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Celebration (Succession)
"Celebration" is the pilot episode and the first episode of the first season of the satirical comedy-drama television series ''Succession''. It originally aired on HBO on June 3, 2018. The episode was written by series creator Jesse Armstrong and directed by Adam McKay. The episode introduces the Roy family, owners of the fictional media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and follows their relationships and conflicts during the 80th birthday of the family patriarch, Logan Roy. Plot Logan Roy ( Brian Cox), the patriarchal head of the global media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, is about to celebrate his eightieth birthday. Logan's health appears to be in decline; he wakes up in the middle of the night thoroughly disoriented and urinates on his carpet. He is tended to by Marcia (Hiam Abbass), his third wife. Logan's second-oldest son Kendall ( Jeremy Strong) attempts to acquire the media startup Vaulter from its CEO Lawrence Yee ( Rob Yang), but Yee personally despises the Roys and tells Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succession (TV Series)
''Succession'' is an American satirical black comedy-drama and family saga television series created by Jesse Armstrong. It premiered on June 3, 2018, on HBO. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate, who are fighting for control of the company amid uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch, Logan Roy ( Brian Cox). The series has been renewed for a fourth season, which is set to premiere in spring 2023. Among the series's cast are Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman, and Sarah Snook as Siobhan ('Shiv'), Logan's children employed by the company. Matthew Macfadyen stars as Tom Wambsgans, Shiv's husband and Waystar executive; Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch, Logan's grandnephew also employed by the company; Alan Ruck as Connor, Logan's eldest child; and Hiam Abbass as Marcia Roy, Logan's third and current wife. Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, and Rob Yang also star, while Dagmara Domińc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
