Succession

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - Hey!

Hi, how are you?

- Good to see you. Oh, here's the old man.

'Kay.

Here he is.

Looks good in there, huh?

Mm.

Happy birthday, Pa.

Yeah, let's... let's move on

and put this in the... in the "no" pile.

Can you tell me your idea with this one? Just so I know

what the thinking was behind this branding?

Yeah. (IN SING-SONG VOICE) Oh, Romey!

Yeah, this is another we've got.

Where are you, dude? It's my brother, he's coming.

Let's put a pin in this one and move on.

Let a thousand sunflowers bloom, Romey.

- I wanna start a business with you, brother. Oy, oy?

What's up, T? Um, this is...

There's... This is, uh, nothing. So, yeah, no.

- Right, fuck chops? Hey, guys. Right, how we looking?

This is one that we feel could work across every vertical...

- No. No, that's...

No. - That's a no. That's a hard no.

In terms of what we need for our new venture, The Hundred,

- they're... they're... They're shitty.

Okay. They're... they're shitty.

- They're shitty. We can just be honest here, right? Sure.

Meets The Economist, meets The New Yorker.

Right. - I feel like we said iconic and you guys are leaning ironic.

- Hey, T! Well, fucking don't patronize me. Hey!

I think the money is here. - Oh, shit.

And, Rome, I think your security are being very weird with them.

They're... They seem stupid and probably racist.

Uh-huh. Well, you look tired,

and your face is giving me a headache.

Oh, thank you.

So, where have you been, sis?

- What do you mean? Hey! - (SMOOCHES)

- Where have you been? - Uh, it was traffic. And a call.

Hmm! - Business. For this.

- It's a good contact. Look, uh, guys,

- this is good feedback... Yeah, we're gonna circle back

on exactly all that stuff and we'll talk to you soon.

See you... later.

- So, traffic, huh? - Yeah, traffic. What?

Shivy, are you snaking?

We hear that you've been talking to the Jimenez transition team.

Well, no.

Oh, no? No? - No.

Okay, so it's lies that our friend told us?

They're lying to us?

Well, I've talked to them,

but it's because I'm helping them out, as you already know.

Okay, so you... you are talking?

No.

I returned a call. They wanna, you know, talk about talking.

Oh, they wanna talk about talking.

What? Come on. They haven't won the election,

and they might not, and Dad might not sell,

and you two might bail,

and it's a maybe, maybe, maybe situation.

Well, Dad is obviously selling.

We're looking at fucking logos here.

I... I drafted a resignation statement

- from Waystar, so... - Yeah, same. I...

This is just a big step, and so, can't we keep some options?

Keep options open?

We're two days out from Dad selling.

Here's the thing. Here's what you have to understand.

I've smoked horse.

- Yeah. He's scared of needles. It's really,

- really, really fucking nice. - He's not a real junkie. Mm-hmm.

And, you know, I need something super fucking absorbing

in my life. And if it isn't gonna be this,

please just let me know, right?

Because I... I... I feel like I've been flying

around the country,

having serious fucking conversations

with serious people,

expending serious personal capital,

and getting big fucking names on board.

- Yeah, same. Me, too. I know. That's right.

Yeah, so we've all been doing that.

Are you worried that this is maybe too small-scale?

- What? No. No, do you? Me? No!

My only worry with The Hundred is,

is it literally too good?

- Like, why hasn't anyone done this before? Sure.

I am in.

I'm in. I am.

Okay.

- (ALL CHEERING, APPLAUDING) - Thank you.

Jesus fucking Christ.

- (ELEVATOR DINGING) You okay, Loge?

Munsters. Meet the fucking Munsters.

Who the fuck is this now?

- So, I guess we should... - Hi, hi. Welcome.

- Welcome, Greg. And? Hey. Hey, Kerry.

This is, uh, Bridget. Bridget, this is Kerry.

- Logan's... - Friend, assistant, and advisor.

