Succession

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Season 3
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 3, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 91 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 109
  3. Negative: 10 out of 109

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  1. pjnt
    Nov 29, 2021
    6
    Took a great season 1 and cookie cuttered the thing until there are just crumbs. Shame, really.
  2. OlivierPiel
    Dec 23, 2021
    5
    It is indeed better than 90% of what is available elsewhere. However, given thant all Netflix, Hulu, Amazon et al shows are algo-generated programs destined to the lowest common denominator, it's not hard to raise above the fray. As -only- one professional critic pointed out, season 3 has turned into a fast-paced soap opera with cleverly written banter that highschool kids wish they couldIt is indeed better than 90% of what is available elsewhere. However, given thant all Netflix, Hulu, Amazon et al shows are algo-generated programs destined to the lowest common denominator, it's not hard to raise above the fray. As -only- one professional critic pointed out, season 3 has turned into a fast-paced soap opera with cleverly written banter that highschool kids wish they could come up with this other than saying f*** every 5 seconds (in the show it's only every 30 seconds). It has nothing to do with the reality of a corporate world or jet-setting elite (which writers at least tried to protray in season 1 or 2). It's just a better version of Billions.… Expand
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    After a 2year break and a jaw dropping cliffhanger the Roys return in real time stronger than before as if they never left. With some if the best dialogue I've seen on screen this year and full story. Despite the size of the cast no narrative is lost,nothing is easy and forgotten. One thing i appreciate about this season more than the other's is seeing the relationship between tom and gregAfter a 2year break and a jaw dropping cliffhanger the Roys return in real time stronger than before as if they never left. With some if the best dialogue I've seen on screen this year and full story. Despite the size of the cast no narrative is lost,nothing is easy and forgotten. One thing i appreciate about this season more than the other's is seeing the relationship between tom and greg shift and seeing tom and shiv's romantic paradigm shift too. I rarely enjoy the episodic format but with this show it increases the thrill. Never would i expected a show about one of the worst family's to be so human.
    Also that finale has one of the best scenes I've seen on television since the "red wedding", i was honestly shocked. The performances if i may again emphasis were **** phenomenal!    … Expand
  4. Lukasz_Sprawka
    Nov 27, 2021
    6
    It is not that bad but previous seasons were better. Does anyone has the same view that the action doesn't go anywhere in season 3?
  5. Dristal
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    This review is based upon all the episodes of season 3 that have come out so far. I am a fan of the show, but it is struggling a bit this season. Feels like it goes in circles at times and the plot becomes a bit repetitive. Hopefully things move forward a bit more soon. Here and there are scenes that are total gems, but the pacing feels a bit off overall. If you liked the first two seasonsThis review is based upon all the episodes of season 3 that have come out so far. I am a fan of the show, but it is struggling a bit this season. Feels like it goes in circles at times and the plot becomes a bit repetitive. Hopefully things move forward a bit more soon. Here and there are scenes that are total gems, but the pacing feels a bit off overall. If you liked the first two seasons no reason to skip the third. You just made not find the current season as good as in the past. Hopefully that changes in later episodes.… Expand
  6. PerryM
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    Among the top 5 shows of the past decade. Amazing writing, acting and direction.
  7. hisavi
    Jan 9, 2022
    10
    Succession somehow managed to get even better this season whilst other shows struggled to have a return to form.
  8. mountainDewey
    Mar 3, 2022
    9
    Succession has to be one of the greatest satires of the current media atmosphere ever. Each character brings so much life to the show. I love how I simultaneously love and hate every character on the show.
  9. MetacriticOnur
    Dec 13, 2021
    8
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  10. hoehlinger
    Jan 15, 2022
    1
    I honestly don't get it. It's aggressive, pathetic, and they are all around this bipolar president awaiting for his directions. They are all morons. It is not entertainment, it is sad. Not worth wasting time
  11. vanhuizum
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Oh boy, and just when you think you might know what may happen, you are stunned once again. A thrilling experience that pulls all the stops. I can’t wait for Sunday’s!
  12. metacritiqueur
    Nov 19, 2021
    10
    In my top 3 best shows of the past 5 years with Better Call Saul and Rick and Morty. Actors are so good !
  13. djclubberlang
    Oct 27, 2021
    10
    The superb writing somehow got better. Best show on TV. Who ends up king potato?
  14. jacobsmith14433
    Oct 18, 2021
    10
    Only able to watch the first episode, but it is already more compelling than 99% of TV out there.
  15. manformer
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    This season sucked. Nothing changed. Same old. Same old. This season rendered all of season two meaningless.
  16. brockcheese
    May 14, 2023
    9
    This season culminates in one of the best episodes of television. The war between Kendall and Logan wages.

Awards & Rankings

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#5 Best TV Season of 2021
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#32 Most Discussed TV Season of 2021

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: Lauren Morris
    Dec 3, 2021
    100
    A captivating nine-part struggle for power, season three is a near-perfect return for the critically acclaimed Succession, which never fails to remind you that your own family aren’t actually that bad when compared to the imploding Roys.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Oct 21, 2021
    100
    Worth every minute of the excruciating two-year wait between Seasons 2 and 3. ... This is cutthroat corporate theater played at a Shakespearean level, King Lear with a bracing shot of bawdy farce. [25 Oct - 7 Nov 2021, p.8]
  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Oct 18, 2021
    100
    Armstrong and his writers channel gloriously profane prose through each of them, ensuring that even the meanest, Roman, has a trickster's charm about him while the least – that would be Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) and cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun) – retain their humanity.... [Cox] lights the stage to give viewers a clearer view of his castmates' glow – and they're delivering true excellence in these episodes.
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