion in the series finale, "With Open Eyes." In the final episodes after the death of Logan Roy from what was officially deemed a pulmonary embolism, his three adult children, Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Kendall (Jeremy Strong), finally get a chance to see what life is like after stepping out from under the shadow of their monstrous billionaire father. Their sibling rivalry comes to a weary truce for a moment, only to be upended once again when Roman and Kendall go against Shiv to try and blow up the GoJo merger with Waystar Royco spearheaded by the eccentric tech CEO bro Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård). For all the posturing between the Roys about who wants to succeed their father as the head of the company, they are really...
- 5/29/2023
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Kill List.”
On Sunday night’s Succession, Kendall and Roman goofed their way into a deal to sell Waystar RoyCo for a price that only someone who is definitely not a serious person would refuse. Meanwhile, the rest of the company’s high-ranking personnel found themselves squaring up with their counterparts at GoJo, leading to a lot of awkward, corporate pissing contests that actually could’ve been a whole lot more Hunger Games-esque.
J. Smith-Cameron, who plays Waystar...
On Sunday night’s Succession, Kendall and Roman goofed their way into a deal to sell Waystar RoyCo for a price that only someone who is definitely not a serious person would refuse. Meanwhile, the rest of the company’s high-ranking personnel found themselves squaring up with their counterparts at GoJo, leading to a lot of awkward, corporate pissing contests that actually could’ve been a whole lot more Hunger Games-esque.
J. Smith-Cameron, who plays Waystar...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Note: This story contains spoilers from “Succession” Season 4.
Sunday’s episode of “Succession” saw newly appointed Waystar co-CEOs Kendall and Roman head back to the negotiating table with billionaire Gojo CEO Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård).
The episode follows the pair, as well as Shiv (Sarah Snook), Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Greg (Nicholas Braun), Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche), Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Hugo (Fisher Stevens) head to Norway in order for Mattson to assess compatibility and decide who to fire in the event the merger goes through. The episode hilariously sees the companies’ executives performing an audition of sorts for Mattson, as rumors swirl of a kill list that will determine who will stay in their jobs after the acquisition takes place.
By the end of the episode most of Waystar’s old guard is on the chopping block — except for Karolina and Gerri.
Friedman sat down...
Sunday’s episode of “Succession” saw newly appointed Waystar co-CEOs Kendall and Roman head back to the negotiating table with billionaire Gojo CEO Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård).
The episode follows the pair, as well as Shiv (Sarah Snook), Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Greg (Nicholas Braun), Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche), Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron), Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk) and Hugo (Fisher Stevens) head to Norway in order for Mattson to assess compatibility and decide who to fire in the event the merger goes through. The episode hilariously sees the companies’ executives performing an audition of sorts for Mattson, as rumors swirl of a kill list that will determine who will stay in their jobs after the acquisition takes place.
By the end of the episode most of Waystar’s old guard is on the chopping block — except for Karolina and Gerri.
Friedman sat down...
- 4/24/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
R to the I-p L to the O-g, yes, but I for one was thrilled to see that Logan (Brian Cox)’s death had ushered in the long-awaited return of Corporate Gangsta Kendall (Jeremy Strong), who is first seen in this episode listening to Jay-Z in his town-car with dark shades on, looking like a kid who’s studiously avoiding making eye contact with another, harder kid by sitting very quietly on the bus to school. “Takeover,” Jay-Z spits in the background, “the break’s over.” For a second, I judged the musical supervisors onSuccession for selecting a track that was so unavoidably on the nose for this week’s episode, in which Waystar Royco’s major staff all fly to Norway for a corporate retreat with GoJo, but I soon realised my error – of course Kendall would choose something thunderously obvious to listen to as pump-up music for the trip,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Philippa Snow
- The Independent - TV
This article contains spoilers for "Succession" season 4.
The fourth and final season of "Succession" has been the show's most seismic yet. With Logan Roy (Brian Cox) gone, his children — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) — and "Old Guard" senior staff are all trying to navigate the future of Waystar Royco. For most of them, that means completing the sale of the company to tech firm GoJo, headed by Lucas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). However, business deals of this magnitude always come with casualties.
