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What 'Succession' and 'Cocaine Bear' have in common (other than cocaine)

There's an art to knowing when a story is over. The creators of the film Cocaine Bear (just 95 minutes long) and the show Succession (which will end after the upcoming fourth season) understand this.
The title<em> Cocaine Bear</em> says it all, and the film delivers on that promise in 95 minutes.

The news broke this week that the upcoming fourth season of will be the last. This was a heartbreaker for me as a fan of the show, because not only have I loved watching it, but I have loved . On an emotional level, if they gave me 10 seasons, I would watch them all, even knowing that history counsels that they would be likely to flag in

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