'Succession' Cast Reveals What's Most at Stake Following the Season 4 Premiere (Exclusive)
27.03.2023 - 02:57
/ etonline.com
The Emmy-winning family saga,, is finally back with new episodes, as the HBO series comes to a close with its fourth and final season. According to the cast, the final installment promises to be as «surprising» as ever, with the «gloves coming off.»«It's thrilling to watch,» Alan Ruck teases, with Nicholas Braun adding that «this season is just ratcheted up.
It's kind of just madness. And the intensity of it all is another level than we've had in the last three seasons.» Taking place just a few months after the shocking season 3 finale, the premiere picks up with three of the Roy siblings -- Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) — striking out on their own, as they prepare to launch a «revolutionary new media brand» to compete with their father Logan's (Brian Cox) aging conglomerate, Waystar Royco. «They're sort of forging their own path together,» Culkin says of their plan, despite lingering doubts.
«It's a good idea, but there's a couple reasons to hesitate… Like, going toe to toe with Dad is scary because historically, anytime anyone does that, they lose.» Elsewhere, Logan is celebrating his birthday with his cohort of longtime executives, including Gerri Kellman (J. Smith-Cameron), and the remaining family members who've sided with him, son Connor (Ruck) and his fiancée, Willa (Justine Lupe), Shiv's estranged husband, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), and cousin, Greg (Braun). The episode then sees the two sides of the family get into a bidding war over Pierce Global Media, which is run by matriarch Nan Pierce (Cherry Jones), with Kendall, Shiv and Roman ultimately beating out their father — and securing an early win in their ongoing personal and professional war. (Although Jones'
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