The latest episode, where the deal seemingly goes through after a shared Waystar & GoJo retreat in Norway, was titled "Kill List." Halfway through the episode, Greg (Nicholas Braun) namedrops this while confirming the existence of a kill list to Tom (Matthew Macfadyen). At the episode's end, the Waystar crew finally gets a look at the kill list and some of them are on it.
The fourth and final season of "Succession" has been the show's most seismic yet. With Logan Roy (Brian Cox) gone, his children — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) — and "Old Guard" senior staff are all trying to navigate the future of Waystar Royco. For most of them, that means completing the sale of the company to tech firm GoJo, headed by Lucas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård). However, business deals of this magnitude always come with casualties.
The latest episode, where the deal seemingly goes through after a shared Waystar & GoJo retreat in Norway, was titled "Kill List." Halfway through the episode, Greg (Nicholas Braun) namedrops this while confirming the existence of a kill list to Tom (Matthew Macfadyen). At the episode's end, the Waystar crew finally gets a look at the kill list and some of them are on it.
- 4/24/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Succession‘s Roy siblings jetted off to Norway this week to hammer out the GoJo sale — but did Lukas Matsson drop the hammer on them instead?
Kendall’s swagger is back as Sunday’s episode opens, cruising into the Waystar building while listening to hardcore hip-hop, just like he did in the pilot. He basks in applause from his employees as he enters — and gazes at his father Logan’s empty office. He and his fellow co-ceo Roman get right to work, approving reshoots on a troubled movie before turning to the GoJo deal. Kendall is flying to Norway to...
Kendall’s swagger is back as Sunday’s episode opens, cruising into the Waystar building while listening to hardcore hip-hop, just like he did in the pilot. He basks in applause from his employees as he enters — and gazes at his father Logan’s empty office. He and his fellow co-ceo Roman get right to work, approving reshoots on a troubled movie before turning to the GoJo deal. Kendall is flying to Norway to...
- 4/24/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
After last week’s claustrophobic events in the late Logan Roy’s sepulchral New York apartment, Episode 5 of the final season of “Succession” sends his surviving kids and assorted Waystar executives out to play in the Norwegian wilderness.
A very posh section of it at least, with luxury cabin views of lush forests, fast-flowing streams and snow-capped mountains in all directions. But a feral place nonetheless for Kendall, Roman, Shiv and company to fight tooth-and-nail with Lukas Matsson and his GoJo team over how much the Swedish tech baron will pay to buy Waystar Royco. The episode is called “Kill List” for a reason, and not just because there’s an actual list.
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On his first day as co-ceo, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) enters Waystar’s Manhattan HQ and is greeted by P.R. guy Hugo (Fisher Stevens...
A very posh section of it at least, with luxury cabin views of lush forests, fast-flowing streams and snow-capped mountains in all directions. But a feral place nonetheless for Kendall, Roman, Shiv and company to fight tooth-and-nail with Lukas Matsson and his GoJo team over how much the Swedish tech baron will pay to buy Waystar Royco. The episode is called “Kill List” for a reason, and not just because there’s an actual list.
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‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap: ‘Honeymoon States’ CEBros Gonna Get It Done?
On his first day as co-ceo, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) enters Waystar’s Manhattan HQ and is greeted by P.R. guy Hugo (Fisher Stevens...
- 4/24/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
In the dark and twisted world of Succession, where alliances shift on a dime, everyone is always lying, and no one isn’t expendable, it’s tough to identify who, if anyone, is the most morally upright character in the show. But Willa (Justine Lupe), the high-end sex worker-turned-playwright-turned-political-wife, comes close.
At the start of the series, Willa is an outsider who serves as a proxy for the audience, a fish-out-of-water trying to navigate the choppy waters of the Roy family. As a high-end escort hired by Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), Logan’s buffoonish,...
At the start of the series, Willa is an outsider who serves as a proxy for the audience, a fish-out-of-water trying to navigate the choppy waters of the Roy family. As a high-end escort hired by Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), Logan’s buffoonish,...
- 4/23/2023
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
[This story contains a major spoiler for Succession season four.]
Succession star Dagmara Domińczyk says that her own father died while she was filming the series’ major death scene, which made shooting it and eventually watching the scene even more emotional.
