- 7.6/109,260 votesLoading...
#1 - Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2018
Logan's incapacitation sets off a heated succession debate among his children, as the Board rushes to inform the media about leadership contingencies before the stock market opens. Greg is tasked to retrieve some important items from the Roy apartment. Kendall makes an impassioned final plea to keep Waystar/Royco in the family, and receives some sobering news.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Tony Roche
- 7.6/108,585 votesLoading...
#2 - Lifeboats
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2018
With Waystar's stock plunging to dangerous lows, Kendall is confronted with a major crisis involving a secret bank debt. Upset with Marcia for pulling rank in the Roy apartment, Shiv decides to enlist an old paramour to conduct a background check on Logan's third wife. Kendall and Roman attend their first big meeting in their new roles, as do Tom and Greg.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Jonathan Glatzer
- 7.8/1010,950 votesLoading...
#3 - Celebration
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2018
On his 80th birthday, media magnate Logan Roy, whose imminent retirement was thought to be a given, shocks his family by announcing he's staying on indefinitely as CEO of Waystar/Royco. The news shatters his son Kendall, the heir apparent who's in the midst of negotiating the purchase of a digital-media venture founded by a slick operator named Lawrence.
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
- 7.9/108,447 votesLoading...
#4 - Sad Sack Wasp Trap
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2018
With the company’s annual foundation gala fundraiser approaching, and his dad out of the picture, Kendall polishes up his speech while enlisting an on-air personality from the Waystar’s ATV Networks to accompany him. Shiv tries to minimize damage from a sordid photo that threatens a client's political future. Tom inherits a “virus” from his predecessor.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Anna Jordan
- 8.1/108,152 votesLoading...
#5 - I Went to Market
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2018
After hearing Logan’s plan to expand in to local TV, Kendall begins to plot a vote of no confidence against his father. Greg drives his ornery grandfather Ewan from Canada to New York for a Thanksgiving reunion with Logan. Tom grows increasingly concerned about the terms of his prenuptial agreement with Shiv, and recruits Greg for a clandestine task.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Georgia Pritchett
- 8.1/107,920 votesLoading...
#6 - Prague
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/22/2018
Tom has a bachelor’s party to remember. Kendall eyes a new business opportunity with a pair of idealistic entrepreneurs. Roman looks to land a deal for local TV stations with his father’s longtime nemesis. Logan tasks Greg to act as Kendall’s babysitter during Tom’s party. Shiv and Gil get ambushed during a TV interview on a Waystar network.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: Jon Brown
- 8.1/106,952 votesLoading...
#7 - Return
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/22/2019
The Roys head to the UK, where Roman and Shiv try to strike a deal with their mother and Logan and Kendall face the consequences of their last visit.
Director: Becky Martin
Writer: Jonathan Glatzer
- 8.1/107,228 votesLoading...
#8 - What It Takes
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2021
Logan and team head to Virginia for a conservative political conference, where Roman finds out surprising news about his mother.
Director: Andrij Parekh
Writer: Will Tracy
- 8.3/107,818 votesLoading...
#9 - The Summer Palace
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/11/2019
Kendall tries to make amends with his dad for his takeover attempt betrayal. Logan receives some unvarnished advice from his banker about the next best move for Waystar Royco. As Tom maneuvers for a new position in the company, Shiv tries to determine whether Logan is playing mind games regarding his successor.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
- 8.3/107,509 votesLoading...
#10 - Vaulter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/18/2019
Roman and Kendall do a “routine health check” of a new media brand to help Vaulter to determine the future of the company. Tom tasks Greg with sniffing out waste at ATN, as Greg wonders if the divisive media outlet is the right fit for him. Connor and Willa host a soiree to mark their return to New York. Shiv brings Tom in the loop about her future at Waystar and with Gil’s campaign.
Director: Andrij Parekh
Writer: Jon Brown
- 8.3/107,400 votesLoading...
#11 - Lion in the Meadow
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2021
Logan and Kendall have their first meeting together with Josh, a major investor worried about their family feud.
Director: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Writer: Jon Brown
- 8.4/108,304 votesLoading...
#12 - Austerlitz
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/15/2018
In an effort to fix his public image, Logan agrees to a family therapy session at Connor’s New Mexico ranch that Logan intends to double as a publicity stunt. While lying low, Kendall spends some time with the locals and finds his sobriety tested. Shiv considers putting herself in a precarious situation when Nate pushes her to join a potential presidential candidate’s team.
Director: Miguel Arteta
Writer: Lucy Prebble
- 8.5/107,849 votesLoading...
