LOS ANGELES — In an industry that has seen its share of intriguing shakeups and merger drama over the last year, TV’s buzziest satire of the media landscape, “Succession” — HBO’s chronicling of the high-stakes saga of an American global-media family — won the prize for drama at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday, beating out an eclectic mix of competitors that ranged from bloody worldwide sensation “Squid Game” and electrifying Gen Z drama “Euphoria” to social media water cooler breakout “Yellowjackets” and recently concluded critical favorite “Better Call Saul.”
“Succession” headed into this year’s Emmys as the most-nominated show with 25 nods, including writing and directing. After sitting out last year’s ceremony because of pandemic delays, the third season of the HBO series, as widely predicted, wasted little time in reclaiming the drama throne from “The Crown.” (“Succession” won the same award for its second season in 2020.)
In accepting the drama award, creator Jesse David Armstrong began by making a quip that “it was a big week for successions,” referencing King Charles III.
