The end is near for Succession, as it has been revealed the show will not last past season 5. The HBO satirical drama, created by Jesse Armstrong, follows the members of the dysfunctional, immoral Roy family who are consistently at odds and fighting for power of their media conglomerate, Waystar RoyCo, which is led by founder and patriarch, Logan Roy. The Emmy-winning series is executive produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, and stars Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Matthew Macfadyen, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Nicholas Braun, and Alan Ruck.
Per Collider, Georgia Pritchett, an executive producer of Succession, stated in an interview with The Times, that while she is not certain when the show will conclude, she knows it will not go further than the fifth season. Pritchett also gives out the comments of Armstrong and his timeline of when he thinks the series will end. The show is currently in the midst of shooting its third season. Pritchett’s full statement can be read below:
I think the maximum would be five seasons, but possibly more like four. We’re at the end of filming season three, so at this point [Armstrong] is saying only one more.
Despite the plan, Pritchett says that there is no definite conclusion of how many installments Succession will have, so it all depends on where the stories will go after season 3 to decide when is the right time to end. The upcoming season already has a lot of stakes raised based on the events of the season 2 finale, and will feature guest stars like Adrien Brody, Hope Davis, and Alexander Skarsgård. Regardless of when Succession will come to a close, with the third season right at the end of filming, the time is winding down for what will happen to the members of the Roy family sooner than expected.