#13 - Pre-Nuptial
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/29/2018
The Roys assemble at an English castle to prepare for Shiv and Tom’s wedding. The children reunite with their mother Caroline, who is every bit as acerbic as Logan. As guests mingle and clash, Kendall learns from Stewy and Sandy that their plot for a hostile takeover of Waystar has been fast-tracked in order to catch Logan off guard.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
- 8.6/107,381 votesLoading...
#14 - Argestes
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/15/2019
As Logan looks to finalize a deal to buy the Pierce family's papers and TV stations at a media & banking retreat, a threat to the deal arises from an unexpected quarter. Tom worries about ATN's new slogan after learning some distressing news from Greg. Kendall, Shiv and Roman fail to see eye to eye on how to handle damage control ahead of a panel featuring the Roys.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Susan Soon He Stanton
- 8.6/107,468 votesLoading...
#15 - Dundee
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/29/2019
The entire Roy clan travels to Logan's hometown of Dundee, Scotland, for a celebration of Logan's 50 years in the business. Kendall becomes enamored with Jennifer, an actress in Willa's play. A former employee proves difficult to silence.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Mary Laws
- 8.6/107,792 votesLoading...
#16 - Mass in Time of War
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2021
Kendall tries to get his siblings, as well as Stewy and Sandi, on his side. Fearing his legal situation, Greg asks Ewan for help.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
- 8.6/1010,707 votesLoading...
#17 - The Munsters
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2023
As Kendall, Shiv, and Roman hone their pitch for potential investors in LA, a call from Tom shifts the siblings' focus towards one of their dad's long-coveted companies. Back in NY, Greg's uninvited plus-one raises questions at Logan's birthday party, Connor considers throwing a gargantuan sum at his campaign, and Tom seeks assurances from Logan.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
- 8.6/109,471 votesLoading...
#18 - Living+
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2023
Ahead of a crucial new product launch on Investor Day, Shiv weighs a business proposal from Matsson, while Kendall and Roman call an impromptu meeting to flip the script on their latest interaction with the tech billionaire. Later, the brothers each try to match Logan’s tempestuous style, with varying results.
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Writer: Georgia Pritchett, Will Arbery
- 8.8/108,867 votesLoading...
#19 - Secession
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2021
Following his bombshell presser, a righteous Kendall scrambles to find a base of operations, while Logan's team searches for safe harbor.
Director: Mark Mylod
Writer: Jesse Armstrong
- 8.8/108,508 votesLoading...
#20 - Too Much Birthday
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2021
At Kendall’s lavish birthday bash, Shiv and Roman try to arrange a meeting with Lukas Matsson, a tech mogul who recently snubbed Logan.
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Writer: Tony Roche, Georgia Pritchett
- 8.9/1010,196 votesLoading...
#21 - Rehearsal
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2023
After Shiv discovers that Tom is following Logan’s playbook, she, Kendall, and Roman consider backing Sandi and Stewy’s aggressive play on the Matsson deal. Meanwhile, Logan gives an impromptu pep talk to the ATN newsroom… and outsources a tricky conversation with Kerry. Later, Connor tries to make the most of his rehearsal dinner when Willa goes AWOL.
Director: Becky Martin
Writer: Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton
- 9.0/109,122 votesLoading...
#22 - Hunting
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/25/2019
Logan informs his management team of his plan to make another attempt to acquire a rival media company. Greg worries his meeting with a Logan biographer puts his standing with the family at risk. Connor's presidential announcement irritates Logan.
Director: Andrij Parekh
Writer: Tony Roche
- 9.0/108,789 votesLoading...
#23 - Safe Room
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/2019
Roman begins a six-week management training program. Connor and Willa attend the funeral of a family friend with a complicated past. Logan and Kendall arrange a covert meeting with PGM CEO Rhea Jarrell. Controversy surrounds a star anchor.
Director: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Writer: Georgia Pritchett
- 9.0/108,355 votesLoading...
#24 - The Disruption
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2021
With the DOJ at the door, Logan summons his arsenal, while Tom makes a potentially life changing offer. Kendall becomes obsessed with his own takedown.
Director: Cathy Yan
Writer: Georgia Pritchett, Ted Cohen
- 9.0/108,436 votesLoading...
#25 - Retired Janitors of Idaho
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2021
Kendall and the Waystar team find themselves working together at the annual shareholders’ meeting, where Logan’s health takes a turn.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton
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Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:HBO
Worst Episodes Summary
"Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory" is the worst rated episode of "Succession". It scored 7.6/10 based on 9260 votes. Directed by Mark Mylod and written by Tony Roche, it aired on 6/10/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lifeboats".