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Succession siblings Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin are both on Broadway right now!

Sarah just celebrated the opening night of her play The Picture of Dorian Gray and Kieran wasn’t able to attend, but he drove by the red carpet to wave to his friends.

The opening night performance of the play took place on Thursday night (March 27) at the Music Box Theatre in New York City.

Succession cast members who did attend included Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Arian Moayed, Juliana Canfield, Dagmara Dominczyk (with husband Patrick Wilson), Sydney Lemmon, Natalie Gold, Zoe Winters, and Fisher Stevens.

Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin, Ariana DeBose, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, and King Princess were also all there.

In the new production of Oscar Wilde’s classic tale The Picture of Dorian Gray, Sarah takes on all 26 roles. Get tickets now!

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Running Point is a sports comedy series created by Elaine Ko, Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen. The Netflix series follows Isla Gordon, a former party girl who is suddenly appointed as the head of the family business, which is the pro basketball team Los Angeles Waves. She takes this opportunity to reform her image and put the flailing team back on the map. Running Point stars Kate Hudson, Drew Tarver, Scott McArthur, Brenda Song, Fabrizio Guido, Chet Hanks, and Tony Sandeman. So, if you loved the camaraderie, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in Running Point, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Ted Lasso is a sports comedy-drama series created by Stephen Levinson. Based on the promotional media for NBC Sports’s coverage of England’s Premier League,...

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The White Lotus is a satirical comedy-drama anthology series created by Mike White. The HBO series revolves around the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain. It explores the dysfunctionality and secrets of both the employees and guests, which completely ruins what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation. The White Lotus stars Murray Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario, Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Coolidge, F. Murray Abraham, Theo James, Aubrey Plaza, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, and Walton Goggins. So, if you loved the scathing satire, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The White Lotus, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Nine Perfect Strangers is a mystery thriller drama series created by David E. Kelley. Based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty,...

Seven-time Emmy winner and Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has found his next project. Variety reports that Armstrong will re-team with the show's executive producer Frank Rich for a new original film for HBO. The plot will follow "four friends who convene during a dramatic international financial crisis."

There aren't many details right now other than Armstrong is penning the script, and production will reportedly begin sometime later this year. The studio is checking on actors' schedules for availability, though no names have been announced as of this moment. No release date has been announced either.

Armstrong is primarily known for his work on television, and his biggest show, Succession, ended in 2022 after four seasons. During its time on air, the series won a total of 19 Emmys, including three for best drama series, with several statues awarded to Armstrong for his writing. Unsurprisingly, Succession is also one of the most critically-lauded series of all time,...

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong is writing a new movie for HBO two years after his award-winning series came to an end.

Per Deadline, Armstrong is writing an untitled movie for HBO Films based on an original idea about four friends who meet up during a financial crisis.

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Succession is a Black Comedy and Satire television show created by Jesse Armstrong. It stars Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, and Kieran Culkin and follows the story of an aging conglomerate owner as he deals with his declining health and the sudden realization that one of his children will soon inherit his position and run his company.

Release Date  June 3, 2018Genres  Drama, ComedyFinale Year  November 30, 2022Network  HBO MaxCast  Rob Yang, Natalie Gold, Peter Friedman, Arian Moayed, Kieran Culkin, J. Smith-Cameron, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun,...

In 2011, Kieran Culkin and Mark Ruffalo starred in the psychological drama Margaret, and while that film went off without a hitch, their time on stage together was a bit of a different story. The two appeared in the Off-Broadway production of James Lapine's The Moment When back in 1999 when Culkin was just a mischievous 17-year-old, who – as a prank – swapped out Ruffalo's fake marijuana joint for a real one. Now, 26 years later, the Succession star says he'll never try that again.

Speaking with The Guardian, Culkin reflected on the moment, saying that at the time he thought it was a "good prank." Surprisingly enough, Ruffalo took it all in stride, as did a few others who got in on the action to puff-puff-pass the joint around, including veteran stage star Phyllis Newman, who sadly passed away in 2019.

"I was 17 and stupid. I'm like, 'I thought this was a good prank.

Critically acclaimed actor Brian Cox, who recently starred in HBO's Succession, called out several actors in his 2022 memoir Putting the Rabbit in the Hat. Some of the passages included references to Johnny Depp, Edward Norton, Steven Seagal, and Quentin Tarantino.

