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Succession is an American satirical comedy-drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong that premiered on HBO on June 3, 2018. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch.

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The series stars Brian Cox as Logan Roy, the family patriarch; his children are played by Alan Ruck as Connor, Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman, and Sarah Snook as Shiv. Other starring cast members include Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans, Shiv's husband and Waystar executive; Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch, Logan's grandnephew also employed by the company; and Hiam Abbass as Marcia, Logan's third wife.

During the course of the series, 39 episodes of Succession aired over four seasons, between June 3, 2018, and May 28, 2023.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewership
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
1 10June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)0.603 [1]
2 10August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)0.597 [2]
3 9October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)0.553 [3]
4 10March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)May 28, 2023 (2023-05-28)0.705 [4]

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Celebration" Adam McKay Jesse Armstrong June 3, 2018 (2018-06-03)0.582 [5]
22"Shit Show at the Fuck Factory" Mark Mylod Tony Roche June 10, 2018 (2018-06-10)0.491 [6]
33"Lifeboats"Mark Mylod Jonathan Glatzer June 17, 2018 (2018-06-17)0.605 [7]
44"Sad Sack Wasp Trap" Adam Arkin Anna Jordan June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)0.543 [8]
55"I Went to Market"Adam Arkin Georgia Pritchett July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)0.583 [9]
66"Which Side Are You On?" Andrij Parekh Susan Soon He StantonJuly 8, 2018 (2018-07-08)0.673 [10]
77"Austerlitz" Miguel Arteta Lucy Prebble July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15)0.626 [11]
88"Prague" S. J. Clarkson Jon BrownJuly 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)0.637 [12]
99"Pre-Nuptial"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongJuly 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)0.558 [13]
1010"Nobody Is Ever Missing"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongAugust 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)0.730 [14]

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
111"The Summer Palace" Mark Mylod Jesse Armstrong August 11, 2019 (2019-08-11)0.612 [15]
122"Vaulter" Andrij Parekh Jon BrownAugust 18, 2019 (2019-08-18)0.603 [16]
133"Hunting"Andrij Parekh Tony Roche August 25, 2019 (2019-08-25)0.607 [17]
144"Safe Room" Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini Georgia Pritchett September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01) [lower-alpha 1] 0.577 [18]
155"Tern Haven"Mark MylodWill TracySeptember 8, 2019 (2019-09-08)0.507 [19]
166"Argestes" Matt Shakman Susan Soon He StantonSeptember 15, 2019 (2019-09-15)0.610 [20]
177"Return" Becky Martin Jonathan Glatzer September 22, 2019 (2019-09-22)0.508 [21]
188"Dundee" Kevin Bray Mary LawsSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)0.579 [22]
199"DC"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongOctober 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)0.705 [23]
2010"This Is Not for Tears"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongOctober 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)0.660 [24]

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
211"Secession" Mark Mylod Jesse Armstrong October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)0.564 [25]
222"Mass in Time of War"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongOctober 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)0.520 [26]
233"The Disruption" Cathy Yan Ted Cohen & Georgia Pritchett October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)0.405 [27]
244"Lion in the Meadow" Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini Jon BrownNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)0.484 [28]
255"Retired Janitors of Idaho" Kevin Bray Tony Roche & Susan Soon He StantonNovember 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)0.584 [29]
266"What It Takes" Andrij Parekh Will TracyNovember 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)0.525 [30]
277"Too Much Birthday" Lorene Scafaria Georgia Pritchett & Tony RocheNovember 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)0.645 [31]
288"Chiantishire"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongDecember 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)0.613 [32]
299"All the Bells Say"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongDecember 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)0.634 [33]

Season 4 (2023)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
301"The Munsters" Mark Mylod Jesse Armstrong March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)0.598 [34]
312"Rehearsal" Becky Martin Tony Roche & Susan Soon He StantonApril 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)0.481 [35]
323"Connor's Wedding"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongApril 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)0.609 [36]
334"Honeymoon States" Lorene Scafaria Jesse Armstrong & Lucy Prebble April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)0.695 [37]
345"Kill List" Andrij Parekh Jon Brown & Ted CohenApril 23, 2023 (2023-04-23)0.652 [38]
356"Living+"Lorene Scafaria Georgia Pritchett & Will Arbery April 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)0.847 [39]
367"Tailgate Party" Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini Will TracyMay 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)0.739 [40]
378"America Decides"Andrij ParekhJesse ArmstrongMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)0.746 [41]
389"Church and State"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongMay 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)0.789 [42]
3910"With Open Eyes"Mark MylodJesse ArmstrongMay 28, 2023 (2023-05-28)0.896 [43]

Notes

  1. "Safe Room" was first made available on August 30, 2019, through HBO's digital platform.

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