Everyone's watching 'Succession' but Warner Bros. Discovery's execs have scars from the streaming wars, saying the last year ‘felt like 3'

Six of the cast members from the Succession show (Credit: Evans Vestal Ward—NBC/Getty Images)

Television series Succession, about the machinations within a media dynasty, is a major hit that has come amid plenty of drama within the media company that owns it, Warner Bros. Discovery.

The business was created in April 2022 through the $43 billion merger of cable giants WarnerMedia and Discovery that took nearly a year to complete. The new company includes Discovery Channel, CNN and Cartoon Network, as well as streaming platforms HBO Max and Discovery+.