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Season 3 – Succession

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2021

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Although he has no plans to step aside as the head of Waystar Royco, the international media conglomerate controlled by his family, aging patriarch Logan Roy is contemplating what the future holds. He has lingered in the limelight longer than even he thought he would, and now family members want to run the company as they see fit. Despite a best-laid succession plan, tempers flare over Logan's intentions. Kendall Roy, Logan's eldest son from his second marriage and a division president at the firm, is the heir apparent. As Kendall attempts to solidify his eventual takeover, he and the three other Roy children face a difficult choice as company control and family loyalties collide.

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Critics Consensus

Fans already buying what Sucession is selling will be pleasantly surprised to find its third season in crackling form - even if it gets a little too real from time to time.

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Scott Bryan

BBC.com

It manages to build and build and build. Rarely do you get a show that in season three, really feels to be hitting its stride, but thats exactly what this show is doing.

Rated: Must Watch

Apr 6, 2022

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Elamin Abdelmahmoud

BuzzFeed News

In its new season, the HBO drama goes full-throttle to prove that it’s still the pinnacle of television.

Apr 5, 2022

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Eliana Dockterman

TIME Magazine

If we didn't know that HBO had already greenlit a fourth season of Succession, the final episode of season 3 could have served as a brilliant series finale.

Dec 23, 2021

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George Kowalik

Vague Visages

Why do we enjoy watching the Roy family? All things considered, I think the answer is a simple one: because the world is on fire, so we might as well sit back and take pleasure in pretending for an hour a week that the situation is unique to the screen.

Oct 4, 2023

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

Because while the plot itself is rushed to get everyone in place for season four, the comedy has never been better. I probably laughed more during this season than the previous two combined.

Rated: 7/10

Apr 28, 2023

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Richard Trenholm

CNET

HBO's darkly delicious drama dives into the fallout of season 2's cliff-hanger...

Apr 19, 2023

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Paul S

This show never fails to amaze me, and I enjoy it every season. I definitely recommend it for drama fans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Myles H

Succession masquerades as profound commentary on power and family by dressing up soap opera dynamics in expensive suits and literary references. The show invites viewers to feel intellectually superior while watching terrible people be terrible to each other—without offering any genuine insight beyond 'the ultra-wealthy are miserable too.' It's emotional pornography for the NPR crowd: the pleasure of watching privileged people suffer, packaged with enough prestige markers that audiences can pretend they're engaging with something meaningful rather than simply indulging in schadenfreude.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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what to say, I was excited before I started watching, considering all the positive reviews the series received. after 5 episodes I was disappointed. the characters are fantastically characterized. their greed, hunger for power, influence, their narcissism, psychopathy, dependence on a deranged father, incompetence and spoiledness... I don't need to mention that the acting is superb. however, you get to know all these characters and their characteristics already after the first three episodes, and the series has 39 of them. What happens in the other 36? if you ask me, nothing. the story revolves always around the same. greedy and narcissistic children are fighting for the position of director, i.e. the successor of their father. and they are doing that for 39 episodes. in each one and the same. nothing original, everything could be told in 10 episodes. one more thing disappointed me, and that is the structure of the episodes. namely, every but every episode is structured in such a way that all the characters are in the same place at the same time; at a funeral, at a party, at a wedding, on a boat... it's cool to see what trash people can be, but in my opinion there is no originality or uniqueness

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Matis E

This show is a genious as always. Great acting, dialogues and story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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Audience Member

Logan sempre está um passo a frente dos seus filhos, e mesmo com os 3 se juntando, quando parecia que tudo ia dar certo, Tom trai a Shiv e conta o plano deles para o Logan.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Jas M

Was that season 3 or i accidentally re-watched the first seasons? How insulting to the audience to set up a premise (Logan naming a successor) and then refuse to follow through on it season after season, just because you want to maintain an audience for Max. Fool me once...on you, twice...thats on me but i'm patient; A THIRD time? I'm out

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Logan Roy

Jeremy Strong

Kendall Roy

Sarah Snook

Siobhan "Shiv" Roy

Kieran Culkin

Roman Roy

Alan Ruck

Connor Roy

Episode 1

Aired Oct 17, 2021

Secession

Following his bombshell press conference, a righteous Kendall scrambles to find a base of operations while Logan's team searches for safe harbor.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 24, 2021

Mass in Time of War

Kendall tries to get his siblings, as well as Stewy and Sandi, on his side; fearing his legal situation, Greg asks Ewan for help.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 31, 2021

The Disruption

With the DOJ at the door, Logan summons his arsenal, while Tom makes a potentially life-changing offer; Kendall becomes obsessed with his own takedown.

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Episode 4

Aired Nov 7, 2021

Lion in the Meadow

Logan and Kendall have their first meeting together with Josh, a major investor worried about their family feud.

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Episode 5

Aired Nov 14, 2021

Retired Janitors of Idaho

Kendall and the Waystar team find themselves working together at the annual shareholders' meeting.

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Episode 6

Aired Nov 21, 2021

What It Takes

Logan and the team head to Virginia for a conservative political conference, where Roman learns some surprising news.

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Episode 7

Aired Nov 28, 2021

Too Much Birthday

At Kendall's lavish birthday bash, Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with Lukas Matsson, a tech mogul who recently snubbed Logan.

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Episode 8

Aired Dec 5, 2021

Chiantishire

At a wedding in Italy, Roman airs suspicions; Gerri draws a line, and the Waystar team grows concerned over rogue tweets.

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Episode 9

Aired Dec 12, 2021

All the Bells Say

Matsson's vision for the GoJo-Waystar relationship leads Shiv and Roman to manage the fallout; Logan weighs his options.

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