In a new interview with The Guardian, Cox admitted he upset several fellow actors over the years. In his memoir, he called Johnny Depp "so overblown, so overrated," which led to him turning down a role in The Pirates of the Caribbean. He also had other notes about fellow celebrities, as he called Steven Seagal, with whom he worked on 1996's The Glimmer Man "as ludicrous in real life as he appears on screen," noted Edward Norton is "a nice lad, but a bit of a pain in the arse because he fancies himself as a writer-director." He called Michael Caton-Jones, who directed him in Rob Roy, a "complete arsehole.

House of the Dragon expertly blends high fantasy, political intrigue, and familial drama — and the combination of all those things makes it difficult to find similar TV shows. The Game of Thrones spinoff has yet to reach the heights of its predecessor, but it boasts many of the same strengths as the original HBO series. Its balance of personal and political stakes is impressive over the course of its first two seasons, and things promise to get even more tense between the members of House Targaryen in House of the Dragon season 3.

Unfortunately, it could be a while before the next season of House of the Dragon premieres, especially if the show repeats the two-year gap between seasons 1 and 2. This may leave viewers wondering what to watch in the meantime. While there aren't many shows exactly like House of the Dragon, there are some great series that feature similar elements and themes.

Rava Roy (Natalie Gold) has a terrible time in Succession and, while everyone else is angling for attention, power, and wealth, Rava's living out her own personal horror movie. The Succession family tree is an extensive one with branches going all over the place thanks to marriages, divorces, remarriages, and cousins who decide to make unannounced appearances. For the most part, everyone in the tree wants as much Roy time as possible. How else are you going to climb the branches to the top if you don't know who will make your climb worthwhile?

One of these branches goes from Kendall (Jeremy Strong) to Rava, his ex-wife whom Kendall has two kids with. Rava and Kendall separated sometime before the series starts, but season 1 still sees them as cordial. Rava left Kendall due to drug addiction issues, the same ones that many people in his life mock and disregard him for.

Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black has been the No. 1 new Netflix show on the Netflix Top 10 since it premiered on the streaming service on Oct. 24.

The series tells the story of the wealthy Bellaire family who have legitimate and illegitimate business enterprises in the hair-care industry. When Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams), a dancer, tries to do something different with her life, she becomes caught up in the Bellaire family's web of lies, corruption, and crime.

There are eight episodes of Beauty in Black on Netflix right now, but there's good news! There are actually 16 episodes in the first season of Beauty in Black, but Netflix split the season into two parts. According to a report from Unilad, Beauty in Black season 1 part 2 is coming in the spring of 2025.

We shared a list of five shows you should watch if you like Beauty in Black!

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The following contains spoilers for American Horror Stories season 4 episode 5, "Backrooms," now streaming on HuluThe ending to American Horror Stories' "Backrooms" is the latest entry in the FX horror anthology series to explore the lines between life, death, and guilt. Starring Michael Imperioli, Matthew Maher, David Pittu and Natalie Gold, "Backrooms" centers around an acclaimed Hollywood writer dealing with the fallout of his son, Roman, seemingly disappearing into thin air. While he and his ex-wife Riva struggle with the grim realities of the situation and the likelihood that their son is gone for good, Daniel also finds himself increasingly drawn into a mysterious, metaphysical and often hellish space that becomes known as the "Backrooms."

Throughout the story of the American Horror Story-tied anthology, Daniel remains the focus of the episode. The character's efforts to understand the "Backrooms" play into his attempts to keep Roman's true fate a secret from the world and himself.

American Horror Stories season 4 story "Backroom" includes a tight cast of television veterans. The horror anthology series, set within the greater universe of American Horror Story, has been largely focused on stand-alone stories that flesh out the frightening setting. This includes "Backroom," which focuses on a grieving father as he begins to disassociate with reality and find himself in a mysterious plane of existence. These "Backrooms" offer a clue to what really happened to his son Roman, a truth that Daniel doesn't realize he is actively avoiding.

This episode of American Horror Stories season 4 keeps the focus entirely on Daniel and his experiences, bringing audiences along with him into the unsettling realm of the "Backrooms." Initially mundane locations like a shopping market or an empty hallway, the true purpose of this space is steadily revealed to not be some random apparition. Here are the stars of "Backroom," and where audiences...

The second part of American Horror Stories season 3 is now available to stream on Hulu. It is packed with five chilling new episodes. But what’s up with this release format? Is there an episode 10 still ahead? Is this season of AHStories season 3 or considered season 4? Here’s everything we know!

No release schedules are more complicated than those of streaming shows. And there’s so much confusion surrounding this new season of AHS’ spin-off AHStories. For starters, is it season 3 or season 4? Technically, the new episodes are part of season 3. The first half of the third season premiered almost a year ago on Oct. 26, so that’s why fans were not sure.

