Succession season 3
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| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | October 17, 2021 – December 12, 2021 |
The third season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession premiered on HBO on October 17, 2021. Series creator Jesse Armstrong serves as the showrunner for the season. 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.
The season features an ensemble cast of Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara Domińczyk, Peter Friedman, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook and Jeremy Strong, who all return from the previous season, with Hiam Abbass and Arian Moayed only returning in a recurring capacity. Justine Lupe, David Rasche and Fisher Stevens were promoted to the main cast for the season after featuring in recurring roles in the previous season.
In August 2019, HBO renewed Succession for a third season, which had begun filming by December 2020 in New York City. In June 2021, filming for the final two episodes took place in Tuscany. The season consists of nine episodes, a decrease from the previous season, which had ten, and the lowest episode count in the series. The season received critical acclaim. It was nominated for 25 Primetime Emmy Awards, and received four wins, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Macfadyen, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for Armstrong. The season broke the record for the most acting nominations in a single year, with 14.
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Cast and characters
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Main
- Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch
- Brian Cox as Logan Roy
- Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy
- Dagmara Domińczyk as Karolina Novotney
- Peter Friedman as Frank Vernon
- Justine Lupe as Willa Ferreyra
- Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans
- David Rasche as Karl Muller
- Alan Ruck as Connor Roy
- J. Smith-Cameron as Gerri Kellman
- Sarah Snook as Siobhan "Shiv" Roy
- Fisher Stevens as Hugo Baker
- Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy
Recurring
- Hiam Abbass as Marcia Roy[lower-alpha 1]
- Natalie Gold as Rava Roy
- Arian Moayed as Stewy Hosseini[lower-alpha 1]
- Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson
- Swayam Bhatia as Sophie Roy
- Quentin Morales as Iverson Roy
- Larry Pine as Sandy Furness
- Zack Robidas as Mark Ravenhead
- James Cromwell as Ewan Roy
- Harriet Walter as Lady Caroline Collingwood
- Scott Nicholson as Colin Stiles
- Patch Darragh as Ray
- Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Naomi Pierce
- Zoe Winters as Kerry Castellabate
- Sanaa Lathan as Lisa Arthur
- Linda Emond as Michelle-Anne Vanderhoven
- Juliana Canfield as Jess Jordan
- Jihae as Berry Schneider
- Dasha Nekrasova as Comfry Pellits
- Jordan Lage as Keith Zigler
- Hope Davis as Sandi Furness
- KeiLyn Durrel Jones as Remi
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Guest
- Ashley Zukerman as Nate Sofrelli
- Jeannie Berlin as Cyd Peach
- Mark Linn-Baker as Maxim Pierce
- Justin Kirk as Jeryd Mencken
- Brian Hotaling as Mark Rosenstock
Episodes
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No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 21 | 1 | "Secession" | Mark Mylod | Jesse Armstrong | October 17, 2021 | 0.564[1] |
| 22 | 2 | "Mass in Time of War" | Mark Mylod | Jesse Armstrong | October 24, 2021 | 0.520[2] |
| 23 | 3 | "The Disruption" | Cathy Yan | Ted Cohen & Georgia Pritchett | October 31, 2021 | 0.405[3] |
| 24 | 4 | "Lion in the Meadow" | Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini | Jon Brown | November 7, 2021 | 0.484[4] |
| 25 | 5 | "Retired Janitors of Idaho" | Kevin Bray | Tony Roche & Susan Soon He Stanton | November 14, 2021 | 0.584[5] |
| 26 | 6 | "What It Takes" | Andrij Parekh | Will Tracy | November 21, 2021 | 0.525[6] |
| 27 | 7 | "Too Much Birthday" | Lorene Scafaria | Georgia Pritchett & Tony Roche | November 28, 2021 | 0.645[7] |
| 28 | 8 | "Chiantishire" | Mark Mylod | Jesse Armstrong | December 5, 2021 | 0.613[8] |
| 29 | 9 | "All the Bells Say" | Mark Mylod | Jesse Armstrong | December 12, 2021 | 0.634[9] |
Production
Development
On August 20, 2019, following the premiere of the second season, HBO renewed Succession for a third season. The season consists of nine episodes, a decrease from the previous season.[10] On March 28, 2020, HBO announced the third season's production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
Casting
All main cast members return from the previous season, excluding Rob Yang, with Hiam Abbass and Arian Moayed only appears in a recurring capacity. Justine Lupe, David Rasche and Fisher Stevens, who previously starred in recurring roles, were promoted to the main cast for the season. In January 2021, it was announced Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond and Jihae had joined the cast of the series in recurring roles in the third season.[12] In February 2021, it was reported that Hope Davis was cast in a recurring role in the third season.[13] In March 2021, Dasha Nekrasova was reported to have a recurring role in the third season.[14] In May 2021, Alexander Skarsgård was cast in a recurring role while Adrien Brody was cast to guest star for the third season.[15][16] In August 2021, it was announced Ella Rumpf would guest star in the third season.[17]
Filming
Filming for the third season, which was slated to begin in April 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] In early November 2020, star Alan Ruck announced that filming would begin in mid-November in New York City.[19] The season had begun filming in New York as of December 2020.[20][21] Filming locations in the city included the Woolworth Building in Tribeca, The Shed in Hudson Yards, and a number of hotels including the Marriott Marquis in Times Square and the Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue. Production also returned to the Hamptons, at locations including Montauk and Wainscott.[22] In May, additional filming for the season took place in Richmond, Virginia, primarily at the Jefferson Hotel.[23][24] In June, production on the third season moved to Italy for the final two episodes,[25][26] with filming primarily taking place in the Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany – where a wedding reception was filmed at the estates La Foce and Villa Cetinale. Additional filming took place in other nearby comuni in the province of Siena – including Pienza, Montalcino and Chianciano Terme – as well as in Cortona, Lake Como, Milan, and Florence (the lattermost of which was used for establishing shots in the opening episodes).[27][26][23][28]
Release
The season premiered on HBO on October 17, 2021, with episodes releasing weekly until the finale on December 12, 2021.[29]
Home media
HBO released the third season on DVD on May 17, 2022.[30]
Reception
Audience viewership
The third season premiered to 1.4 million viewers across various platforms and ended with 1.7 million viewers across all viewing platforms, a record high for the series.[31][32]
Critical response
The third season received critical acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 97% approval rating with an average rating of 9.3/10, based on 146 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Fans already buying what Succession 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."[33] On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[34]
Accolades
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Its third season received a leading 25 nominations with four wins at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards; including Outstanding Drama Series, Matthew Macfadyen for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and Jesse Armstrong for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (for the episode "All the Bells Say"). Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Nicholas Braun, Sarah Snook, James Cromwell, and Harriet Walter all received repeat nominations, while J. Smith-Cameron, Adrien Brody, Arian Moayed, Alexander Skarsgård, Hope Davis, and Sanaa Lathan all received acting nominations as well. The series also received three nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.[35][36] The season broke the record for the most acting nominations in a single year, with 14.[37]
Notes
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