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The final season of Succession

The fourth and final season of Succession is here. The Emmy-award winning series is part satire, part black comedy, part drama, and an examination into the current state of media and politics, how power corrupts, and family dynamics. So, how will it end?

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The Succession finale delivered on the hype.

Here’s why Succession’s blindside finale was a masterclass of shock and awe

Succession’s ultimate endgame served up a breathtaking surprise and final proof it belongs in the pantheon of great TV shows.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Didn’t we already say goodbye to Logan Roy?

Did Succession make a grave mistake in waiting so long to bury Logan?

Saving Logan Roy’s final goodbye for the show’s penultimate episode feels like a misstep as the last days of Succession begin to heat up.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Voter fraud, early calls and swing states: election night at ATN feels like a familiar nightmare.

Succession’s sinister cocktail of power and betrayal is a familiar nightmare – but we can’t look away

Voter fraud, early calls and swing states: election night at ATN feels painfully real.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
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And the winner is....Willa? Justine Lupe’s Succession character might be the only person on the show to find her happily ever after.

‘I listened to Esther Perel’: The secret to playing Succession’s Willa

Justine Lupe was only meant to guest star on Succession for a few episodes. But now she’s not just a regular, but a firm fan favourite.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Succession composite image

Want to know how Succession might end? Look to the clothes for clues

The hit show’s costume designer shares a few tales, from hunting down $800 baseball caps, to a few hints about a highly anticipated scene still to come.

  • by Melissa Singer
A classic Succession party episode delivers breakups, breakdowns and a Swedish gatecrasher.

Succession throws a house party of horrors, but what is there to celebrate?

Spoiler alert! A classic Succession party episode delivers breakups, breakdowns and a Swedish gatecrasher.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
No longer content to make up the numbers, Frank and Karl have elbowed their way to the front in the final season of Succession.

Succession’s odd couple, Frank and Karl, share the secret to surviving

David Rasche and Peter Friedman play two of Succession’s iconic greybeards. Can their characters pull off the ultimate survival act?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Did Succession just slip up?The problem with consistently being the best show on TV is that even the slightest dip in form feels like a failure.

Did Succession just hit some mid-season turbulence?

The problem with consistently being the best show on TV is that even the slightest dip in form feels like a failure.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
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Titled The Kill List, episode five could’ve easily been called How Shivvy Got Her Groove Back; such was her sparkling return to form.
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It’s corporate retreat time on Succession, and there’s a kill list

The Roy siblings head on tour - but not everyone has fun on the family holiday.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
The sun also rises. In the aftermath of Logan’s death, could we finally see Kendall ascend to the throne?

Succession draws a line under its power movers — or does it strike them out?

Amidst performative grief and fish tacos, Succession guides us to our final destination: a coronation demolition derby.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
The implications of Logan’s death are so  widespread that they’re almost impossible to comprehend.
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Succession is not just the best show on TV; it’s the bravest

Long billed as a Shakespearean drama, Succession delivers a masterstroke that will define the season.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Round two: From left, Lachlan Murdoch, James Murdoch, Anna Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch and Rupert Murdoch.

Succession meets real life: Vanity Fair’s inside scoop on Rupert Murdoch

A new investigation by Vanity Fair reveals hidden truths about the media mogul, his warring family and just how similar they are to that TV show.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Another week of Succession, another family reckoning.
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There’s only ever been one serious person in Succession

Up next: we have Logan Roy performing a cover of the Elton John classic, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Shiv’s (Sarah Snook) messy ponytail is filled with messages in the latest episode of Succession.

Succession’s cast and crew on how the show pulled off its greatest trick

A 28-minute take, hidden cameras and filming fake scenes. Succession dug deep to ensure its greatest moment landed with aplomb.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
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For three seasons, we’ve watched the Roy siblings tearing each other apart while trying not to tear the company down, but in season four they present a united front.
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Succession’s unprecedented twist will transform how we think about TV

It’s rightly hailed as one of the best TV shows ever made, but this week’s episode ripped up the rule book and gave us a season-ending cliffhanger just three episodes in.

  • by Craig Mathieson
Two icons, one photo. Nicholas Braun who plays Cousin Greg in Succession, has been in Australia to promote the show’s fourth and final season.

‘I don’t want to do Greg again’: Nicholas Braun on life after Succession

Cousin Greg has long been a fan favourite on Succession, so saying goodbye isn’t easy. But for Nicholas Braun, if it is to be said, so it be — so it is.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
The final season of Succession is here.
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Succession’s family of monsters doesn’t know what winning is any more

It’s the beginning of the end as the Roy siblings abandon their hopes and dreams to take one last shot at destroying Daddy.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Actor Brian Cox who plays Logan Roy in the television series ‘Succession’ wearing a Kingston suede jacket from Melbourne menswear designer Christian Kimber. Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) in Tom Ford jeans, T-shirt and jacket with a Loro Piana baseball cap, Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) in a blazer and pants from Max Mara in the first episode of Season 4 of ‘Succession’, screening in Australia on Binge.

Where the ‘Succession’ stealth wealth style misses the mark

Stealth dressing is the approach of television’s richest family, but it’s not necessarily how real-life media magnates are getting about town.

  • by Damien Woolnough
Brian Cox, Sarah Snook and Jeremy Strong in the final season of Succession.
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‘A masterclass’: The best show on TV is headed for a buzzsaw finale

The fourth and final season of Succession is must-see TV: the mood grows more tense, the stakes are higher, and the possible outcomes plainly definitive.

  • by Craig Mathieson
Australian actress Sarah Snook will say goodbye to her character Shiv Roy after the fourth and final season of Succession.
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‘What is a happy ending?’: Sarah Snook on Succession’s impending finale

Who will win and who will lose in the battle for Waystar RoyCo? The Australian star says there will be just as many questions thrown up by the show’s ending.

  • by Michael Idato
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Kieran Culkin says Succession has “completely changed the way that I’ve approached acting”.

Succession’s worthy heir? Kieran Culkin tells why Roman is most likely to succeed

The stars of one of the noisiest TV series open up about why it needs to end and how pain really drives the ruthless Logan Roy.

  • by Michael Idato
Brian Cox as the tyrannical media mogul and paterfamilias Logan Roy in the fourth and final season of Succession.

Succession survival guide: What to know before the end of TV’s best show

The kids are licking their wounds, there’s an election on the horizon, and Tom and Shiv are on the ropes. Succession is nearly here.

  • by Meg Watson

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