{"id":8255,"date":"2019-08-12T07:03:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T06:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elysium-uk.com\/site\/?p=8255"},"modified":"2019-08-11T23:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T22:22:34","slug":"succession-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elysium-uk.com\/site\/desire\/succession-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Succession: Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can one feel sorrow and empathy for spoilt brats? If season one, didn\u2019t make the discerning gent feel a little bit sorry for a rich media mogul and his entitled family, then season two will complete the formalities of this binding entertainment agreement between the watcher and the watched.<\/p>\n

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Succession returns for its second season this week, bringing a welcomed return for 2018\u2019s sleeper success. The premise is simple: a mega-rich media mogul (Brian Cox) made from old money has built an empire progeny are now all vying for position and fighting themselves to inherit ultimate control. The delivery \u2013 by a well-chosen cast \u2013 is what makes the difference here.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the cast that makes Succession compulsive viewing, but it\u2019s also Succession\u2019s ability to weave plots based on reality with fiction. From fascist newscasters with an agenda, data algorithms, megalomaniac conglomerates in the corporate world. It just makes for intriguing viewing and you just want to watch the drama unfold.<\/p>\n

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Season two of Succession beings on Sky Atlantic<\/a><\/span> on Monday 12th<\/sup> August at 9pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Succession returns to TV screens this month with its second season. Will we find out who will gain control of an ageing media mogul’s empire? The drama unfolds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[269,271],"tags":[3603,456,3048,3702,3604,3401,595,3005,3602,596],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t