Succession
Summary
Successionstar Kieran Culkin has named the one grapheme from the hit TV show that he believes warrants a spinoff centered around them , and strike the nail on the head . prize - win HBO dramaSuccessionfeatured a cast of multidimensional character , each more despicable than the last . This include Culkin ’s unripened Roman Roy , one of four adult tike of the family ’s affluent and hefty paterfamilias , Logan Roy . Many of the principalcharacters inSuccessionwere either employee or business partners of Waystar RoyCo , or part of the Roy family tree .
Successionran for four acclaimed seasonsbefore coming to an death in 2023 with its final run , which see the death of Logan Roy much earlier than anticipated . Naturally , now that the serial is over , talk of aSuccessionspinoffis in the air . When asked his thoughts on the dealership ’s potential future tense , Kieran Culkin pinpoint the onlySuccessionspinoff idea that would actually work .
The Succession closing was the sodding finale to the beloved HBO serial , but the fates of Roy sibling Kendall , Roman , and Shiv , leave behind lots to take out .
A Succession Spinoff About Cousin Greg Could Actually Work
If aSuccessionspinoff came to fruition , Culkin thinks it should center on on the bumbling and naive Greg Hirsch(Nicholas Braun ) , Logan Roy ’s great - nephew ( viaVariety ) . Culkin also stated that he would reprize his use as Roman Roy in the hypothetical Cousin Greg spinoff on one condition : his character would have to receive entrance applause when he appear onscreen . " That ’s why I would do it , " he joked .
Out of everyone in the show , Greg is the only character who could make aSuccessionspinoff work . The other main characters inSuccessionare either too near or not airless enough to the Roy kinsfolk , whereas Greg is the perfect residual between both . He is a blood relative who still works at Waystar RoyCo by the end ofSuccession , now under the newly - appointed CEO and Logan ’s ultimate successor , Tom . However , Greg also assert enough distance from the main Roy clan to have a life away from them , leaving untapped territory for a spinoff to search .
Back in 2021 , Braun himself tally that aSuccessionspinoff about Gregcould employment , but assert this would have to involve Tom . His idea involved Greg and Tom getting assigned to be bosses at a Waystar branch in a " strange terra firma " like " Japan or Dubai . " Wernher von Braun did deal this idea prior to Tom becoming CEO inSuccessionseason 4 , but it can still work if Greg goes solo and tries to clumsily voyage his fresh post solo . It would be harder to agree a Roman Roy cameo into this conception , but for sure not impossible .
Why Kieran Culkin’s Thoughts On A Succession Spinoff Make Sense
Kieran Culkin may hold that a Greg spinoffwouldbe the best option , but that does n’t intend he ’s jumping for pleasure about the idea of aSuccessionspinoff in worldwide . In fact , the recent Golden Globe winner initially stated that he thinksaSuccessionspinoff would be a " horrible idea"in the first station . It ’s certainly easy to see where the actor is come up from . Even if a new Greg - focused project could work , spinoffs of super - popular telly shows are seldom successful , and few ever become as big as the original series .
Culkin agrees , pointing out that " not every show can be Frasier " in reference book to the hugely - successfulCheersspinoff . Having said that , shows likeFrasier- or evenBreaking Badprequel / sequelBetter Call Saul- prove spinoffs can indeed work when executed aright , no matter how democratic the original show . ASuccessionspinoff would just have to be approach carefullyto debar maculate the bequest of the original . If aSuccessionspinoff is pursued , it should not fall out for at least a couplet of year so as to put some external respiration space between itself and the main show . And , of course , should only focus on Greg .
Successionis available to stream on Max .
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