As the hit drama’s final season approaches, it’s all-out war for the title of CEO at Waystar Royco – but who will claim the ultimate prize?
When Jesse Armstrong announced that the upcoming season of Succession would be the last, you probably felt a wave of palpable excitement and dread. Excitement because there will finally be a succession on Succession, and we’ll get to see which member (or members, or former members, or non-members) of the Roy family (or not) will gain control of Waystar Royco. But dread because, Christ, we’ve seen the pain these people can inflict on one another. Who knows what emotionally crippling depth-charge they’ll deploy now we’re in the endgame. As season four begins, here’s a ranking of the main cast, from least to most emotionally devastated.