Since its premiere in 2018, “Succession” has swiftly become one of HBO‘s most popular and critically acclaimed shows ever. Now the show finally returns for its highly anticipated fourth season, aiming to win the Emmy for Best Drama three times in a row.
The new season picks up where Season 3 left off, with the Roy family preparing to sell Waystar Royco off to a tech visionary. But not everyone is happy about the sale or the loss of influence that comes with it.
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Here’s an official logline for “Succession” Season 4, courtesy of HBO:
The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is complete. A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed.
Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, and Alan Ruck all return to reprise their roles as the Roy family. Other returning cast members include Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, Scott Nicholson, Zoë Winters, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Juliana Canfield, and Jeannie Berlin. Additional cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Cherry Jones, Hope Davis, Justin Kirk, and Stephen Root.
Other cast returning this season includes Harriet Walter, James Cromwell, Natalie Gold, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Ashley Zukerman, Larry Pine, Mark-Linn Baker, and Pip Torrens. New cast members for “Succession” Season 4 include Annabeth Gish, Adam Godley, Eili Harboe, and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson.
Over its first three seasons, “Succession” has racked up 48 Emmy nominations, winning thirteen times. Along with its Emmy win For Best Drama, Season 3 also nabbed the SAG Award for Drama ensemble and swept its awards at WGA, DGA, and PGA.
It’s difficult to imagine that the latest season of “Succession” won’t be another smash hit for HBO. So will Jesse Armstrong‘s show continue to soar? Find out when the Season 4 of “Succession” premieres on HBO on March 26. Watch a trailer for the new season below.