Loved Succession? Here Are 10 Things To Watch Next

Loved Succession? Here Are 10 Things To Watch Next

Succession season 4 poster (Photo by HBO) We said goodbye forever to the highly dysfunctional Roy family of Succession on Sunday night. The series finale, “With Open Eyes,” drew a series high audience of 2.9 million viewers and spawned a thousand columns about how faithfully it sticks to the plot of Shakespeare’s King Lear, in which Lear’s three daughters die and the eldest’s spouse shares the kingdom with an outsider; recounting how it is possibly related to baseball player Bill Wambsganss’ 1920 historical feat (first unassisted triple play in the World Series); and coining the adjective “Wambsgansian,” where the Machiavellian-like...

Succession season 4 poster (Photo by HBO) We said goodbye forever to the highly dysfunctional Roy family of Succession on Sunday night. The series finale, “With Open Eyes,” drew a series high audience of 2.9 million viewers and spawned a thousand columns about how faithfully it sticks to the plot of Shakespeare’s King Lear, in which Lear’s three daughters die and the eldest’s spouse shares the kingdom with an outsider; recounting how it is possibly related to baseball player Bill Wambsganss’ 1920 historical feat (first unassisted triple play in the World Series); and coining the adjective “Wambsgansian,” where the Machiavellian-like scheming is less malevolently cunning and more servile and bumbling.
Created by Jesse Armstrong, the Emmy-winning HBO Original drama explores power and family dynamics between patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his four children, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Connor (Alan Ruck). Every season of the series is Certified Fresh with a series-average score of 95% on the Tomatometer.
Missing them already? Here are some series and movies you may want to watch next. 86% Industry (HBO) Why to Watch: Cutthroat corporate drama propelled this series to two Certified Fresh seasons so far and a renewal for a third season. Description: Graduates from all walks of life compete for a limited number of available full-time employment opportunities at Pierpoint, a top investment bank in London. The graduates include Harper Stern, a Black upstate New York native who uproots her life in pursuit of success, despite having lied about the university she attended, Hari Dhar, a state-school graduate and child of Hindi-speaking immigrants, Augustus “Gus” Sackey, a gay Black British graduate of Eton and Oxford, Robert Spearing, a white working-class Oxford graduate who is eager to please, and Yasmin Kara-Hanani, a privileged, well-connected child of Lebanese parents with an underachieving, drug-addled boyfriend. Starring: Myha’la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, Ken Leung Where to Watch: by subscription on Max buy or rent on Vudu, Prime Video, Apple TV 91% Billions (Showtime) Why to Watch: Another showcase for corporate greed whose stars and smart writing earned four of its six seasons Certified Fresh badges. Description: Wealth, influence, and corruption collide in this drama set in New York. Shrewd U.S. attorney Chuck Rhoades is embroiled in a high-stakes game of predator vs. prey with Bobby Axelrod, an ambitious hedge-fund king. To date, Rhoades has never lost an insider trading case — he’s 81-0 — but when criminal evidence turns up against Axelrod, he proceeds cautiously in building the case against Axelrod, who employs Rhoades’ wife, psychiatrist Wendy, as a performance coach for his company. Wendy, who has been in her position longer than Chuck has been in his, refuses to give up her career for her husband’s legal crusade against Axelrod. Both men use their intelligence, power, and influence to outmaneuver the other in this battle over billions. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, Corey Stoll Where to Watch: by subscription on Showtime, Paramount+ buy or rent on Vudu, Prime Video, Apple TV 91% King Lear (2018) (Prime Video) Why to Watch: A more literal adaptation of King Lear than Succession, the film’s cast dazzles. Description: King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters — Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. The kingdom and family soon collapse into chaos and warfare as Lear goes mad and tragedy strikes. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh Where to Watch: by subscription on Prime Video 96% Ran (1985) (Orion Pictures) Why to Watch: Akira Kurosawa’s take on the Lear saga is film classic with three Oscar nominations and...