When it comes to some of the most popular HBO shows that are on right now, there are several that probably come to mind, from the fantastic world of House of the Dragon, which has cemented itself as one of the best fantasy shows, or maybe the ever-popular teen drama, Euphoria, but one that I always love to talk about is Succession.
The show, which has been nominated for several Primetime Emmy awards and won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Drama series, has been going strong for three seasons so far, and you can now watch Succession Season 4. But, who is going to be starring in this new season? And what could it be about? For everything you are wondering when it comes to Succession Season 4, here is what we know so far.
Succession Season 4 Will Debut On March 26, 2023
Are you prepared as much as we are? Succession Season 4 is coming soon. According to Deadline, it will premiere on March 26, 2023, in its regular timeslot of 9 p.m. This means that the 2023 TV premiere schedule is about to get even better.
The Main Cast Is All Returning
With a show like Succession, it would be pretty surprising if the same cast didn’t come back for the fourth season, and thankfully, it seems that all of them are returning for a fourth round of craziness.
According to the press release that announced Succession Season 4 was happening, several of the main cast members are set to return, including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, David Rasche, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, Matthew Macfadyen, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Scott Nicholson, Jeannie Berlinand, and Zoë Winters.
Talk about a full line-up for Season 4! But, at this point, I would expect nothing else, as these cast members constantly deliver with their characters.
Season 4 Will See The Roy Kids Attempting To Stop The Sell Of Waystar
For those who don’t recall the very end of Succession Season 3, it was a very unforgettable season finale. We saw Logan and Roman meet with Lukas Matsson (played by the lovely Alexander Skarsgård) to talk about his plan for GoJo to buy Waystar RoyCo, and how even though they don’t want their father to go through with the deal, he is dead-set on making it happen.
The Season 4 arc is going to play right into this, basically starting an all-out rebellion of the kids against their father. According to the logline, there will be ten episodes, and feature the Roy children in a battle to stop their family company from being sold to Matsson, causing issues and anxiety among the family, making the divides that have already formed that much greater.
It’s going to be an intense ten episodes. For the finale of Season 3, the cast actually did an interview with Entertainment Tonight, talking about how this decision impacts the family, and how it’s going to play out throughout Season 4. J. Smith Cameron commented on the situation, saying how scary it was now for everyone:
It’s pretty terrifying. The gloves are off now. Like, this is full-on world war.
Brian Cox, who portrays the patriarch, Logan Roy, praised the ending, saying that the main thing about it that was great is that it established “where the power lies” within the family – and that it’s “not necessarily” where viewers expect it to be.
Filming Began Back In June 2022
While we’re not entirely sure if production has wrapped on the show yet, we do know that Succession began filming in June 2022. On its official Instagram page, they posted a picture that let fans know that they were indeed back on set.
Whether that means it’s done now or they still have some shots to get in, we don’t know, but it’s always nice to have a sense of when your favorite show starts filming. The HBO Instagram page has been keeping fans updated with the show – and even shared this fun behind-the-scenes picture:
Even so, there hasn’t been solid confirmation that filming has ended, but since the drama is premiering in March of 2023, that probably means that filming has been going well even if it’s not finished yet.
Norway Is Going To Be Featured As A New Setting
Look, I grew up right around the corner from New York City, I know that it is a fantastic place for shows to take place. Some of my favorite TV shows have happened in this city, including Succession. But the show could use a little bit of a change in scenery from time to time.
Thankfully, Season 4 is going to be switching it up a bit, and featuring a place you would never expect – Norway.
According to producer Scott Ferguson, who did an interview with Variety, it’s confirmed that Norway is going to be featured in Season 4, thanks to the addition of Alexander Skarsgård’s character, and how he is going to fit into the plot of Succession as a whole:
We were really excited when Alexander came onboard — he’s a wonderful actor. And from the beginning, [showrunner Jesse Armstrong’s] idea was that the tech company was going to be led by someone from a Scandinavian country. In the writer’s room, around February, Jesse had an idea for an episode they wanted to be in Matsson’s part of the world.
So, that means that the Roy’s are literally going to be traveling all the way across the world, which sounds super exciting. Ferguson continued to say that once they saw the pictures of the landscape of the country, they got really “excited” about it:
When we saw images of the remarkable architecture and setting of Juvet we got really excited. Norway is a glorious, natural setting. It immediately seemed like a perfect place for a family gathering in the series. We studied different countries, but we realized Norway just has this exceptional landscape — like nowhere else in the world.
I mean, is anyone else as excited as I am? Because this is about to be awesome.
Season 4 Is Going To “Feel Different,” According To Kieran Culkin
While this doesn’t really give a lot away for fans of the show, Kieran Culkin – who plays Roman Roy in Succession – talked about how the show is going to “feel different” in Season 4 in comparison to the other seasons of the show.
In an interview with Deadline during the 20 Questions: On Deadline podcast, Culkin talked about what it was like to be back on set filming while they were in production, and how as time went on, he felt as if the show “felt different” than how it did when he first started to film:
Shooting is going well. I think it’s actually going quite well. It’s awesome because I’m also just like a fan of the show, so when the scripts come in I just get excited, like what’s going to happen. And it’s great, because the first episode we got, it felt like, ‘ah this is the show again.’ It’s like we’re back. And then in the next couple it just feels like ‘oh it actually kind of feels different.’ Which is great. It’s like it’s a great different. It’s like not resting on its laurels or whatever. It’s still very much the show, but it feels like it’s going in a direction that I did not anticipate.
I genuinely don’t know how to feel about that, but mark me down as both scared and excited because I can’t wait to see what happens next.
You Can Watch The Teaser Trailer Now
For those who don’t know, a new teaser trailer for Season 4 of Succession was released in early January 2023. The trailer, featuring the Roy children vs. their father, shows just how dramatic this season is going to be, featuring the amazing Succession cast that we all know:
What are you the most excited for when it comes to Succession Season 4? Time is slowly ticking away and the premiere date is getting closer. I’m excited, are you?
