The record show: Succession (HBO event series available on Sky and NOW) has garnered 25 2022 Emmy nominations, one of the most prestigious awards overseas (the awards will take place on 12 September). For those who do not know it yet, it is a family drama, so no dragons, Iron Thrones or shipwrecked lost on an island full of polar bears.
The premise of the story is that of classic relatives-snakes: Patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) announces his resignation in the billionaire publishing empire headed by e offspring scuffle to take its place. A small sign and go? Not at all: the 80-year-old media tycoon goes back on his word because neither his wife Marcia (Hiam Abbass) nor his four children (all born to different mothers) seem to deserve the scepter. The most ambitious is Ken (Jeremy Strong), but the one with the most ethics remains the only sister, Shiv (Sarah Snook), who, however, drags an inept husband with a hypertrophic ego, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen), almost dead weight. Roman (Kieran Culkin, the cousin of the famous star of Mamma I Missed the Plane), the little one of the house, has revolutionary ambitions but little substance. The eldest, Connor (Alan Ruck), on the other hand, seems devoid of any charisma or leadership yet he wants to throw himself into the political fray with extremist and bizarre ideas, stirred up by his manipulative companion.
A nice family picture, no doubt about it: imagine them around the table on Christmas Eve or at the father-master’s birthday party.
In the acting categories alone, the series hit the jackpot with 14 nominations: never happened before, if you think that the only one to have come close (with 12 nominations) was The West Wing… And in that case the President of the United States was brought up. They have something in common, however, and it concerns excellence in writingcapable of giving the cast stellar performances with three-dimensional, multifaceted and constantly evolving characters.
Till now Succession he won everything that could be won, from BAFTA to Golden Globe through SAG. And it is certainly not a novelty of the third season (incidentally, the filming of the fourth has already started in June).
On the site-aggregator of criticism Rotten Tomatoes the series has exceeded 94% of the votes, which practically catapulted her into the Olympus of serial narrative.
For the BBC “The show keeps getting better and better and better” And Collider agrees: “the evolution is very strong.” The New York speculates that it may be “the best sitcom in the history of the small screen.” For the Financial Time “You can’t have a group that works better than this” and, according to CNN, “The success has not affected its beauty”. For the entertainment bible, Variety“It is pure joy.”
Not only the viewer witnesses the struggle of Cain against Abel but also to the escape of Lucifer from the divine presence. The moral boundaries are so blurred that the Machiavellian end always justifies the means.
When you have money, power and influence in your hand, nothing touches you, you are unattainable at the top, yet Logan remains restless and indomitable: he knows that children cannot work together but they do not work separately. The throne dilemma – which probably also wears down sovereigns like Queen Elizabeth II – unleashes infighting, mutinies and betrayals.
Regardless of who wins the paternal chair, one thing is certain: Succession won regardless. Hands down and deservedly. And we are far from seeing the end of it.
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Source: Vanity Fair
