Succession

2018 • TMDB 8.3 • 4 seasons • Drama, Comedy

Overview

Logan Roy built Waystar Royco into a media empire, and now his children are circling the throne — each one brilliant, damaged and desperate to be chosen. When the aging patriarch’s health falters, the question of who will succeed him turns a family into a battlefield, fought with boardroom coups, leaked scandals, humiliating public stunts and the occasional helicopter. Kendall wants to prove himself the serious heir, Roman hides his insecurity behind cruelty and jokes, Shiv tries to outmaneuver her brothers with political savvy, and Connor just wants to be loved. Beneath the luxury yachts and private jets, Succession is a story about the oldest question in the world: what happens to children who were raised to inherit everything except their father’s approval? The answer, delivered in some of the sharpest dialogue ever written for television, is by turns hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking.

Creator and Main Cast

Succession was created by Jesse Armstrong for HBO. The cast includes Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy (39 episodes), Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy (39 episodes), Sarah Snook as Siobhan ‘Shiv’ Roy (39 episodes), Brian Cox as Logan Roy (39 episodes), Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans (39 episodes), Alan Ruck as Connor Roy (39 episodes), Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch (39 episodes), Peter Friedman as Frank Vernon (39 episodes), and J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman (38 episodes).

Seasons Snapshot

Succession has run for 4 seasons and 39 episodes on HBO. Season 1 premiered on June 3, 2018, and the series closed with Season 4, which ran for 10 episodes and ended with the finale “With Open Eyes” on May 28, 2023. In the final season, the sale of Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer, forcing the Roy siblings into their last, desperate scramble for power.

Why Watch Succession?

Succession is the rare drama that is also a comedy of manners — a show where a corporate merger can be as tense as a thriller and a family dinner as brutal as a war. Jesse Armstrong’s writing is surgical: every insult lands, every alliance crumbles, and every character is simultaneously monstrous and pitiable. The performances are career-defining, especially Brian Cox’s terrifying Logan and Jeremy Strong’s unraveling Kendall. If you like your television smart, savage and endlessly quotable, there is nothing else like it.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Succession – Own the Complete Series Today! | Official Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Where to Watch

In the US, Succession streams on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel. Availability was checked against JustWatch US listings on October 29, 2026, and may change over time.