Why Succession will become the new Game of Thrones

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The next big thing on TV probably won't dominate the ratings and will likely not be on a streaming service, especially one that releases all of its episodes at once, says Todd VanDerWerff. He adds that the next big Peak TV series probably won't be a comedy or a show that has yet to premiere. So he proposes HBO's Succession. "For one thing, it’s already a show plenty of people are deeply obsessed with," he says. "For another, it has plenty in common with Game of Thrones (this is another battle for a different throne, with twisted family dynamics to rival those of Westeros), while not feeling too similar to it."