TV

‘Succession’ Star ‘Worried’ People Thought the Show Was a Comedy

… ISN’T IT?

Jeremy Strong was cast as the hangdog Kendall Roy precisely “because he’s not playing it like a comedy.”

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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