History Series / Succession

** Kendall arrives by limo to a very important business meeting and immediately starts using inappropriately casual lingo, showing how unfit he is for the world of business. The businessman he's meeting balks at being called "dude".

* FreezeFrameBonus: All of Shiv/Roman/Connor fake press articles in "Too Much Birthday" are tailored to all their insecurities, SlutShaming Shiv while making fun of her mental health and being Tom's accessory, Connor being mocked for something that happened while he was doing dad activities with his brothers and Roman including his dog motif and sex pestering/repulsion. Compared to the later confrontation, they're messed up enough to take/mean all this in stride.
** In the opening of the show, there is a quick shot of a live news segment on ATN played on a TV screen. The screen proclaims hilariously insane headlines such as "I smiled at her by the photocopier - now I'm facing chemical castration" or "Gender fluid illegals may be entering the country 'twice'".

->'''Logan:''' ''I know that you've read a lot of books about business management and this and that, but you know what?\\''
'''Kendall:''' ''What?\\''
'''Logan:''' ''Sometimes it ''is'' a big dick competition.''

->'''Logan:''' ''I know that you've read a lot of books about business management and this and that, but you know what?\\
'''Kendall:''' What?\\
'''Logan:''' Sometimes it ''is'' a big dick competition.''

->'''Logan:''' I know that you've read a lot of books about business management and this and that, but you know what?\\

'''Logan:''' Sometimes it ''is'' a big dick competition.

->'''Logan:''' I know that you've
read a lot of books about business management and this and that, but you know what?\\

'''Logan:''' Sometimes it ''is''
a big dick competition.

->'''Kendall:''' What?\\
->'''Logan:''' Sometimes it ''is''

'''Kendall:''' What?\\
'''Logan:''' Sometimes it ''is''

->''"Look, here's the thing about being rich, okay? It's fucking great."''
-->-- '''Tom Wambsgans'''

** Matsson is clearly based on Elon Musk, being presented as a foreign-born, tech-savvy genius who is increasingly suggested to be unreliable. Like Musk, he had a reputation for being a coder but is revealed to have simply invested in existing technology. Both men also have a habit of making ill-advised meme tweets that spark controversy and both men buy a platform with the intent of making it an all-purpose platform.

** Shiv's fiancee (later husband) Tom is in a difficult position in the FamilyBusiness because, no matter how often he proves his loyalty to Waystar, Logan doesn't regard him as "one of them" (and even Shiv gets a few moments of suggesting that). He's even suggested to rank below Greg since Greg is at least Logan's biological nephew (although a newcomer) and is always overshadowed by Kendall in particular but even Roman (who Logan doesn't even particularly like). During the cruises scandal, Logan shows some inclination to protect all his kids, but Tom is his first choice to be thrown to the wolves. [[spoiler:However, Season 3 finally marks a defrosting in Tom and Logan's relationship. Tom looks after Logan during his [=UTI=], and then Tom stakes out his loyalty to Logan by turning against his kids, betraying Shiv in particular. Logan dies shortly afterwards, so it's unknown if this would've lasted.]]

** Greg was said to look like an egg when he was born, hence "Greg the Egg"
** Logan occasionally refers to Shiv by her childhood nickname of "Pinkie", usually when he's trying to put her in her place. Presumably using a name which sounds cutesy and girly is intended to humiliate the headstrong, independent, trouser suit-wearing adult that Pinkie grew up to be.

''Succession'' is a [[{{Satire}} satirical]] [[BlackComedy black comedy]]-[[RuleOfDrama drama]] that aired on Creator/{{HBO}} for four seasons from 2018 to 2023. Created by writer Jesse Armstrong of ''Series/PeepShow'' fame, the show focuses on aging media baron Logan Roy (Creator/BrianCox) and his family's struggle to divide his massive conglomerate, Waystar-Royco, among themselves.

* CosyCatastrophe: It becomes clear by Season 5 that the events of the series verge on being a BadFuture. The cosiness comes from the super-wealth of the protagonists, which insulates them from any consequences, but there are mentions of fires, riots all over America, and people potentially being kidnapped.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Greg and Tom. Veers into a villain example at times: they christen themselves "the Disgusting Brothers" after their [[spoiler:[[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal Mistreatment-Induced Betrayals]] to Logan.]]