Domińczyk, who plays Karolina Novotney, head of public relations and legal team member for Waystar Royco on the HBO series, spoke to Rolling Stone about her character’s role in managing the crisis of Logan Roy’s sudden and shocking death on a plane. During the discussion, the actress revealed that while filming the scene — one of the last two days of filming the Emmy-winning series’ fourth season in New York — her father died in Poland at the age of 69.
“Two days before we shot our very last day of Succession in New York City, our very last day, two days before I showed up to set, my own father, who is, I would say, a gentler,...
Succession star Dagmara Domińczyk says that her own father died while she was filming the series’ major death scene, which made shooting it and eventually watching the scene even more emotional.
Domińczyk, who plays Karolina Novotney, head of public relations and legal team member for Waystar Royco on the HBO series, spoke to Rolling Stone about her character’s role in managing the crisis of Logan Roy’s sudden and shocking death on a plane. During the discussion, the actress revealed that while filming the scene — one of the last two days of filming the Emmy-winning series’ fourth season in New York — her father died in Poland at the age of 69.
“Two days before we shot our very last day of Succession in New York City, our very last day, two days before I showed up to set, my own father, who is, I would say, a gentler,...
- 4/17/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 4: Recap & Ending, Explained: Will Kendall Be The Man His Dad Wanted?
So, here’s the question some of us have asked, and some of us have been too scared to utter out loud: Will “Succession” still have its stakes raised high enough to maintain the same nefarious charm after Logan’s death?” Even as an admittedly biased fan of the show, I don’t particularly deem the question unfair. The Og Roy, whom we’ve known to be evading death as casually as he did taxes, has been the wicked marrow of the sadistic drama. It’s only fair to wonder how things would run without the fantastic Brian Cox crushing people as though they were mere bugs. So, with fear and excitement, I started off with the long-coveted episode of “Succession,” which faces its biggest challenge yet. And I’m happy to report that the conniving board and the poor boneheaded Roy kids have taken up the hatchet and are...
- 4/17/2023
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Succession Season 4, Episode 3, “Connor’s Wedding.”] Succession delivered one major gut punch as the show’s title finally bears some weight. The king has fallen as Roy family patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) has died. On the day of Connor’s (Alan Ruck) wedding, the Waystar magnate boarded a plane with Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), Frank (Peter Friedman), Karl (David Rasche), Karolina (Dagmara Dominczyk), and Kerry (Zoe Winters). And while the show focuses on the nuptials, a phone call from Tom puts into perspective, the real centerpiece of the episode. (Credit: HBO) While he tries calling Shiv (Sarah Snook), she refuses the call and ends up reaching out to Roman, informing him that Logan is very sick and had been short of breath when he went to the bathroom only to be found unresponsive. As the men speak, chest compressions are being done on Logan, but it’s clear things aren’t looking well. After ...
- 4/10/2023
- TV Insider
Spoiler Alert: This recap contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 3 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max.
It’s the end of an era on “Succession.” In a shocking turn of events, family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) died while on a flight to Stockholm in the third episode of Season 4.
The episode, titled “Connor’s Wedding,” begins with the Roy siblings, Greg, Gerri and Hugo boarding a boat to Liberty Island for Willa and Connor’s nuptials. Tom, Kerry, Karolina, Frank and Karl accompany Logan on his jet as he travels to a meeting with Lukas Mattson regarding the now-uncertain GoJo acquisition. As Logan boards his jet, he informs Roman (Kieran Culkin) that he won’t be attending the event, and instructs him to fire Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron).
Roman simmers with anxiety, which the ever-perceptive Gerri notices immediately. He awkwardly breaks the news to her, which she takes with aplomb...
It’s the end of an era on “Succession.” In a shocking turn of events, family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) died while on a flight to Stockholm in the third episode of Season 4.
The episode, titled “Connor’s Wedding,” begins with the Roy siblings, Greg, Gerri and Hugo boarding a boat to Liberty Island for Willa and Connor’s nuptials. Tom, Kerry, Karolina, Frank and Karl accompany Logan on his jet as he travels to a meeting with Lukas Mattson regarding the now-uncertain GoJo acquisition. As Logan boards his jet, he informs Roman (Kieran Culkin) that he won’t be attending the event, and instructs him to fire Gerri (J. Smith-Cameron).
Roman simmers with anxiety, which the ever-perceptive Gerri notices immediately. He awkwardly breaks the news to her, which she takes with aplomb...
- 4/10/2023
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
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