{"id":31688,"date":"2023-04-02T11:38:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T09:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1810262"},"modified":"2023-04-03T02:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T00:54:49","slug":"successions-matthew-macfadyen-teases-show-ending-it-works","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/successions-matthew-macfadyen-teases-show-ending-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Succession\u2019s Matthew Macfadyen teases show ending: \u201cIt works\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;It was sort of awful&#8221;. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 02 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The fourth season of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/succession-season-4-release-date\/&quot;\">Succession<\/a> is upon us and it\u2019s a bittersweet moment given that it will be the final ever instalment of the show, but <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/succession-cast-characters-hbo\/&quot;\">star Matthew Macfadyen<\/a> has assured fans that the ending \u201cworks\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Macfadyen, who plays spiteful business executive <\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/ustv\/a43440236\/succession-season-4-shiv-tom\/&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Tom Wambsgans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> on the HBO show, spoke to <\/span><a href=\"\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/matthew-macfadyen-final-season-succession-hbo-1235360538\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">about the HBO show\u2019s imminent conclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">\u201cIt was sort of awful,\u201d he said of bidding farewell to the show. \u201cBut I will say that I think it\u2019s a good ending. I think it works.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <p>Macfadyen isn\u2019t the first to speak out about\u00a0<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">the hotly-anticipated season 4 finale<\/span>, with\u00a0<span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Succession creator Jesse Armstrong previously revealing new details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Succession was renewed for a fourth season in October 2021, and speaking at the UK premiere for season 4, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/succession-ending-surprising-jesse-armstrong-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Armstrong assured fans that the end will be a surprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what we want, it [to] feel natural, the end of this season, when you see it, I think.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6323152706112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>The official synopsis for the HBO drama\u2019s fourth season reads: \u201cIn season 4, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd) moves ever closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate what their lives will look like once the deal is complete.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA power struggle ensues as the family weighs up a future where their cultural and political weight is severely curtailed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/how-watch-succession-hbo-uk\/&quot;\">How to watch and stream Succession in the UK \u2013 your guide to the show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/brian-cox-succession-logan-roy-misunderstood-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Brian Cox says Succession\u2019s Logan Roy is \u201cmisunderstood\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Succession returns on Monday 27th March at 9pm on Sky Atlantic and <\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/&quot;\"><b>NOW<\/b><\/a><b> \u2013 <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=11005&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fshop%2Ftv&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\"><b>sign up for Sky TV here<\/b><\/a><b>. 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