Some might argue that the sophomore outing of “Succession” was stronger than its most recent third season, which aired last fall, but that likely means very little when the HBO series is one of the best shows on TV and in a good position to pull off an impressive sweep this year.

The series, which follows the machinations of the complicated Roy family, who own and operate a major conglomerate known as Waystar Royco, has already taken home the Screen Actors Guild Award for drama ensemble. It quickly followed that up with the Directors Guild of America Award for dramatic series, which went to Mark Mylod for helming the game-changing Season 3 finale, “All the Bells Say.” Admittedly, the latter triumph isn’t much of a surprise since the series swept the nominations, filling out all five slots in a historic first for the DGA. But if “Succession” is also victorious...