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Succession
May 26, 2023
Critical Mass
The End of Succession Is the End of an Era in TV
Just not in the way you might think.
May 22, 2023
Critical Mass
Succession at Last Found Its Moral Center
The show’s final episodes reject the cynicism and exhaustion of our moment.
February 9, 2022
Critical Mass
In Inventing Anna, Wealth Is a Scam
The new Netflix drama about fake heiress Anna Delvey has much in common with “Billions” and “Succession.”
January 27, 2022
Critical Mass
The Rich Tapestry of Brian Cox
The “Succession” actor’s autobiography is pleasingly horrible.
October 15, 2021
Critical Mass
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 13, 2021
Podcast
Succession’s White-Collar Criminals
The HBO series written by Jesse Armstrong isn’t often described as a crime show. That’s because its main characters are billionaires.
October 15, 2019
The Politics of Succession
Why the best show about power in the Trump era is not a show about politicians.
September 9, 2019
Magazine
How Succession Skewers the Rich
The HBO show is a study in the corrosive nature of extreme wealth.

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