If you're making a new show for Netflix and want some big stars to anchor it, there can't be a much better idea than going for alumni from Succession. The HBO comedy-drama was the biggest show on the planet for a few recent years, and made household names out of its already-famous stars, and now they're all on new projects.
In Netflix's case, it's managed to nab the superb Matthew Macfadyen, the British actor who so unbelievably nailed the performance of a lifetime as Tom Wambsgans, the social climber who found himself a new addition to the family dynasty as Succession unfolded. Now he's starring in Death by Lightning for the huge streamer, with a very different tone and setting.
