“I think the maximum would be five seasons, but possibly more like four,” Pritchett said. “We’re at the end of filming season three, so at this point Jesse is saying only one more. But that happens every time. We’ve got a good end in sight.” Pritchett was brought on to “Succession” by Armstrong after the two worked together on two Armando Iannucci comedy series: HBO’s Emmy winner “Veep” and the BAFTA-nominated “The Thick of It.” Pritchett shared the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series three times thanks to her role as an executive producer on “Veep,” and she won her fourth Emmy as an executive producer on “Succession.” The HBO series took home the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series last year.
As reported by The Times: “Jesse Armstrong wrote the first episode [of ‘Succession’] alone. After that, Pritchett and the other writers worked with him to flesh out the story, talking through every episode, every scene. Whatever the credit on each episode of Succession, everyone’s writing gets tweaked by everyone else. Even during filming the writers go on set to suggest alternative lines to the cast members.” While the upcoming third season of “Succession” does not yet have a release date, it does have confirmed new cast members in Adrien Brody, Alexander Skarsgård, Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, and Korean music star Jihae. Lathan is playing Lisa Arthur, a high-profile and well-connected New York lawyer, while Edmond takes on the role of Michelle-Anne Vanderhoven, a senior White House aide. Jihae is starring as a leading public relations consultant. Skarsgård is set for recurring guest role as Lukas Matsson, a confrontational CEO and tech founder. Brody is playing Josh Aaronson, a billionaire activist investor who becomes pivotal in the battle for the ownership of Waystar. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