Friend, assistant, and advisor.

- Hey, I'm Bridget. - Hi, Bridget.

So great to meet you. Um, Greg,

let me and you grab Bridget a drink.

- Yeah? Oh, yeah?

Okay. So, excuse us, Bridget.

All right. - (CLEARS THROAT)

I'm sorry, we'll be right back.

Okay. It's okay. - Yeah.

- Make yourself at home. - Don't worry about it.

- Who is this, Greg? - That's my date.

Uh-huh. Right, but who is she?

I brought a date. That's okay, right?

What's her name? What's her full name?

- Bridget... - Is it Random-fuck?

Bridget Random-fuck?

- You know... Is she from the apps, Greg?

I really like her. I... I might've fallen for her.

Oh, that's great.

How many previous dates have you had?

Um, Kerry. I... You know, I'm not...

I'm not sure this is appropriate.

We're not a fucking Shake Shack, Greg.

This isn't a pre-fuck party. It's a birthday party.

And...

I am a cousin. I get a plus one.

- I'm... I'm like an honorary kid. - Oh, you're an honorary kid?

Yeah. I mean Marcia once said

- that I was always welcome... Oh, Marcia's not here.

She's in Milan, shopping, forever.

You do know that... that we're in the middle

of a very hotly contested election,

your uncle's on the break of a very large sale,

and scoping out a very sensitive acquisition?

Yeah? So, are you certain

that she's not gonna leak details

right before the board meeting?

Do you know she's not a hostile corporate asset?

- Okay, so, we're looking for investment partners... - I think that's good.

For a revolutionary new media brand

that's gonna redefine news for the 21st century.

It's an indispensable, bespoke information hub.

Then I go, "The hundred greatest experts",

best writers, top minds in every field

from Israel-Palestine to AI

- "to Michelin restaurants." - (CELL PHONE BUZZING)

"One-stop info shop",

- "high-calorie info snacks." - I'm sorry, I've gotta...

- I'm just gonna take this. Oh, you're taking a call?

- Okay, all right. Take it. Info parcels...

- Info parcels or info snacks? None of those make sense.

- Hello. - Hey.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - How are you?

Good. How are you? What is it?

Yeah, I was just calling,

just to give you a heads-up and just to say hi,

and, um, just to say, just to let you know

that I just had a little drink with Naomi Pierce last night.

Just in case of anything,

I just wanted to, uh, inform you.

Uh, I'm sorry. You're... Hmm.

You're informing me?

No, I just wanted to perform the ask, um,

out of due deference.

Uh, just in case of photos or getting talked about or...

No, I'm sorry. You're... you're... you're asking me,

or you're informing me?

Shiv, it's not a thing. It's not a thing.

So, then why are you letting me know?

Because it's not business.

- But it is... it is, uh... You know what? It's fine.

It's fine. You're dating my brother's ex.

It's fine.

Shiv, no. It's not... It's a social... It's social.

It's not a sexual thing.

You know? So, there's nothing I need to tell you about.

And yet, you are telling me.

Because I bumped into Marlinda, okay?

And, of course, she got her little beak in,

so I had to tell her it wasn't business

because she asked, okay? So, the headline is

there's nothing to worry about.

- Okay? You know what? It's fine.

It's all fucking fine. Seriously. Knock yourself out.

Go fucking nail her in the coat check.

I don't care. The kid from St. Paul has really made it.

I just thought, under the terms of what we agreed,

this was something worth discussing.

You don't discuss something,

Tom, that's already fucking happening.

You don't say like, "Hey, Shiv!

Do you mind, uh, Naomi and I are at the Pierre

and I'm inside her. Would you mind if I ejaculate?"

- Whatever. Whatever. Fine. Fine. - (CAR HORN BLARING)

And look, I saw from the calendar update,

you're back in the city tonight?

Yeah. So...

why the fuck are you meeting with her? What's going on?

Take care, Shiv.