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Succession

American comedy-drama television series (2018–2023)
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Summary

Succession is a television series[1]. Succession ranks in the top 0.45% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58,967 views/month, #96 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Jesse Armstrong[3]
  • Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[4], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series[5], British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme[6], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[7], Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama[8], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama[9], Satellite Award for Best Television Series – Drama[10], Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film[11], CCXP Awards[12], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series[13]
  • Composer: Nicholas Britell[14]
  • Genre: comedy drama[15]
  • Cast member: Brian Cox[16], Jeremy Strong[17], Kieran Culkin[18], Alan Ruck[19], Sarah Snook[20], Matthew Macfadyen[21], Nicholas Braun[22], Hiam Abbass[23], Peter Friedman[24], J. Smith-Cameron[25], Dagmara Domińczyk[26], Harriet Walter[27], James Cromwell[28], Justine Lupe[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Succession (TV series)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Original broadcaster: HBO[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Has part(s): Succession, season 1[35], Succession, season 2[36], Succession, season 3[37], Succession, season 4[38]
  • Start time: June 3, 2018[39]
  • End time: May 28, 2023[40]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[41], Hulu[42], HBO Max[43]
  • Official website: https://www.hbo.com/succession[44]
  • Filming location: New York City[45], Villa La Cassinella[46]
  • Number of episodes: 39[47]
  • Executive producer: Will Ferrell[48], Adam McKay[49]
  • Title: Succession[50]
  • List of episodes: list of Succession episodes[51]
  • Number of seasons: 4[52]

Why It Matters

Succession has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Succession is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did Succession receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[4], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series[5], British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme[6], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[7].

Related Entities

Adam McKay Alan Ruck Alexander Skarsgård Brian Cox James Cromwell Jeremy Strong Kieran Culkin Matthew Macfadyen New York City Sarah Snook United States Will Ferrell

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 7660850
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 157628
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  3. 10w ago · Cinema.adwisor · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dzygamdb film id → 2534
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  4. 11w ago · ~2026-40276-95 · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cast member: Kevin Changaris"
  5. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → Succession
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eiga.com drama id: Succession, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/278980327|メディア王　華麗なる一族 (#278980327)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7657|‎Eiga.com drama"
  6. 23w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive producer → Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
    Filming location → New York City, Villa La Cassinella
    Number of episodes → {'amount': '+39'}
    Creator → Jesse Armstrong
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30656|batch #30656]]: TVmaze #2.7"
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