Succession ending after fourth season says creator Jesse Armstrong

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong says hit HBO series is ending with upcoming fourth season: ‘The end has always been kind of present in my mind’

The creator of the hit HBO series Succession announced the upcoming fourth season will be its last in a new profile in The New Yorker.

While speaking with the publication, Jesse Armstrong revealed that he wanted the show’s fans to know the end was approaching, which comes about one month before the premiere of season four.

‘You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession,’ Armstrong, 52, shared of his thought process on making the decision to end the show at this point.

The British author, screenwriter and producer added, ‘I’ve never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind. 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 end is near: Succession creator Jesse Armstrong, 52, revealed in an interview with The New Yorker on Thursday  that the HBO series is coming to and end after its upcoming fourth season; seen in June 2022

That’s all: Armstrong said he got together with the writers before they started on season four around November 2021 and proposed the idea of ending the series; the satirical black comedy–drama includes stars Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin (both pictured) and Jeremy Strong

It turns out Armstrong got together with his fellow-writers before they started the writing of season four around November 2021 and proposed the idea of end the series. 

‘I sort of said, “Look, I think this maybe should be it. But what do you think?” And we played out various scenarios,’ Armstrong aid of the decision to bring the show to its conclusion.

He explained, ‘We could do a couple of short seasons, or two more seasons. 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. Or we could do something a bit more muscular and complete, and go out sort of strong. And that was definitely always my preference.’

Armstrong went on to tell the writers, ‘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,’ he shared.

Ultimately the decision to end was solidified through the writing, and then the idea was presented to the cast when they started shooting season four. 

‘I said to the cast, “I’m not a hundred per cent sure, but I think this is it.” Because I didn’t want to bulls**t them, either,’ he confessed.

HBO ended up confirming that the fourth season set to premiere March 26 will be its last.

Difficult conversation: Armstrong let the cast know he and the writers thought the show was coming to end end when they started shooting season four; Pictured are Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook

Acclaimed: Succession has won 13 Emmy Awards, including several for Armstrong for writing and drama series honors in 2020 and 2022; Armstrong (center) is pictured with Matthew Macfadyen, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Brian Cox and Nicholas Braun in June 2022 in New York City

Succession follows a wealthy family that owns a major media conglomerate and struggles to maintain its power. It stars Brian Cox as the Roy family patriarch and Jeremy Strong as one of his children, who connive to succeed their father as the company’s leader. 

The cast also includes the likes of Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Ron Yang, Alan Ruck, Parker Sawyers, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, J. Smith-Cameron, Justine Lupe, David Rasche and Fisher Stevens.

The show has won 13 Emmy Awards so far, including several for Armstrong for writing and drama series honors in 2020 and 2022. 

Along with Succession, Armstrong is also best know for co-creating the Brotosh comedy series Peep Show (2003–2015) and the British comedy–drama series Fresh Meat (2011–2016).

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