Miss ‘Succession’? Why You Should Stream ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Righteous Gemstones’ & More Shows
If you just finished watching Succession, there is likely a Roy family-sized hole in your heart. And if it’s anything like their egos, it’s pretty big.
The end of the series marks the end of watching your favorite billionaires spit out biting insults in designer power suits. The tragic fights between Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) to grasp onto the last bits of power they possess have finally concluded. The siblings are left to grieve in their privileged misery, emotionally stunted and perpetually alone.
Succession grabbed the attention of millions through its powerful ensemble cast and brilliantly witty script. Week after week, viewers tuned in to watch as characters schemed, fought, and networked to move up the company ladder at Waystar Royco, the multimillion-dollar company. Marked with themes of greed, much of the show focused on family dynamics and how where we come from shapes who we become. Despite the bleak, underlying themes, bits of dark humor sprinkled within the episodes added the lightness to the storyline and highlighted the outrageousness of this family’s situation.
Did you watch because you found Roman’s blistering side comments hilarious? Or, were you only invested in finding out who would eventually run Waystar Royco? No matter the reason, we’ve found seven of the best ensemble shows for you to watch next to satisfy your need for more Succession.
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Yellowstone
Logan Roy (Brian Cox) cares about the success and growth of his company more than almost anything. For him, Waystar Royco is his legacy and he won’t let anyone get in the way of it, even his own children.
With Yellowstone, we get to see Logan Roy as a cowboy. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) fights to maintain ownership of the largest ranch in the United States. Faced with politicians greedy for the lucrative land and backstabbing family members, John must constantly evaluate who are friends and who are foes in order to keep his family’s ranch alive, even if that means shedding a little blood. If you lived for watching Logan Roy weigh the value of his company against his family, then you’ll love Yellowstone.
Seasons 1-5A, Peacock
The Righteous Gemstones
“What I think he meant to say was that he wished Mom gave birth to a can opener, because at least then it would be useful.” – Roman Roy
Who doesn’t love watching siblings break down each other brick by brick with punchy, psychoanalytical comments? An episode of Succession is never complete without an argument erupting between any of the family members poking at a sibling’s insecurities. That’s what family does best, right?
Take any scene of the Roy siblings arguing, add in curse words with a southern drawl, the word “daddy,” and you’ve got The Righteous Gemstones. Following a family running a multi-million dollar megachurch in the south, the show does not shy away from satire and plenty of outrageous comedy. When the family is not preaching to a stadium of people and doing whatever it takes to grow their congregation, the three siblings can be caught yelling fallacies at each other. This dark comedy from the mind of Danny McBride makes you feel like you’re watching the Roy’s southern cousins.
Seasons 1-2, Max (New Episodes, Sundays, 10/9c, HBO and Max)
Industry
Power. That is the goal of every character on Succession. Whether they seek to gain it by blindly obeying authority like Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), or choosing to secretly play for both teams like Shiv, every move they make is a power play.
The characters of Industry are no strangers to strategic career moves. The show follows a group of recent graduates fighting for limited positions at a prestigious investment bank. Set in London’s financial world, which parallels similarly to the world of corporate America in Succession, the future bankers must cut throats and blindside peers to stay afloat and try not to let love, lust, and partying get in the way of their success.
Seasons 1-2, Max
Arrested Development
The Roy family is dysfunctional, to say the least. All of the kids possess some form of family trauma that heavily impacts their character. Between Roman’s childish tendencies and Connor’s (Alan Ruck) need to prove his worth through a presidential campaign, plenty of awkward, unusual, and hilarious situations always arise.
In Arrested Development, the Bluth family is no different. After his father, George (Jeffrey Tambor), goes to prison for embezzling money, Michael (Jason Bateman) must take over the family real estate business. Instead of having billions of dollars of disposable income like the Roys, the Bluths must learn to live life without the money they lost from George’s crimes. In addition to running the business, Michael must act as the mediator for his self-absorbed family members and manage them through comically absurd situations.
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Peaky Blinders
Grit, perseverance, egotism, and a whole lot of f-bombs is what got Logan Roy to the top. As you’re watching, you can’t help but wonder how it all started. Throughout the show, we get little nuggets about Logan that we are left to piece together. Regardless of his past, we all know that deep down, he values his family but will do anything to win.
Peaky Blinders begins in Birmingham, England right after the first World War. Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) runs one of the most powerful gangs in Britain, however he has even bigger ambitions. Along with his family, Thomas seeks to network and climb up the social ladder to gain more respect and power and provide a better life for his family. This show is like the backstory of Logan Roy if he was a mobster at the beginning of the 20th century. Who wouldn’t want to watch that?
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The Sopranos
Watching insanely successful people, like the Roys, not able to control and manage issues in their personal lives is a core element throughout the show. They can manage, or at least try to, a multi-billion dollar company but cannot manage their own marriage. Ahhh, the extremely wealthy, they’re just like us!
Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) does what every character in Succession needs to do: see a therapist. However, that does not mean he doesn’t have his flaws. Volatile, tough, and grappling with anxiety and stress, Tony manages two families: his biological one and the Italian mob. His struggle to handle the two is what lands him in therapy in the first place. On The Sopranos, Tony must learn to balance them both or else his family and his “business” will fall apart.
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Veep
What makes Succession so special is that although the show carries a very serious tone, there is so much humor in the characters and their interactions. The conversations between Tom and Greg (Nicholas Braun) or just about any of Connor’s business endeavors result in hilarity from absurdity.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus begins the political satire as the Vice President, Selina Meyer. Veep follows her and her staff as they try to manage her every day in the office. Polluted with scandals and missteps, Selena and her team must learn to manage it all. This show feels as if Tom Wambsgands decided to run for office, so be prepared for plenty of egos and laughs.
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