“This was a tough secret to keep!”

By Morgan Cormack

Published: Tuesday, 11 April 2023 at 12:00 am


Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Succession season 4, episode 3.

With the TV world still reeling from the events of the third episode of Succession season 4, more has been revealed about the writers’ efforts to conceal the shocking twist.

Taking to Twitter after the release of episode 3, writer and co-executive producer of Succession, Georgia Pritchett, spoke about the secret code that was used to hint at Logan Roy’s surprise death.

She wrote: “This was a tough secret to keep! We decided it in the Succession writers’ room in Jan 22. So nobody found out we used code on the whiteboards. Larry David meant Logan Dies. So episode 403 said Connor’s Wedding, Larry David. Mind you, that would also have been a great episode.”

Of course, Larry David is the American comedian, writer, actor and television producer who is best known for co-creating Seinfield and starring in Curb Your Enthusiasm. While that would certainly be the crossover event of the century, his name proved useful in sharing Logan Roy’s initials and secretly hinting at his storyline.

This was a tough secret to keep! We decided it in the #Succession writers’ room in Jan 22. So nobody found out we used code on the whiteboards. Larry David meant Logan Dies. So episode 403 said Connor’s Wedding, Larry David. Mind you, that would also have been a great episode. pic.twitter.com/VH1HuHCFOC

— Georgia Pritchett (@georgiapudding) April 11, 2023