Lille, France — The world premiere of HBO’s “Succession” proved a fitting opening night series on Friday for a new-look Series Mania, the premier French drama series festival now backed forcefully by the French government and unspooling for the first time in the North-East French city of Lille.
Written by Oscar and WGA nominee Jesse Armstrong (“In the Loop”), whose “Ep. 1” premiered at Lille, kicks off in a pitch black as a man gets out of bed, stumbles through the dark and then urinates onto his lounge carpet. This is Logan Roy (Brian Cox) a self-made billionaire who has built up Waystar Royco into the fifth-biggest media and conglomerate in the world.
But now 80 – the first episode turns loosely on the “surprise” 80th birthday party organized by his wife (Hiam Abbass) – clearly infirm, he is now preparing his succession.
The most likely successor, heralded as an “Heir with Flair” on a “Time”-style magazine cover,...
Written by Oscar and WGA nominee Jesse Armstrong (“In the Loop”), whose “Ep. 1” premiered at Lille, kicks off in a pitch black as a man gets out of bed, stumbles through the dark and then urinates onto his lounge carpet. This is Logan Roy (Brian Cox) a self-made billionaire who has built up Waystar Royco into the fifth-biggest media and conglomerate in the world.
But now 80 – the first episode turns loosely on the “surprise” 80th birthday party organized by his wife (Hiam Abbass) – clearly infirm, he is now preparing his succession.
The most likely successor, heralded as an “Heir with Flair” on a “Time”-style magazine cover,...
- 4/28/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
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