'Succession' Season 4: Everything We Know So Far

The Roys are back in town, and sooner than you think.

Succession has to be one of the most talked about television shows in the world. The biting dramedy, which follows the members of the squillionaire Roy family as they battle to become the successor to their father’s media empire, has won more Emmys and Golden Globes than you can count and is beloved by everyone from Sienna Miller to Steven Spielberg.

This season, the fourth in the series, follows the Roys in the aftermath of the shocking season three finale, in which Logan Roy (Brian Cox) usurped his three children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook) and Roman (Kieran Culkin) after their attempted coup – all with a little help from Shiv’s own husband Tom (Matthew MacFadyen). What will the Roy kids do next? And can Shiv and Tom’s marriage survive?

Here is what we know about season four so far.

What is season four of Succession about?

You can assume that the series will broadly follow the same structure of the previous seasons, in which the Roy children all battled for supremacy in the family business. Each season thus far has shown the stock of certain kids rising and falling, but at the end of season three, all three of the most prominent Roy children – Kendall, Shiv and Roman – were all on the outs. Will any of them be able to make it back into the inner circle this season?

More broadly, the trailer poses a question about whether or not Shiv and Tom’s marriage can survive his betrayal after he sided with Logan in the great season three finale bust-up. The season will also see another wedding, this time between son Connor (Alan Ruck) – the one with the presidential aspirations – and his longtime partner Willa.

All of Succession thus far has been a carefully plotted chess game, leading up to the takeover of Waystar Royco, the company founded by Logan Roy in his youth. We have followed Logan through health scares, watched him overcome takeover bids, and seen him as he battled shareholder questions and the general undermining of the business. All the while, he has seemed a steady hand. But at some point, the titular action of the series – succession itself – is going to have to occur. We don’t think it will in season four; given the popularity of Succession, we expect it to drag out for a few more seasons, but we do think that in season four we will get a little closer to finding out which Roy offspring is going to sit in the top seat at the end of all this. (Or maybe it won’t be a Roy child after all!)

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by HBO Max (@hbomax)

Is there a trailer for season four of Succession?

Yes, there is. Released in early 2023, the trailer gives a teasing look at what’s to come, including the banding together of the Roy kids – “to do something together, not to get back at dad,” as Shiv unsuccessfully suggests in the footage – while also hitting on some of those Succession touchpoints, including private jets, fancy apartments and beautiful villas.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Succession (@succession)

How many episodes will season four of Succession be?

The season will last for ten episodes, as in previous iterations. Here is the official synopsis from HBO: “In the ten-episode season four, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is completed. A power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed.”

Filming took place in 2022 in New York and in Norway, which will closely follow Alexander Skarsgard’s tech bro character Lukas Matsson. “We were really excited when Alexander came onboard — he’s a wonderful actor,” producer Scott Ferguson told Variety, “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.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Succession (@succession)

Who is starring in season four of Succession?

All of your favourite Succession cast members are returning, from Brian Cox as Logan to Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Sarah Snook as Shiv, Kieran Culkin as Roman and Matthew MacFadyen as Tom. Nicholas Braun will be back as Cousin Greg, J Smith Cameron returns as Logan’s right-hand woman Gerri and Alan Ruck returns as Connor, Logan’s eldest son.

The supporting cast will be back too, including Arian Moayed as Kendall’s quasi best friend Stewie, Alexander Skarsgard as the maybe nefarious Swedish tech bro Lukas Matsson and Juliana Canfield as Kendall’s long suffering assistant Jess.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Succession (@succession)

Where can you watch season four of Succession?

In the UK, you can find Succession on Sky and Now TV from March 27.

Will there be a season five of Succession?

We do believe that there will be – although no official confirmation has taken place. Creator Jesse Armstrong has said that he has plans for what a potential series finale would be and also that he knows that the show must end some day. “All I know is there’s a promise in the Succession title and it can’t go on forever,” Armstrong said in an interview with Variety. Let’s hope that we get a few more seasons before we have to say goodbye to the Roys.