Succession

HBO's hit drama Succession will finish with its forthcoming fourth series, its creator and writer Jesse Armstrong has revealed. Speaking to the New Yorker, ...

“I like operating the writing room by coming in with a proposition and then being genuinely open to alternative ways of going. The end has always been kind of present in my mind. “There’s a promise in the title of Succession.

'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong has confirmed the HBO comedy-drama is to end after its upcoming fourth season, and admitted finishing the show has ...

After five award-winning years, HBO's hit show "Succession" will come to a close with season 4, creator Jesse Armstrong told The New Yorker.

Or we could do something a bit more muscular and complete, and go out sort of strong. “So that is another true feeling.” “The end has always been kind of present in my mind,” he added. Or we could go on for ages and turn the show into something rather different, and be a more rangy, freewheeling kind of fun show, where there would be good weeks and bad weeks. “We could do a couple of short seasons, or two more seasons. “From Season 2, I’ve been trying to think: Is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?”

The show's creator Jeremy Armstrong confirmed that the critically acclaimed HBO drama will be ending after season 4 airs this year.

But the feeling that there could be something else in an allied world, or allied characters, or some of the same characters — that’s also strong in me." "This is the muscular season to exhaust all our reserves of interest, and I think there’s some pain in all these characters that’s really strong. Maybe there’s something else that could be done, that harnessed what’s been good about the way we’ve worked on this. Could there be a spin-off set in the world of Succession? From Season 2, I’ve been trying to think: Is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?" "You know, there’s a promise in the title of 'Succession.' I’ve never thought this could go on forever.

Succession spoilers ahead. Logan Roy is about to yell "f**k off" for one final time as it's been confirmed the upcoming season four will be Succession's ...

Maybe there's something else that could be done, that harnessed what's been good about the way we've worked on this. "I think there's some pain in all these characters that's really strong," he said. There’s a huge history, a lot of different families, a lot of different wars and battles. "We played out various scenarios: We could do a couple of short seasons, or two more seasons. It doesn’t seem like a natural thing to me. And that was definitely always my preference." Co-creator Jesse Armstrong heavily implied in October 2022, ahead of writing season four, he was considering winding Succession down, [though stopped short of saying it.](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a37837419/succession-boss-show-future/) "I had some people internally saying, ‘This is crazy. [The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brian-cox-logan-roy-interview-succession-xwmbpvk7p): "I don’t know. But what do you think?'," he explained. That will not happen with our show." Who knows how long it will go on?

Expect the "promise in the title" to be fulfilled. Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin in Succession season 4. HBO.

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"There's a promise in the title of Succession. I've never thought this could go on forever," says Jesse Armstrong.

“I went into the writing room for Season 4 sort of saying, ‘I think this is what we’re doing, but let’s also keep it open.’ I like operating the writing room by coming in with a sort of proposition, and then being genuinely open to alternative ways of going. “You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession. Or we could do something a bit more muscular and complete, and go out sort of strong.

The hit series is ending after Season 4, but series creator Jesse Armstrong may not be done yet.

It doesn’t look like Armstrong has any interest in following one particular person in a spinoff — Succession, after all, is an ensemble piece — but who knows what the future could bring. Originally, the most newsworthy element of that conversation was the news that House of the Dragon probably won’t return until 2024. However, it may not be the end of the Roy-verse as a whole. [The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/the-end-of-succession-is-near), Armstrong revealed the reasoning behind his decision to end the series after four seasons, presumedly at the height of its reception. The end has always been kind of present in my mind. It has the politics of The West Wing, the behind-the-scenes action of The Newsroom, the satire of Veep, the scheming of The Sopranos, and the dynastic politics of [Game of Thrones](https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/winds-of-winter-release-date-game-of-thrones-cersei-death).

Jesse Armstrong, creator of HBO's "Succession," said ending the critically acclaimed series with Season 4 would allow it to "go out sort of strong."

“I imagine I’ll be a little bit lonely, and wandering the streets of London in a funk, and wondering, What … I don’t feel that anymore,” he said. That will not happen with our show,” the actor said. HBO teased “existential angst and familial division” as the Roys get closer to selling their media conglomerate, Waystar Royco, to the tech billionaire played by Alexander Skarsgard. “Succession” tracks the evolving dynamics of the Roy family, fictional media moguls clearly inspired in part by the Murdochs of Fox News fame. [second season](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/10/14/second-season-succession-ended-with-satisfying-twist-we-should-have-seen-coming/?itid=lk_inline_manual_8), earning tens of Emmy nominations (and winning 13 total).