‘Succession’ series finale: Cast react to this ‘satisfying’ but open-ended conclusion (EXCLUSIVE)

Spoiler alert: here’s a rundown of Succession Season 4 And The series finale, “With Eyes Open,” was directed by Marc Milhaud and written by creator Jesse Armstrong.

Successionthe Emmy-winning HBO family story about the Roys and their fight for control of the media conglomerate, Waystar Royco, has ended after four seasons — and, in the process, finally revealing who will have a seat at the table as the company determines who becomes CEO once and for all. .

This comes after the fourth season of SuccessionLaunched siblings Roy—Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and secretly pregnant Sheff (Sarah Snook)—decided to start their own media company after a failed coup attempt to eliminate their father, Logan (Brian Cox), in the season three finale, when he was betrayed. by Chief’s husband, Tom Wambsgan (Matthew Macfadyen), and their cousin, Greg Hirsch (Nicholas Brown).

Since then, the series has taken an unexpected turn by having Logan murdered during the wedding of his eldest son (and losing presidential candidate) Connor (Alan Ruck) to Willa (Justin Loeb) just three episodes into the final season. This, in turn, sent the future of the entire family and Waystar Royco into a tailspin as the remaining execs — including legal advisor Jerry Kellman (J. Smith-Cameron) — attempted to salvage the uncertain deal and sell it to Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), the ever-growing founder of GoJo. problematic, and keeps their competitors at bay.

In episodes since then, Kendall, who was still trying to gain the approval of his estranged wife Rafa (Natalie Gold), and Roman are named interim co-CEO while Chief secretly begins negotiating with Lucas for her own place within the company in the event of a sale. to GoJo. All the while, her husband has been forced to call elections for Roman’s alt-right candidate, Jered Menken (Justin Kirk), and Greg finds himself navigating new responsibilities of hiring and firing most of the ATN staff.

Ultimately, Kendall is the successor to the “anointed” Logan as Chef and Roman cedes control of the company to their brother. This follows a protracted episode of negotiations, backstabbing and last-minute negotiations that lead to the family coming together against Lucas and other outside offers, from people like Lady Caroline (Harriet Walter).

After finally getting together—which included many angry phone calls and drunken nights out along the beach—the family reunites in the United States, where Connor is hosting a family auction on Logan’s belongings. And as it turns out, Connor and Willa plan a long-term relationship while Jerry is forced to deal with President-elect Mencken’s election battles in the courts.

Before Connor sells all of their possessions, the family gathers to watch some home videos of them with Logan during one of the family’s many corporate and corporate dinners, uniting the surviving children for a moment of remembrance that didn’t quite happen during the funeral.

Meanwhile, Tom reveals that he is supposed to be the new CEO of Chef, who found out from Greg that it was against her. This leads to a physical confrontation between Greg and his mentor, Tom, and last-minute dealings with Stewie Hosseini (Ariane Moayed) and Sandy Furness (Hope Davis) before the family heads into a final showdown with a board meeting.

Elsewhere, Jerry is seen negotiating her exit deal after Roman fires her during Connor’s wedding, and later confronts him about her departure from the firm despite her years of fidelity and history of secrets.

When it comes to the final vote, Schiff turns on Kendall and accuses him of killing someone – this is a reference to the events that happened at the end of season one – and their whole deal falls apart when Kendall cracks up in real time and tries to do so. He attacks his brothers. “It’s nothing silly,” Roman tells Kendall as everything falls apart for the siblings.

And so, despite Kendall believing he’s the new CEO, the rest of the company sells to GoJo, with Lukas the de facto new CEO and Waystar Royco leader, with Stewy and others following. Meanwhile, Tom holds on to the top spot at ATN, while Greg offers his final congratulations before his boss says he wants to talk to Jerry, and seems to keep it at bay, telling Cousin the “piece of shit” he’s stayed inside the barn.

Even though Shiv sold Kendall at the last board meeting, she congratulates Tom on riding in SVU together, side by side. Of course, Kendall is left pondering final thoughts as he stares out at the lower Manhattan basin.

While speaking to ET, the cast members shared their reaction to the way creator Jesse Armstrong concluded the series and how they feel about it. Succession ending, even with the show being as big as it’s ever been.

“We read the draft schedule for the final episode, and then Jesse told us it was the end of the show. And it’s one of those if he says he’s going to be there [season] Five right after that, it made sense too,” said Culkin, adding, “It feels like an end, but it looks like it could go on.”

He continued, “For Roman, it feels a lot the same,” explaining, “Nothing wrapped in a bow too small. There’s more life that goes on after the episode is over.”

“I knew a little bit of the story and where it was going, mostly Greg stuff. I knew some of the elements and how things were going to end up,” Brown said of having an idea of ​​where things would eventually go. But you never know until you read it and what actually stays in it. Jesse is always changing and changing lines and stuff. So, when I read it, I thought it was just, like, [ending]. “

“I mean, [Jesse]He is an incredible writer. It’s like reading a novel that really makes you real, you know, you actually become a part of it and bring it back to life,” he continued, noting, “I think we were all very moved and excited to introduce it.” [the fans]. ”

“It’s really cool,” Smith-Cameron said of the finale, adding that the finale was “a good surprise, you know.”

When it specifically comes to Jerry, who appears to be saved in the end, she said “I feel like things don’t really wrap up with my character,” noting that “in the succession universe, where Jerry kind of fits in and a lot of other characters fit in, it can be a continuation.” Like, almost more than ever because of what’s going on in the world today. I think it’s still going to be very relevant and I still think it’s very relevant.”

However, Smith-Cameron offered that “the family’s story is really coming to a close, and it’s a really satisfying finale”.

“I wouldn’t say I’m happy, but I’m really glad I was a part of it,” Ruck says of the series’ finale.

All four seasons Succession Now streaming on Max.

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