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T10 WHATS UP! June 3 - 9, 2018 at Waystar, though he no lon- ger works there. Meanwhile, Logan's sole daughter, Shiv ("Sarah Snook, "Predestination," 2014), has been focusing on her political career. Her ambitious partner, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen, "Pride & Prejudice" 2005), works as a senior executive at the firm. Alan Ruck ("Spin City") stars as Connor, Logan's only child from his first marriage. He, too, sits on Waystar's board of directors, but he's left the family firm to make his own way in New Mexico. The main cast also features Hiam Abbass ("Lemon Tree," 2008) as Logan's third wife, Marcy, a formidable force in her own right. The remaining staff in- cludes COO Frank (Peter Friedman, "Safe," 1995), who acts as a mentor for Kendall. Allesandro (Parker Sawyers, "Southside With You," 2016) is an up-and-coming executive at the firm. In the debut epi- sode of "Succession," the Roy siblings welcome cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun, "Sky High," 2005) to the fold as he moves from Canada to New York to work in the theme park divi- sion. Other key players in- clude Rava Roy (Natalie Gold, "Rubicon"), Kendall's es- tranged wife and the mother of his two children. As Kendall works to solidify his takeover of Waystar, he wheels and deals with Lawrence (Rob Yang, "The Americans"), the founder and CEO of a digital media outfit. The ensemble cast is sup- ported by a top-notch team behind the scenes, from an Os- car winner to television veter- ans. Creator Armstrong has been better known for his comedy work across the pond. Early on in his career, he wrote for the Channel 4 sketch show "Smack the Pony" with writ- ing partner Sam Bain, with whom he went on to create "Peep Show," "The Old Guys," "Fresh Meat" and "Babylon." Armstrong's other notable writing credits include the Os- car-nominated film "In the Loop" (2009) and the BAFTA- winning comedy "The Thick of It." He also wrote an epi- sode of the popular British an- thology series "Black Mirror" and authored the 2015 novel "Love, Sex and Other Foreign Policy Goals." Like Armstrong, McKay's background is in comedy. He served as head writer for two seasons of NBC's legendary sketch comedy series "Satur- day Night Live," and he's di- rected a number of big-screen comedies, including "Anchor- man: The Legend of Ron Bur- gundy" (2004), "Step Broth- ers" (2008) and "The Other Guys" (2010). He and creative partner Ferrell founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007, along with Michael Kvamme and Chris Henchy. However, McKay has had suc- cess with his dramatic work as well, winning an Oscar for his work on the film "The Big Short" (2015). Of course, TV fans have come to expect comedy from funnyman Ferrell, but "Suc- cession" isn't his first foray into more dramatic territory. He surprised audiences in his first major dramatic role in the 2006 film "Stranger Than Fic- tion," and has been cast in the comedy-drama film "Zero- ville," which is expected to be released in 2018 or 2019. With a stellar ensemble cast and a strong crew behind the scenes, "Succession" seems to be poised for success, but it isn't the only series about ail- ing patriarchs and strife with- in wealthy families. FX's "Trust" followed the story of the Gettys, oil tycoons dealing with the kidnapping of J. Paul Getty's (Donald Sutherland, "M.A.S.H.," 1970) grandson. Fox's "Empire" has been chronicling the saga of hip- hop mogul Lucious Lyon (Ter- rence Howard, "Hustle & Flow," 2005) for four seasons. Now that both of those series have wrapped up for the sea- son, viewers in search of more wealthy family drama can tune in to "Succession," premiering Sunday, June 3, on HBO. Jeremy Strong as seen in "Succession" continued from page T2 An aging patriarch fights for his company in HBO's 'Succession' TV FEATURE