Succession

American comedy-drama television series (2018–2023)
TVSeries television_series Q30599007
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Succession

Summary

Succession is a television series[1]. Succession ranks in the top 0.45% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,694 views/month, #96 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Succession is the creator of Jesse Armstrong[3].
  • Succession received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[4].
  • Succession received the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series[5].
  • Succession received the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme[6].
  • Succession received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[7].
  • Succession received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama[8].
  • Succession received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama[9].
  • Succession's instance of is recorded as television series[10].
  • Succession's composer is recorded as Nicholas Britell[11].
  • Succession's genre is comedy drama[12].
  • A cast member of Succession was Brian Cox[13].
  • A cast member of Succession was Jeremy Strong[14].
  • A cast member of Succession was Kieran Culkin[15].
  • A cast member of Succession was Alan Ruck[16].
  • A cast member of Succession was Sarah Snook[17].
  • A cast member of Succession was Matthew Macfadyen[18].
  • A cast member of Succession was Nicholas Braun[19].
  • A cast member of Succession was Hiam Abbass[20].
  • A cast member of Succession was Peter Friedman[21].
  • A cast member of Succession was J. Smith-Cameron[22].
  • A cast member of Succession was Q521624[23].
  • A cast member of Succession was Harriet Walter[24].
  • A cast member of Succession was James Cromwell[25].
  • A cast member of Succession was Justine Lupe[26].
  • The original language of Succession was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Brian Cox[13], Jeremy Strong[14], Kieran Culkin[15], Alan Ruck[16], Sarah Snook[17], and Matthew Macfadyen[18]. Succession is the creator of Jesse Armstrong[3].

Publication

The original language of Succession was English[27]. Succession's genre is comedy drama[12]. Succession was distributed by video on demand[28].

Reception

Awards received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[4], a class of award[29], in United States[30], founded in 1955[31]; Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series[5], a class of award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1971[34]; British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme[6], a class of award[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 2007[37]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[7], a class of award[38], in United States[39]; Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama[8], a film award category[40], in United States[41]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama[9], a television award category[42], in United States[43], founded in 1962[44].

Why It Matters

Succession ranks in the top 0.45% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,694 views/month, #96 of 21,487).[2] Succession has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Succession is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Succession receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[4], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series[5], British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme[6], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive producer Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
    Filming location New York City
    Number of episodes {'amount': '+39'}
    Creator Jesse Armstrong
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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