The first part of season 3 only features four episodes, but really it should have been its own season to avoid confusion. Alas, the five new episodes are considered part of season 3, for a grand total of nine episode.

Jeremy Strong has closed the Kendall Roy chapter of his life and is ready to move on.

The Succession star said in a recent interview that he does not miss playing the character he gave life to on the HBO drama for four seasons.

“It f*** me up,” Strong told The Sunday Times about playing Kendall.

Strong says that Succession “was an incalculable gift” and added, “The material a banquet. So I miss that. But Kendall’s struggle was difficult to carry for seven years. And there’s just so much more I want to do.”

The actor won an Emmy in 2020 for his role in the series, but don’t expect him to carry Kendall on in a spinoff series.

“It’s not something I have any wish to do any longer. I’m aware it is one of the main chapters of my life, but I don’t miss it,...

New episodes of Yellowstone are right around the corner! Yellowstone season 5 part 2 premieres on Nov. 10, 2024. In fact, the new trailer for the series just dropped, too!

It’s been so long since the first half of Yellowstone season 5 ended on Jan. 1, 2023. Almost two years will have passed by the time all six episodes in season 5 part 2 air. And, unfortunately, you do have a fair bit of time until the show returns.

Luckily, we picked out seven shows like Yellowstone to watch while you wait for Yellowstone season 5 part 2! We didn’t include 1923 or 1883 for obvious reasons, but we highly recommend watching those, as well!

Tulsa King

We know Yellowstone fans, more often than not, are fans of creator Taylor Sheridan. Well, good news! Sheridan has a bunch of TV shows that you need to watch. Up first on the list is Tulsa King starring Sylvester Stallone. Garrett Hedlund, Andrea Savage,...

Jeremy Strong confirms Kendall Roy's story reached an end in Succession season 4. Series creator Jesse Armstrong decided to conclude Succession despite HBO's reluctance. Strong is content with Kendall's closure, suggesting the character reached his "terminal point."

Succession's future gets a candid update from Emmy-winning actor Jeremy Strong, who starred as Kendall Roy. The celebrated HBO dramedy accomplished a relatively rare distinction, bowing out at a time when both audiences and critics would likely have embraced another round of Roy family squabbles. The decision to end Succession before season 5 came from series creator Jesse Armstrong despite reluctance from HBO executives, as he felt like the story had arrived at a natural end.

In recent comments to People, Strong talked about how Kendall reached his terminal point in the Succession season 4 finale. Even though Strong mentioned that the decision ultimately goes back to Armstong, he concedes: For me, thats something that is very happily put to rest.

With eight Tony Award nominations, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson, has been extended for a third and what producers say is a final time.

After 26 weeks on Broadway, the production has added an additional eight performances to its run, with closing night at the Belasco Theater now set for Sunday, June 30.

The Second Stage Theater production received unanimous raves, with box office consistently strong with sold out (or nearly so) houses.

“We are beyond thrilled to extend Appropriate for one more week so additional audiences can witness this astonishing cast bring Branden’s brilliant play to life,” said the show’s producers in a joint statement. “The response from critics and audiences alike has been overwhelming, propelling the production from The Hayes Theater to an extended run at The Belasco and we feel lucky and extremely grateful for the support the show has received from the Broadway community.”

In addition to Paulson,...

With 36 productions eligible for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday morning. Among the most surprising 2024 Tony nominations snubs was “Patriots.” Peter Morgan‘s history play about Russia earned three Olivier Award nominations last year, including Best New Play, Actor (Tom Hollander) and Featured Actor (Will Keen). In New York, it only scored one for Michael Stuhlbarg, who took over the role played by Hollander in the UK; Keen, who reprises his role as Vladimir Putin, did not score a nomination in a category stuffed with “Stereophonic” performers.

The revival of “The Who’s Tommy” also significantly underperformed. Gold Derby users predicted it would land three nominations for Best Musical Revival, Best Actor for Ali Louis Bourzgui and Best Choreographer for Lorin Latarro, but it only earned one bid in the top revival category.

Sarah Paulson is back on Broadway after a short hiatus with her play Appropriate and she had a star-studded audience at a recent performance!

The Emmy-winning actress received support from her former Ocean’s Eight co-star Sandra Bullock and a bunch of other celeb friends.

After a recent trip to Connecticut together, Sandra was joined by pal Jennifer Aniston to catch a performance of Appropriate on Friday (March 29) in New York City.

