Succession is an American TV series airing on HBO. Its second season garnered critical acclaim and is bound to be the next Emmys juggernaut!
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this show!
- Succession is an American satirical comedy-drama television series
- It is created by Jesse Armstrong
- It premiered on June 3, 2018, on HBO
- The series centers on the fictional Roy family, the dysfunctional owners of a global media and hospitality empire who are fighting for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family’s patriarch, Logan Roy
- The series stars an ensemble cast featuring Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, and Rob Yang
- With Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, and J. Smith-Cameron in recurring roles
- Before being promoted to the main cast for the second season
- In June 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season
- Which premiered on August 11, 2019
- In August 2019, HBO renewed the series for a third season
- The series has gained critical acclaim
- Among its accolades, Succession won the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme and Culkin received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
- The series also received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations
- Including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winning for writing in 2019
- On June 6, 2016, it was announced that HBO had given the production a pilot order
- The episode was written by Jesse Armstrong
- And directed by Adam McKay
- Executive producers for the pilot include Armstrong, McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, and Kevin Messick
- On May 16, 2017, it was announced that HBO had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes
- The previously announced creative team continued their involvement as the series entered into production
- On November 17, 2017, it was reported that Nicholas Britell would serve as the series’ composer
- On April 26, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on June 3, 2018
- On June 11, 2018, HBO renewed the series for a second season
- On August 20, 2019, HBO renewed the series for a third season
- On May 23, 2019, it was announced that the second season would premiere on August 11, 2019
- On October 6, 2016, it was announced that Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, and Matthew Macfadyen had been cast in lead roles in the series’ pilot
- On November 4, 2016, it was announced that Hiam Abbass, Alan Ruck, Rob Yang, Parker Sawyers, and Peter Friedman had also joined the main cast of the pilot
- On January 24, 2018, it was reported that Ashley Zukerman had joined the series in a recurring role
- On March 7, 2018, it was reported that Jake Choi had been cast in a recurring role
- On May 21, 2019, Holly Hunter joined the cast in a recurring role
- Principal photography for the first season of the series began in October 2017 in New York City at locations including Lexington Avenue and East 75th Street
- During the week of November 20, 2017, production took place in the Financial District of Manhattan
- In December 2017, the series was reportedly in production on the sixth episode
- From mid-January 2018 to the end of the month, the production moved from New York to New Mexico
- Filming reportedly took place around the Santa Fe area of the state
- On February 22, 2018, filming took place in New Jersey which required the closing of the Atlantic City-Brigantine tunnel
- On February 25, 2018, filming took place at Eastnor Castle near Ledbury in Herefordshire, England
- On January 18, 2018, HBO released the first teaser trailer for the series
- On March 27, 2018, a second teaser trailer was released
- On April 26, 2018, the first full trailer was released
- On April 27, 2018, the series held its official world premiere during the Series Mania Festival in Lille, France in which the pilot episode was screened
- On May 22, 2018, the series held its official US premiere at the Time Warner Center in New York City
- The first season has been met with a positive response from critics
- On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an 87% “certified fresh” rating
- With an average rating of 7.77 out of 10
- Based on 76 reviews
- The website’s critical consensus reads, “Peppering its pathos with acid wit, Succession is a divine comedy of absolute power and dysfunction – brought to vivid life by a ferocious ensemble”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 70 out of 100
- Based on 29 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- The second season has received critical acclaim
- On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 96% “certified fresh” rating
- With an average rating of 8.98 out of 10
- Based on 55 reviews
- The website’s critical consensus reads, “Succession returns in darkly funny form, with sharp writing, exceptional performances, and a surprising new level of sympathy for some of television’s least likable characters”
- On Metacritic, the season has a score of 88 out of 100
- Based on 16 critics
- Indicating “universal acclaim”
- Media outlets have characterized the show’s ratings as “fairly low” and “bordering on miniscule”
- The premiere episode drew 582,000 viewers
- Down from the 1.39 million viewers that watched its lead-in Westworld
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