[ad_1] “Succession,” which earned a whopping 27 Emmy nominations for its final season, has captivated audiences with its complex, uber-wealthy characters. For director Mark Mylod, telling stories about family and social class is a recurring theme — His credits include “Shameless” and “The Menu” — with surprisingly personal roots. In this episode of “The Envelope”… Continue reading Why the ‘Succession’ director is motivated by class and wealth
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How frequent “Succession” director Mark Mylod goes all in
[ad_1] “I don’t know what the opposite of commitment-phobe is, but I’m that,” says Mark Mylod, who’s directed 16 episodes of the two-time Emmy drama series winner “Succession,” executive-producing 37. “When I get involved with a show, I find it very difficult to leave if I feel a connection to the writing and to the… Continue reading How frequent “Succession” director Mark Mylod goes all in
Nicholas Britell taps themes of ‘Andor,’ ‘Succession’
[ad_1] On the planet Ferrix, a hardscrabble galactic outpost populated by metalworkers and mechanics, the local band plays music by Nicholas Britell. In the Season 1 finale of “Andor,” musicians gather on Rix Road and march toward the center of town, where Maarva — Cassian Andor’s adoptive mother — gives her own eulogy in the… Continue reading Nicholas Britell taps themes of ‘Andor,’ ‘Succession’
Emmys 2023: Who will win from ‘Succession’?
[ad_1] Are all those great moments, big and small, from the final, glorious season of “Succession” — the grief, the backstabbing, the ludicrously capacious bags, the thick and chewy earlobes, the off-the-rack, Reagan-with-tweaks funerals, the “eldest boy” staring off into the Hudson River — still burned in your brain? Or have they faded, like the… Continue reading Emmys 2023: Who will win from ‘Succession’?
Meet the formidable female figures of ‘Succession’
[ad_1] Over four seasons of “Succession,” women came and went through a revolving door rotated by volatile media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his inner circle. But a handful survived to the bitter end, maintaining their seats at the corporate table through a wily deployment of guts, guile and willpower. Although Logan’s daughter Shiv… Continue reading Meet the formidable female figures of ‘Succession’
How ‘Succession’ brought election-night craziness to life
[ad_1] Although every episode of “Succession’s” fourth, final season felt monumental, “America Decides” took the Roy media moguls’ issues to a level of national, even world-changing, consequence. Set during the night of a presidential election, primarily in the studio of their Fox News-like American Television Network, “America Decides” saw Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook)… Continue reading How ‘Succession’ brought election-night craziness to life