Keep reading to find out more…

Also in attendance at the performance were Jason Bateman and wife Amanda Anka, Edward Norton and his wife Shauna Robertson, and Sean Hayes and his husband Scott Icenogle. Sandra‘s son Louis also was there!

The celebs all posed for a group photo with Sarah and co-stars Corey Stoll, Ella Beatty, Natalie Gold, Michael Esper and Graham Campbell.

Scott posted the photo on Instagram and said, “Had the pleasure of seeing Sarah Paulson,...

Editor’s Note: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll and Michael Esper, re-opens on Broadway tonight in a commercial transfer to the Belasco Theatre. The play, starring Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Michael Esper, will run through June 23.

Appropriate originally opened at the nonprofit Second Stage’s Hayes Theater on December 18 and played its final performance on Sunday, March 3. The full cast returns tonight with the exception of Elle Fanning, who was unable to return due to previous commitments. The role of River will now be played by Ella Beatty.

The following review was posted on Deadline December 18.

Pay attention to those loud, annoying cicadas – they seem to have a story to tell.

At least they do in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins superb, marvelously performed Appropriate, the Second Stage production opening tonight at the Helen Hayes Theater with one of the best casts – headed by an astonishing Sarah Paulson – on Broadway.

Ella Beatty, currently appearing in the FX series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, will make her Broadway debut in Appropriate when the hit Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play transfers to the Belasco Theatre next month.

Beatty will take over the role of “River” from Elle Fanning, whose engagement with the Second Stage non-profit production ends when the play closes its run at the Hayes Theater on March 3. The commercial transfer at the Belasco runs from March 25 through June 23.

Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, plays “Kerry O’Shea” in the Gus Van Sant-directed, Ryan Murphy-produced Feud. She’ll next be seen in the A24 film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You with Rose Byrne and A$AP Rocky.

Directed by Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate stars Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Graham Campbell, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Lincoln Cohen and Everett Sobers.

Appropriate is produced by Ambassador Theatre Group,...

Ella Beatty will replace Elle Fanning in Appropriate when it transfers to the Belasco Theatre.

A Juilliard grad, Beatty is currently appearing in Ryan Murphy’s FX series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans as Kerry O’Shea. She will next appear in the A24 film, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You with Rose Byrne and A$AP Rocky. She is the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.

Beatty joins a cast including Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Graham Campbell, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Lincoln Cohen and Everett Sobers.

The play, written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Lila Neugebauer, opened at the Hayes Theater on Dec. 18, 2023 and will run there through March 3. The production recently announced the transfer to the Belasco Theatre starting March 25 and an extension of the run through June 23.

Fanning is currently in the production, but will not continue when it transfers. She...

Well-written TV shows with complex, morally questionable characters allow viewers to engage with their own psychology and morality from a safe position. Shows like Succession, The Sopranos, and Breaking Bad prompt sympathy for the main characters despite their despicable actions, showcasing the power of great television. Audiences find themselves rooting for characters like Kendall, Shiv, and Connor Roy in Succession, despite them being products of manipulative parenting, demonstrating the series' ability to make viewers resonate with morally conflicted characters.

A well-written TV show draws the viewer in and allows them to feel for its characters, even when said characters are horrible people. Many of the 21st century's most acclaimed dramas have explored the psychology of morally questionable characters, from Tony Soprano to Don Draper to Walter White. Aside from being wildly entertaining, shows with more complex characters allow the viewer to engage with their own psychology and morality from a safe position in observing media.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ critically acclaimed play Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll, will extend its limited engagement by 13 weeks with a commercial transfer from its current home at the Hayes Theatre to the Belasco Theatre, producers Second Stage announced today.

The producers cited overwhelming ticket demand for the extension. The Belasco engagement will begin March 25 and run through June 23.

With the extension, Appropriate will be running through the potentially lucrative Tony Awards season. The production is almost certain to be in the running when awards are handed out on June 16.

The production will conclude its run at the Hayes on March 3. Mother Play, the new Paula Vogel play starring Jessica Lange, begins previews at the Hayes on April 2, with an official opening date set for April 25.

The transfer engagement will feature original company members Paulson, Stoll, Michael Esper, Natalie Gold, Graham Campbell, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Lincoln Cohen and Everett Sobers.

Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll, is transferring to another Broadway theater to extend its run.

The Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play will move to the Belasco Theatre starting March 25, a few weeks after it plays its last performance at the Hayes Theater. The limited run will play the Belasco Theatre through June 23.

Elle Fanning, who is starring in the current run, will not be able to transfer with the production. Fanning previously told The Hollywood Reporter she was scheduled to start filming the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown immediately after the play’s run. Her replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.

