Succession is approaching its final act. The fourth, and last, season of HBO's hit comedy-drama picks up a few months after the explosive season 3 finale, in which siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) teamed up to take down their media mogul father Logan (Brian Cox) – until their plan was foiled by Shiv's husband Tom (Matthew Macfadyen).
In the season 4 premiere, Shiv and Tom are in the midst of a trial separation, with their rocky relationship pushed to the brink. "I think the wounded pride and humiliation, for Shiv, is a genuine hurt. I think that comes pretty high on her list of betrayals," Snook says during a roundtable attended by Total Film. "Season 4 begins with a shadow between them, with something that they haven't been able to talk about. In the first episode, we get to see the first real talk between them and it's a really beautifully written scene, and it's an interesting dynamic to see between Shiv and Tom as a progression from what they've done in seasons 1 to 3."
