Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its showrunner/creator stated on the record that "succession is a very hard to describe mix of satire and drama and tragedy, There's some lie I want to expose — about the view that corporate titans are very br…" 1. Its actor stated on the record that "there are places where we can show what America looks like in our show, the broader picture of America, and there are places where frankly that would not be re…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 17 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementshowrunner/creator: "Succession is a very hard to describe mix of satire and drama and tragedy. There's some lie I want to expose — about the view that corporate titans are very brilliant and can do no wrong."NPR Fresh Air, June 2023 source ↗
- 2Creator statementactor: "There are places where we can show what America looks like in our show, the broader picture of America, and there are places where frankly that would not be reflecting reality if we made our central…"Jeremy Strong interview, September 2020 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality present.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 17 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 88, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 71 — strongly mature-audience
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Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
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Advocacy Over Time in Drama
The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 3 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 2 |
| 1928 | 0 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 2 | 6 |
| 1931 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 | 1 | 5 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1941 | 3 | 2 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | 0 | 3 |
| 1944 | 0 | 7 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950 | 4 | 6 |
| 1951 | 2 | 5 |
| 1952 | 3 | 6 |
| 1953 | 1 | 10 |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | 3 | 8 |
| 1956 | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | 3 | 9 |
| 1960 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 | 4 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2 | 12 |
| 1963 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | 3 | 8 |
| 1965 | 2 | 11 |
| 1966 | 2 | 10 |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 |
| 1968 | 3 | 9 |
| 1969 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 |
| 1971 | 0 | 8 |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 |
| 1973 | 1 | 14 |
| 1974 | 2 | 15 |
| 1975 | 3 | 13 |
| 1976 | 2 | 20 |
| 1977 | 2 | 8 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 | 11 |
| 1980 | 2 | 13 |
| 1981 | 1 | 8 |
| 1982 | 2 | 13 |
| 1983 | 2 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 | 14 |
| 1985 | 3 | 11 |
| 1986 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 19 |
| 1988 | 3 | 13 |
| 1989 | 2 | 16 |
| 1990 | 2 | 14 |
| 1991 | 3 | 14 |
| 1992 | 3 | 18 |
| 1993 | 3 | 23 |
| 1994 | 5 | 25 |
| 1995 | 4 | 26 |
| 1996 | 2 | 29 |
| 1997 | 4 | 23 |
| 1998 | 4 | 24 |
| 1999 | 5 | 42 |
| 2000 | 3 | 41 |
| 2001 | 3 | 41 |
| 2002 | 3 | 41 |
| 2003 | 4 | 36 |
| 2004 | 4 | 65 |
| 2005 | 4 | 67 |
| 2006 | 2 | 82 |
| 2007 | 2 | 68 |
| 2008 | 2 | 49 |
| 2009 | 2 | 28 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 |
| 2011 | 4 | 24 |
| 2012 | 4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 7 | 24 |
| 2014 | 10 | 22 |
| 2015 | 12 | 19 |
| 2016 | 10 | 23 |
| 2017 | 13 | 31 |
| 2018 | 9 | 35 |
| 2019 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 27 |
| This title (2018) | 17 | 1 |
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