Drama’s King

A conversation with the creator of HBO’s Succession.

Jesse Armstrong: How has Succession mirrored, transmuted and predicted real life?

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Jesse Armstrong: Both Redstone and Murdoch have joked they wanted to live forever

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Jesse Armstrong: "There’s an abundance of stuff in the public realm and that’s what we tune into. We’re just paying attention"

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Jesse Armstrong: "We (the writers) are on the same side as the characters, and we’re able to put our fingers in their wounds"

2 minutes

The Speakers