Succession star calls series spin-off a “terrible idea”

As Succession continues to win awards for its final season, one of its stars has commented on rumors of a potential spin-off.

Succession may have aired its fourth and final season a year ago, but it’s still dominating pop culture as the show continues to win awards from the Golden Globes to the Critic’s Choice Award.

The series is an intense family drama that follows the Roy family as the three main siblings – Kendall, Roman, and Shiv – fight over control over their father Logan’s company as the patriarch pulls their puppet strings behind the scenes.

Though the original series closed its final chapter, there have been rumors that a spin-off series may be in the works, but one of the show’s main stars has come out to voice his opposition to the idea as a whole.

Succession star sees no point in spin-off

While walking the Golden Globes red carpet, Succession star Kieran Culkin, who plays middle Roy brother Roman, expressed his opinion on a potential series spin-off with Variety, calling the rumor a “horrible idea.”

Kieran Culkin told Variety a “Succession” spinoff would be a “horrible idea” when asked about it on the Golden Globes red carpet Sunday afternoon.

When asked to explain his reason why a Succession spin-off wouldn’t work, Culkin responded, “Remember Frasier? Yeah, we all loved Frasier, but not every show can be Frasier.” Famously, Frasier was a spinoff of the hit comedy series Cheers and ran for 11 seasons.

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However, Culkin did have one idea for a spin-off that he thought could work, but it would have to be centered on the Roy’s seemingly bumbling Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun).

“[Roman could make occasional appearances] for like — entrance applause? Would that work in a show like this? That’s why I would do it.”

Being relegated to a side character once again would be a huge step down for Culkin as he has explained that Roman “absolutely” became a main character in Succession after Season 4 Episode 3 which saw Logan Roy pass away, leaving his kids to take center stage in the narrative.