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Succession – Season 4, Episode 9 Church and State

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Succession – Season 4, Episode 9

Church and State

Aired May 21, 2023

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As the family girds themselves for an emotional funeral, Kendall finds himself at odds with Rava and inopportune news from Jess; Shiv tries to reposition herself within a new political landscape, as Kendall rallies supporters to his side.

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If parting is such sweet sorrow, Succession makes it supremely satisfying as well in a penultimate chapter that lays out the series' emotional stakes with blistering clarity.

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Nicholas Braun

Greg Hirsch

Brian Cox

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Kieran Culkin

Roman Roy

Dagmara Domińczyk

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Judy Berman

TIME Magazine

It was pretty delightful to see bothsidesism come back to haunt Logan Roy...

May 24, 2023

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Philippa Snow

Independent (UK)

Watch Shivvy lie; watch Kendall cry; watch Roman the Showman act as if he wants to die.

Rated: 5/5

May 23, 2023

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

Succession is never better than when it’s being tense and terrible at the same time, and the combination of Ewan’s extremely unfiltered disquisition and Roman’s most public breakdown is agonizing.

May 23, 2023

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Brian Grubb

Uproxx

Fun family, the Roys.

Jun 3, 2023

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Kaleena Rivera

Pajiba

As the kids, the three younger Roys specifically, finally see their deceased father interred, the path before them becomes clear: Ken, Shiv, and Roman are competing for not just the crown, but to be the new Logan Roy himself.

May 24, 2023

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Alex Moreland

National World

Succession's penultimate episode is Kieran Culkin's crowning moment, even if it wasn't Roman Roy's.

Rated: 9/10

May 23, 2023

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Synopsis

As the family girds themselves for an emotional funeral, Kendall finds himself at odds with Rava and inopportune news from Jess; Shiv tries to reposition herself within a new political landscape, as Kendall rallies supporters to his side.

Creator: Jesse Armstrong
Executive Producer: Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin J. Messick, Will Ferrell, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2023