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For composer Nicholas Britell, HBO's Succession was tricky to score, given the "huge amplitude of emotion" within the story, and the discordant combination of elements shaping its tone. Centered on the Roy family, the dysfunctional owners of a global media empire, Jesse Armstrong's series was many things at once—dark…

HBO’s Succession debuting in June, about the uneasy transition of power in a high-profile media family is not about Rupert Murdoch, series creator EP/Showrunner Jesse Armstrong insisted Thursday at TCA, when asked pointedly. Question was understandable given that his much-praised 2011 screenplay about Murdoch became…

Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong have received investment from BBC Worldwide for their fledgling production company Various Artists Limited. Earlier this year, the pair joined forces in the venture with former Channel 4 exec Phil Clarke, responsible for commissioning Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's Catas…