Directed by Lila Neugebauer, the play follows several siblings returning to their late father’s home to settle his affairs, only to discover a disturbing artifact among his personal effects, which unleashes a flood of family tension and differing views. The cast also includes Michael Esper,...

Succession wins Best Drama Series at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards after earning 14 nominations and critical acclaim. The show focuses on the morally corrupt Roy family and their fight for control of their media company. Other nominees for Best Drama include Better Call Saul, The Crown, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us, Andor, and The White Lotus.

The winner for Best Drama Series at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards is... Succession.

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This Year’s Emmy Awards Faced Delays Due to Strike Action

Succession Release DateJune 3, 2018CreatorJesse ArmstrongCastBrian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-CameronMain GenreDrama

Following a four-month delay, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards is finally here, with the likes of Succession, The Bear, The Last of Us, and Better Call Saul all up for awards. After monumental success, the acclaimed drama series Succession...

Purple Rain, Prince’s smash 1984 music-packed film, is being developed for the stage by a Broadway producer, with a book by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and direction by Tony nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz.

Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate is currently a hit on Broadway and an all-but-certain shoo-in for multiple Tony nominations this year. Blain-Cruz was Tony-nominated for her direction of the Lincoln Center Theater’s 2022 production of Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth.

The stage adaptation will feature music and lyrics from Prince’s Purple Rain movie and album.

The project was announced today by Broadway producer Orin Wolf. Additional production details and timing will be announced in the coming months.

Although Wolf’s announcement did not specifically mention Broadway, instead simply saying the project is being developed for the stage, Broadway almost certainly must be on minds given the high-profiles and previous credits of the individuals involved, not...

There are no Black characters in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ caustic family drama Appropriate, but they nevertheless haunt the play. They are the unmarked graves scattered over the grounds of the former plantation home in southeast Arkansas, where the story’s action takes place. They are the spirits, felt like a shiver by guests in the home. And they are the objects collected — hoarded, really — over decades by the estate’s patriarch.

He’s dead now, and Appropriate, which opened Monday at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater in New York, concerns the blistering reunion of his heirs. The production is the first of Jacobs-Jenkins’ original works to be on Broadway and is staged by Lila Neugebauer (Causeway), who directed the dramatist’s Everybody at Signature Theater in 2017.

Appropriate begins with the shrill whine of cicadas. As that noise quiets, others intensify: the sounds of bodies shuffling in the bushes and the grunts of physical exertion.

Palm Springs International Film Festival programmers have set this year’s lineup.

The desert festival, which runs Jan. 4 to 15, will open with the U.S. premiere of Thea Sharrock’s Wicked Little Letters on Jan. 5. Based on a 1920s English scandal, the film follows neighbors Edith Swan and Rose Gooding in the seaside town of Littlehampton. One day, a series of obscene letters begin to target Edith and others as suspicions fall on Rose. As the situation escalates, Rose risks losing her freedom and custody of her daughter. Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Malachi Kirby, Eileen Atkins and Timothy Spall star in the film.

Though the opening screening happens on Jan. 5, the festival really kicks off the night before with the Film Awards, a starry ceremony that will shine a spotlight on Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things star Emma Stone, Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy,...

Elle Fanning will make her Broadway debut this December when she appears in Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, which is set to run as part of Second Stage’s 45th anniversary season.

The Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominee will join the previously announced cast for Jacobs-Jenkins’ Broadway debut, which includes Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold and Alyssa Emily Marvin in the Lila Neugebauer-directed play. Details were not available on Fanning’s role, and additional casting will be announced at a later date.

The story follows the Lafayette family, who has returned to the Arkansas home of their late patriarch’s in the summer to handle his estate. The eldest daughter Toni, portrayed by Paulson, has hopes the family will spend their weekend remembering and reconnecting over their father, while Stoll’s Bo is more focused on recouping the funds he spent on his end of life care.

Elle Fanning, the Emmy-nominated star of Hulu’s The Great, will make her Broadway debut next month in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, joining previously announced cast members Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold and Alyssa Emily Marvin.

Directed by Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate will begin previews Wednesday, November 29, at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater and will officially open on Monday, December 18. Today’s casting was announced by Second Stage in association with Ambassador Theatre Group Productions, Amanda Dubois, Annapurna Theatre, and Bad Robot Live.

The synopsis: It’s summer, the cicadas are singing, and the Lafayette family has returned to their late patriarch’s Arkansas home to deal with the remains of his estate. Toni (Paulson), the eldest daughter, hopes they’ll spend the weekend remembering and reconnecting over their beloved father. Bo (Stoll), her brother, wants to recoup some of the funds he spent caring for Dad at the end of his life.

