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    Logan should be dead by now: 23 things you (probably) never knew about Succession

    Mar 24, 2023 5 minutes

    TV’s richest and most dysfunctional dynasty is back. The fourth and final season of Jesse Armstrong’s Succession sees battle-scarred mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) swagger back on to our screens, his billionaire brood squabbling in his wake. You’ll already know to expect boardroom battles, luxury locations and industrial-strength swearing. But, to give you some lesser-known bits of info about the Emmy-garlanded HBO hit, here’s a Logan Roy-level wealth of trivia.

    1. It was almost a film instead

    Creator Jesse Armstrong initially conceived Succession as a feature film about the Murdochs, set on Rupert’s 78th birthday, incorporating the News of the World phone-tapping scandal and simply titled Murdoch. He eventually broadened the story’s scope so it was better suited to TV drama.

    2. The cast nearly played different characters

    It’s hard to imagine now but Jeremy Strong originally auditioned for the role of Roman Roy. A month later, he tested again for Kendall and nailed it. Meanwhile, Kieran Culkin

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