‘Succession’ Creator Jesse Armstrong Says It Was “Right Time To End The Show” But Admits It Was “Bittersweet” After Third Golden Globe Drama Win
deadline.comSuccession, which came to a rousing conclusion in May, has won its third Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama. It marks the fourth win of the night for the HBO drama series, created by Jesse Armstrong, after Matthew Macfadyen won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role On Television for playing Tom Wambsgans, Kieran Culkin won Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series for playing Roman Roy and Sarah Snook won Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Drama for playing Shiv Roy.
Succession becomes only the third drama to win three Golden Globes in the main category following The X-Files and Mad Men. Succession beat out Paramount+’s 1923, Netflix’s The Crown and The Diplomat, HBO’s The Last Of Us and Apple’s The Morning Show.
The series, which follows the wild world of Waystar RoyCo and the Roy family, led by patriarch Logan Roy, ran for four seasons.
It previously won the award in 2019 and 2021. Jesse Armstrong said, “We decided this was the right time to end the show and that was very bittersweet, particularly for me, because I finally bought some shoes that are appropriate for award dos and this might be the last time I ever get to wear them.
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