The upcoming Broadway production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate starring Sarah Paulson will also feature Corey Stoll, Natalie Gold (Succession) and Alyssa Emily Marvin (Broadway’s Grey House), producers announced today.

The play, as part of Second Stage Theater’s 45th anniversary season, begins previews Wednesday, November 29 and officially opens on Monday, December 18, at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater.

The darkly comic Appropriate will mark the Broadway debut for playwright Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon), a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. Lila Neugebauer directs.

Stoll’s New York theater credits include Macbeth, Othello, Julius Caesar, A View from the Bridge and Intimate Apparel. Gold most recently portrayed Rava Roy in HBO’s Succession, and Marvin recently made her Broadway debut originating the role of A1656 in Levi Holloway’s Grey House.

Complete casting will be announced in the coming weeks.

The official synopsis for Appropriate: “It’s summer, the cicadas are singing,...

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:

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2023 Emmy Predictions:

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series The Last of Us

Weekly Commentary: HBO is guaranteed a win in this category having all six slots split between “The Last of Us” and “Succession.”

While “Succession” is the undisputed frontrunner for the top prize, many believe “Last of...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal that Kieran Culkin is entering the “Succession” episode “Church and State”” as his 2023 Emmy Award submission for Best Drama Actor. “Church and State” aired on May 21, 2023, and is the ninth and penultimate episode of the HBO drama’s fourth and final season.

In “Church and State,” as the Roy family members gird themselves for patriarch Logan’s (Brian Cox) wrenching and emotional funeral, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) finds himself at odds with Rava (Natalie Gold) and receives inopportune news from Jess (Juliana Canfield). Later, it’s back to scheming and plotting as usual as the pregnant Shiv (Sarah Snook) tries to reposition herself within a new political landscape and Kendall rallies supporters to his side. The episode was written by series creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Mark Mylod.

SEESarah Snook (‘Succession’): Emmys 2023 episode submission revealed

This year marks the third Emmy nomination Culkin has...

Emily Deschanel, Sam Trammell and Noma Dumezweni lead “ReEntry,” the first film from the production company PlotNaut, helmed by filmmakers Brendan Choisnet and Daniel Nayeri.

The sci-fi romance stars Deschanel as Elenore, a woman grappling the disappearance of her husband (Trammell), after he enlists in a scientific experiment run by Dumezweni’s character. But, a year later he returns, and she learns he’s from a parallel dimension. She soon has to decide whether to pursue the man who is 99% of the husband she married or wait for the return of the man she once knew.

Deschanel is best known for her 12-year run on the hit Fox series “Bones,” as well as the drama “Continue” and most recently Netflix’s “Devil in Ohio.” Likewise, Trammell starred for seven seasons on “True Blood,” as well as “Homeland” and “The Fault in Our Stars” and Dumezweni most recently starred in “The Little Mermaid,...

In 2022 “Succession” made history by earning 14 acting nominations at the Emmys. That’s the most any show has ever received in a single year. That number was especially remarkable as it came from 16 acting submissions on the Emmy ballot, meaning only two submitted performers failed to make the cut (supporting actor Alan Ruck and guest actor Justin Kirk). In 2023 the show has submitted more actors for consideration (19). So will the show break its own record by earning 15 or more acting noms?

SEEHarriet Walter seeks Emmy history with another pair of guest nominations for ‘Succession’ and ‘Ted Lasso’

The 19 acting submissions for “Succession” are as follows:

Best Drama Actor

Brian Cox

Kieran Culkin

Jeremy Strong

Best Drama Actress

Sarah Snook

Best Drama Supporting Actor

Nicholas Braun

Matthew Macfadyen

Alan Ruck

Alexander Skarsgard

Best Drama Supporting Actress

Justine Lupe

J. Smith-Cameron

Best Drama Guest Actor

James Cromwell — Episode: “Church and State”

Justin...

This article contains spoilers for the Succession finale.

Succession’s harrowing four-season run came to an end with Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) inserted as CEO of the newly-acquired GoJo version of Waystar Royco. After at least a couple of years of in-fighting, betrayals, and fleeting moments of happiness, the Roys have been relieved of their only lasting legacy and their ties to family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox). The climactic scene during the final boardroom vote in which Shiv (Sarah Snook) decides to go back on her word and vote for the sale of the company to Lukas Mattson (Alexander Skarsgård) rather than keep the conglomerate in the hands of her brother Kendall (Jeremy Strong) was a tragic, pitiful display of shoddy family dynamics crashing and falling apart in real time. It showed all three siblings at their most emotionally raw, petty, and childish, and it wasn’t a pleasant scene to live vicariously through.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Succession Season 4.

