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"Succession" Season 3 Will Not Include COVID, And The Reason Why Is A Little Infuriating — But Not Wrong

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Right now, the TV world is on the edge of its seat, waiting for the highly anticipated return of HBO's Succession.

The cast of Succession
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With Season 3 dropping on HBO in October, the show's stars are starting to speak to the press with tidbits of what fans can expect to see when the Roy family comes back to the screen.

The cast of Succession
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So far, we know that Season 3 will see Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) stepping up his battle for control over his father's media empire.

Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong in Succession
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Likewise, COVID-19 will not be addressed in Season 3. There are a couple of reasons why. For one, show creator Jesse Armstrong wrote the latest season pre-lockdown.

Jesse Armstrong
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Actor Sarah Snook, who plays Shiv Roy, also offered some context in an interview with Vulture: "These are really wealthy people. And unfortunately, none of the world's really wealthy people were going to be affected by the pandemic."

Sarah Snook

She's not... wrong?

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Production on Succession Season 3, of course, was delayed last year due to COVID.

The cast of Succession

Actor Mark Blum, who played cruise-division exec Bill Lockhart on the show, actually died of complications from COVID-19 in March 2020.

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The show's star Brian Cox (who plays patriarch Logan Roy) also contracted COVID, though he said he claimed not to feel "anything."

Brian Cox
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Now, as you wait to be reunited with the most backstabbing family on TV, please satiate yourself with this Succession Season 3 trailer.

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