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…

Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Holly Hunter is joining the Season 2 cast of HBO’s drama series Succession in a recurring role. Created by Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop) and executive produced by The Big Short‘s Adam McKay, Season 2 of Succession follows the Roy family as they struggle to retain control of their…

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Block, CEO of Miramax, announced today that Jeremy Strong has signed onto Guy Ritchie's Toff Guys joining Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Henry Golding, and Kate Beckinsale.  Ritchie wrote the script with Marn Davies and Ivan Atkinson. Toff Guys will explore the collision between old European wealth…

Just a week after its Season 1 premiere, HBO has given an early second season renewal to critically praised drama series Succession. Written by Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop) and directed by Adam McKay (The Big Short), Succession follows the Roy family – Logan Roy and his four children – which controls one of the…

UPDATED, 1:07 PM: There's two days until Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals starts in Ohio but things are certainly starting to take shape in the series with the 2-0 lead for the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers and the viewership numbers for last night's Game 2. The Warriors' 122-103 win at home hit 18.5…

The Succession is near. HBO today set a 10 PM Sunday, June 3, premiere date for its drama series directed and executive produced by The Big Short's Adam McKay. It revolves around the Roy family  —  Logan Roy and his four children  —  which controls one of the biggest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world…

Manhattan alum Ashley Zukerman is set for a recurring role on HBO drama series Succession, executive produced by The Big Short's Adam McKay. From Peep Show co-creator Jesse Armstrong, Succession centers on the Roy family – Logan Roy and his four children – who control one of the biggest media and entertainment…

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…

EXCLUSIVE: Adam McKay is re-teaming with his The Big Short composer Nicholas Britell on two projects. Britell will next score the untitled film McKay wrote and is directing about former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney,  which stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Steve Carell. The film, chronicling Cheney’s rise to…

HBO has given a 10-episode series order to Succession, its drama pilot directed and executive produced by The Big Short's Adam McKay. Written/executive produced by Peep Show co-creator Jesse Armstrong, Succession follows the saga of the Roys, a fictional American global-media family that is not only rich and powerful…

Hiam Abbass (Exodus: Gods and Kings), Alan Ruck (Fox’s The Exorcist), Rob Yang (The Bourne Legacy), Parker Sawyers (young Barack Obama in Southside With You) and Peter Friedman (The Path) have joined the cast of HBO's drama pilot Succession, directed and executive produced by The Big Short's Adam McKay. Written by…

Brian Cox (The Slap), Jeremy Strong (Zero Dark Thirty) and Kieran Culkin (Scott Pilgrim vs The World) are set to star in HBO’s drama pilot Succession. Sarah Snook (Steve Jobs), Nicholas Braun (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street) round out the cast of the project, directed and…