MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: The Succession Finale (w/ David Sirota)

On this week’s Movies vs. Capitalism, Rivka and Frank are joined by David Sirota to break down the series finale of HBO’s Succession.

When it comes to satirizing corporate media and the billionaire oligarchs who run it, no TV series has done it as effectively as Succession. Its depiction of the dysfunctional ultra-wealthy is at times hilarious but also terrifying, sheerly due to the immense power they wield.

On today’s episode, Rivka, Frank and David do a deep-dive on the series finale. Now that the show has ended, will it be entered into the great television pantheon? What were some of the most shocking and stand-out moments? And is there anything they wish the Succession finale had done differently?

A rough transcript of the episode is available here.

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