The Succession actor has opened up about his “lonely” character. <\/p>
Succession star, Brian Cox<\/a>, has opened up about his \u201cmisunderstood\u201d character in the hit series<\/a> and how he and Logan Roy share one crucial thing in common.<\/p>\n Speaking to RadioTimes.com<\/strong><\/a> and other press about the upcoming fourth and final season, the series star said of his character: \u201cLogan is an entity and he is a very misunderstood entity because he\u2019s a lonely man. He\u2019s a deeply miserable man. And his big Achilles heel is he loves his children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He continued: \u201cIf he didn\u2019t love his children, he\u2019d be a lot happier. And how can you love that bunch of no-hopers? And that\u2019s what the show is about: these entitled children who think that they own the world and they don\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd of course, the brilliance of the show is that it\u2019s a satire, it\u2019s a critique of what a particular society is,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe and I both share one thing in common: the human experiment is deeply f**king disappointing. All you have to do is look at this s**t country at the moment. And the fact is we don\u2019t do anything about it, because we\u2019re so f**king feudal.\u201d<\/span><\/p> If the trailer<\/a> for season 4 is anything to go by, the Roy siblings are crafting an intricate plan of betrayal to take down Logan. But the real question is: will they succeed?<\/p>\n Of course, details about the anticipated finale are being kept under wraps but speaking about the show\u2019s ending, showrunner Jesse Armstrong teased<\/a> that it will be a surprise for many fans.<\/p>\n Speaking at the UK premiere for the series on Thursday (23rd March 2023), he said: \u201cIt\u2019s a real team show so I discussed it with, especially, my fellow writers.<\/p>\n \u201cI said, \u2018I think this is it\u2019 \u2013 but we were [also] like, \u2018Maybe it isn\u2019t,\u2019 and tried to argue the other case. So it was a bit of a court: the prosecution being \u2018This should be it\u2019 and the defence being \u2018Maybe there\u2019s another way to squeeze some more out of it.’\u201d<\/p>\n Armstrong continued: \u201cBut I think in the end, we just thought, when we looked at the different shapes, and when people see this season, I think you\u2019ll feel that it feels both hopefully a bit surprising, but also kind of natural. That\u2019s what we want, it [to] feel natural, the end of this season, when you see it, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n The news that the series is coming to an end<\/a> with this fourth season came as a shock to fans but it\u2019s something that both Armstrong and Cox have spoken about.<\/p>\n In an interview with The New Yorker<\/a>, he explained: \u201cThere\u2019s a promise in the title of\u00a0Succession<\/a>. I\u2019ve never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom season 2, I\u2019ve been trying to think: is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?\u201d<\/p>\n Similarly, Cox said previously<\/a> in an interview with The Times<\/a>: \u201cWe don\u2019t want it to overstay its welcome, like Billions; that\u2019s past its sell-by date. That will not happen with our show.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional reporting by David Craig.<\/em><\/p>