‘Succession’ Season 3 Sets a Mid-October Premiere Date

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HBO just announced the critically acclaimed award-winning drama Succession will kick off its third season on October 17, 2021. New episodes will premiere at 9pm ET/PT on HBO and will also be available on HBO Max.

The third season of the Emmy Award-winning dysfunctional family drama will consist of nine hour-long episodes.

Returning series stars include Brian Cox as Logan, Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman, Sarah Snook as Shiv, and Matthew Macfadyen as Tom. Nicholas Braun returns as Greg, Harriet Walter is Caroline, and Alan Ruck is back as Connor.

The season three cast also includes Peter Friedman, J. Smith-Cameron, Dagmara Dominczyk, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, and Hiam Abbass. Arian Moayed, James Cromwell, Natalie Gold, Juliana Canfield, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Zoë Winters, and Jeannie Berlin are confirmed to return.

Joining the series for season three are Alexander Skarsgård, Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, Jihae, Adrien Brody, Hope Davis, and Dasha Nekrasova.

Showrunner Jesse Armstrong created the series and serves as an executive producer along with Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, and Will Ferrell.

The Plot, Courtesy of HBO:

Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall at the end of Season two, Logan Roy begins Season three in a perilous position, scrambling to secure familial, political, and financial alliances. Tensions rise as a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war.