Apparently there was something of a shared pop culture moment recently as HBO’s Succession aired its series finale. I’ve never seen a minute of the show, but I understand it’s an enthralling power struggle drama with everything you’d expect from an HBO prestige series: high production values, top tier writing, and acting that would make Konstantin Stanislavsky weep tears of joy. Following in the footsteps of Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, and The Wire, Succession reinforced America’s love affair with a gritty, cutthroat, and sometimes morally compromised story.
I may have missed the Succession hype train, but I have been obsessed with an even more realistic drama playing out right before our eyes.