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StarVeTL t1_jd9ze0x wrote

Reply to comment by Saar13 in ‘Succession’ Composer Nicholas Britell: No One Knew It Was the Final Season Until Post-Production by mrnicegy26

Why though? The showrunner has basically said from the beginning they weren't going to stretch it past four seasons, maaaybe five and that they might even end it at three.

Sure, maybe they could have done one more instead of ending it now, but the way it's going now seems pretty true to everything else i've heard from the creators.

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DisturbedNocturne t1_jda62eh wrote

I suppose both things can be true. Just because you don't plan for a show to go beyond a certain number of seasons doesn't mean the network agree (I believe Supernatural is an example of this). Since, I believe, he's said 4-5 seasons, perhaps he was under the impression they were getting the fifth season, then found out they weren't due to the WBD shakeup.

I suppose we'll find out in a few weeks, but even if this is true, it wouldn't surprise me if they were still able to cobble together a satisfactory ending even without the season initially being planned to be the end.

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Chilis1 t1_jdbdrsu wrote

Really sounds like it was canceled in a really quiet roundabout way

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DisturbedNocturne t1_jdbfde4 wrote

It wouldn't be the first show to unexpectedly announce the upcoming season as the final season right before it releases, claim they wrapped things up, and then have all evidence point to that being highly misleading, at the very least.

I'm really hoping that's not the case with Succession as it'd be a huge shame to have a fantastic show end like that. As others have mentioned, Jesse Armstrong has previously said this wasn't a show he wanted to go on for more than four or possibly five seasons, so it is plausible this is where he just decided to end things. I'd be lying if the whole WBD merger and the myriad of cancellations it's resulted in doesn't concern me, however.

I'll still watch it all the same and just keep my fingers crossed that we get a fantastic finale to close out the show.

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