Golden Globe winner Brian Cox has penned a heartfelt tribute to the hugely popular series, Succession. The actor, who played the manipulative patriarch Logan Roy throughout the show, took to social media to heap praise on his experience working on Succession, calling it “certainly the greatest work experience ever,” and applauding the cast and crew who have worked so well to bring the saga of the Roy family to screens.

"We have now come to the end. And what has been, in my career, certainly the greatest work experience ever. The harmony between crew and cast was truly amazing. It was on it's way to become a great series but the love and commitment from crew to cast and writers, made it memorable. I would like to thank all of us in the making and creating of this show from the very bottom of my heart.

Spoiler alert: The following article contains “Succession” series finale spoilers.

After four celebrated seasons of in-fighting, scheming and brilliantly scripted family drama, HBO’s “Succession” came to an end on Sunday with the Roy family battling for control of their the media conglomerate empire, Waystar Royco.

The series finale saw the Roy siblings share a few rare moments of unity and collaboration, but built to some surprising backstabs and unexpected breakdowns that left fans reeling.

The centerpiece of the standout moments revolved around some unexpected twists. After Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) came together to put their support behind Kendall (Jeremy Strong) in their last-ditch effort to stop GoJo from buying out Waystar Royco, Shiv pulled off one of the show’s most ultimate switch-up betrayals.

When it came down the final vote, Shiv turned on Kendall and accused him of killing someone — referring to the events that...

The old Leo Tolstoy adage illuminates that "each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." In the span of its four seasons, "Succession" focused on a particular miserable American clan, the obscenely wealthy and influential Roys.

The show charted the schemes and (self-)sabotages of the Roy children as they warred over their potential inheritance: CEO control of the Waystar RoyCo media company, run by their (now-late) patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox). Across toxic intrigue and backstabbing, the three kids, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook), fought tooth and nail for the throne.

In the wake of Logan's death and the series finale, the Roy family tree is still not doing all right. There are tantalizing questions about the third-generation Roys, the grandkids, who are more vulnerable under their family dysfunction and the world order that their Roy forebearers enabled. While the finale does not...

Network: HBO.

Episodes: 39 (hour).

Seasons: Four.

TV show dates: June 3, 2018 — May 28, 2023.

Series status: Ended.

Performers include: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, Rob Yang, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, J. Smith-Cameron, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, and Alexander Skarsgård.

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From creator Jesse Armstrong, the Succession TV show centers on the Roy family. They control the powerful international media conglomerate Waystar Royco. Although patriarch Logan Roy (Cox) has always been a force to be reckoned with, it is time for him to pass the torch, which he is not quite ready to do.

The...

This article contains spoilers for the "Succession" series finale.

"Succession" has never been a show with tidy, open-and-shut conclusions, and the series finale — "With Open Eyes" — wasn't any different. The last scene features Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong), having permanently lost his chance to run Waystar Royco, sitting in a park and unsure of what to do. The conclusions to these characters' journeys are as fitting as they are open-ended.

In the after-show featurette streaming on Max, series creator (and episode writer) Jesse Armstrong acknowledged these characters still have lives ahead of them. However, with no worries about spoilers, Armstrong was finally able to make his full case for why season 4 was the time to call it quits:

"I thought about all their stories. You know, they don't end. They will carry on, but it's sort of where this show loses interest in them because they've lost what they've wanted, which...

Spoiler warning: Here is a recap of the Succession season 4 And series finale, “With Open Eyes,” directed by Mark Mylod and written by creator Jesse Armstrong.

Succession, the Emmy-winning HBO family saga, about the Roys and their in-fighting for control of the media conglomerate, Waystar Royco, came to an end after four seasons — and in the process, finally revealed who would have a seat at the table as the company determined who would become CEO once and for all.

This comes after season 4 of Succession kicked off the Roy siblings — Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and the secretly pregnant Shiv (Sarah Snook) — determined to start their own media company following their failed coup to take out their father, Logan (Brian Cox), in the season 3 finale, when they were betrayed by Shiv’s husband, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), and their cousin, Greg Hirsch (Nicholas Braun).

Since then, the series took...

Succession is coming to a close tonight. Francesca Orsi, Head of Drama at HBO, recently spoke about the possibility of spin-offs at a recent press event.

