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Brian Cox
May 22, 2023
David Klion
Succession at Last Found Its Moral Center
The show’s final episodes reject the cynicism and exhaustion of our moment.
January 27, 2022
Jo Livingstone
The Rich Tapestry of Brian Cox
The “Succession” actor’s autobiography is pleasingly horrible.
October 15, 2021
Jo Livingstone
Succession’s Third Season Exposes the Dark Soul of a Corporation
As Logan and Kendall go to war, it’s impossible to tell good intentions from cynicism and hypocrisy.
October 15, 2019
David Klion
The Politics of Succession
Why the best show about power in the Trump era is not a show about politicians.
September 9, 2019
MagazineRachel Syme
How Succession Skewers the Rich
The HBO show is a study in the corrosive nature of extreme wealth.
January 25, 2006
Christopher Orr
Bigger, Badder

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