Now that Succession is over, star Kieran Culkin's chosen character for a spinoff is the only one that would make sense for a future project.

Summary

• Succession star Kieran Culkin suggests a spinoff centered around Cousin Greg, played by Nicholas Braun, would actually work.
• Culkin would reprise his role as Roman Roy in the spinoff, but only if his character receives entrance applause.
• Cousin Greg is the ideal character for a spinoff as he has a connection to the Roy family but enough distance for new storylines to be explored.

Succession star Kieran Culkin has named the one character from the hit TV show that he believes warrants a spinoff centered around them, and hits the nail on the head. Award-winning HBO drama Succession featured a cast of multidimensional characters, each more despicable than the last. This included Culkin's immature Roman Roy, one of four adult children of the family's wealthy and powerful patriarch, Logan Roy. Many of the principal characters in Succession were either employees or business partners of Waystar RoyCo, or part of the Roy family tree.

Succession ran for four acclaimed seasons before coming to an end in 2023 with its final run, which saw the death of Logan Roy much earlier than anticipated. Naturally, now that the series is over, talk of a Succession spinoffis in the air. When asked his thoughts on the franchise's potential future, Kieran Culkin pinpointed the only Succession spinoff idea that would actually work.

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A Succession Spinoff About Cousin Greg Could Actually Work

If a Succession spinoff came to fruition, Culkin thinks it should center on the bumbling and naive Greg Hirsch (Nicholas Braun), Logan Roy's great-nephew (via Variety). Culkin also stated that he would reprise his role as Roman Roy in the hypothetical Cousin Greg spinoff on one condition: his character would have to receive entrance applause when he appears onscreen. "That’s why I would do it," he joked.

Out of everyone in the show, Greg is the only character who could make a Succession spinoff work. The other main characters in Succession are either too close or not close enough to the Roy family, whereas Greg is the perfect balance between both. He is a blood relative who still works at Waystar RoyCo by the end of Succession, now under the newly-appointed CEO and Logan's ultimate successor, Tom. However, Greg also maintains enough distance from the main Roy clan to have a life away from them, leaving untapped territory for a spinoff to explore.

Back in 2021, Braun himself agreed that a Succession spinoff about Gregcould work, but insisted this would have to involve Tom. His idea involved Greg and Tom getting assigned to be bosses at a Waystar branch in a "foreign land" like "Japan or Dubai." Braun did share this idea prior to Tom becoming CEO in Succession season 4, but it can still work if Greg goes solo and tries to clumsily navigate his new post solo. It would be harder to fit a Roman Roy cameo into this concept, but certainly not impossible.

Why Kieran Culkin's Thoughts On A Succession Spinoff Make Sense

Kieran Culkin may agree that a Greg spinoffwouldbe the best option,but that doesn't mean he's jumping for joy about the idea of a Succession spinoff in general. In fact, the recent Golden Globe winner initially stated that he thinks a Succession spinoff would be a "horrible idea" in the first place. It's certainly easy to see where the actor is coming from. Even if a new Greg-focused project could work, spinoffs of super-popular TV shows are rarely successful, and few ever become as big as the original series.

Culkin agrees, pointing out that "not every show can be Frasier" in reference to the hugely-successful Cheers spinoff. Having said that, shows like Frasier - or even Breaking Bad prequel/sequel Better Call Saul - prove spinoffs can indeed work when executed correctly, no matter how popular the original show. A Succession spinoff would just have to be approached carefully to avoid tarnishing the legacy of the original. If a Succession spinoff is pursued, it should not happen for at least a couple of years in order to put some breathing space between itself and the main show. And, of course, should only focus on Greg.

Succession is available to stream on Max.

Sources: Variety

Succession

Release Date

June 3, 2018

Cast

Hiam Abbass , Alan Ruck , Sarah Snook , Kieran Culkin , Natalie Gold , Nicholas Braun , J. Smith-Cameron , Matthew Macfadyen , Peter Friedman , Brian Cox , Arian Moayed , Jeremy Strong , Rob Yang , Dagmara Dominczyk