Starring Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, and Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, Scott Nicholson, Zoë Winters, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Juliana Canfield, Jeannie Berlin, Alexander Skarsgård, Cherry Jones, Hope Davis, Justin Kirk, Stephen Root, Annabeth Gish, Adam Godley, Eili Harboe, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Harriet Walter, James Cromwell, Natalie Gold, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Ashley Zukerman, Larry Pine, Mark-Linn Baker, and Pip Torrens, the series, created by Jesse Armstrong, follows the themes of power and family dynamics while focusing on the Roy family in New York City.

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As Succession's fourth and final season comes to an end this Sunday, the question remains: who will be the successor to Waystar Royco? Ever since Logan's (Brian Cox) death, the Roy siblings (aside from Connor) have been in competition to see who can become most like their father, to varying degrees of success. When Kendall (Jeremy Strong) takes the reins after Roman's (Kieran Culkin) breakdown during their father's funeral, it seems like Logan's number one boy truly has his heart set on stepping into his father's shoes. This is further exacerbated by the departure of two important women in Kendall's life: his ex-wife Rava (Natalie Gold) and his assistant Jess (Juliana Canfield).

As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the Succession series finale is almost here, with "Church and State" serving as the show's penultimate episode. While chatting about the latest episode on the Succession Podcast, Jeremy Strong (who plays Kendall Roy) discussed Logan Roy's funeral and reflected on his character "doubling down" in preparation for the show's series finale.

Strong said, "It's a wonderful moment for Kendall, I think, to get to what he sees as speaking the truth. We've seen him in episode six, in the Living+ presentation, there's a certain kind of grandiosity in his public speaking and he sometimes rises to the occasion, in a character that we've seen so often miss the mark. But this one, because he hasn't prepared for it and he hadn't planned to do it — which he probably would have agonized over, and the prepared version, like all of us, might have been not...

Succession has brought Rava Roy (Natalie Gold) and Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) a lot of pain throughout its four seasons, but the last few episodes have really weighed on them as individuals and parents. In Season 1 of the series, we saw the destruction of their marriage and throughout the show, we've seen them try to come together to deal with their kids, be there for each other, and navigate a world where they're divorced, but they're still somewhat good for their family. But the warped election of Jeryd Mencken (Justin Kirk), threw a wrench in whatever progress Rava and Kendall had been making together. And Gold broke down why Rava decided to leave the city with their kids and not attend Logan Roy's (Brian Cox) funeral in Season 4 Episode 9 "Church and State."...

It was time to say goodbye to Logan Roy during Sunday’s penultimate episode of Succession.

Episode 9, titled “Church and State,” puts Logan to rest with a massive affair that takes place inside a Manhattan cathedral. It’s 80 minutes that are heavy with a mix of emotions as the Roy siblings are finally confronted with the reality that their father is gone. In the five episodes that led to this moment, they’ve managed to shrug off their grief with the distraction of the looming GoJo deal and the presidential election. But now, there’s nowhere left to hide.

Their grief bubbling to the surface is clear from the beginning, when Kendall (Jeremy Strong) lashes out at his ex-wife Rava (Natalie Gold) for taking their kids out of the city for fear of violent protests as the contentious election continues to play out. Then he lashes out again at his...

Warning: Spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 9 follow below.

Sunday’s episode of “Succession” saw the long-awaited funeral of Logan Roy following episode 3’s shocking twist, and among those in attendance to mourn the Waystar Royco chairman’s death was Logan’s second wife Caroline Collingwood (Harriet Walter).

Walter spoke with TheWrap about returning for the HBO drama’s final season, learning about Logan’s death during a costume fitting, keeping that shocking twist a secret while filming episode 9 and why her character is intimidated by Shiv (Sarah Snook). Check out the TheWrap’s full interview with Walter below.

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Two political consultants who advised on “Succession” were shocked by how “chilling” Sunday night’s episode was and how “eerily prescient” the writers of the HBO drama continue to be.

Season 4’s eighth episode, titled “America Decides,” sees the Roy siblings squabble with one another and put their thumb on the scale in Atn’s first election night coverage since the shocking death of their father, Logan (Brian Cox). The fictional network ends up calling the state of Wisconsin before all the votes can be counted in favor of Jeryd Mencken and later calls the entire election for the far-right presidential candidate.

In an interview segment reflecting on the episode Monday night, CNN’s Jake Tapper drew parallels between the show, the behind-the-scenes communications of Fox News that emerged in its legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems and the conservative channel’s now-infamous call that Joe Biden was projected to win Arizona in the 2020 election.