![]() But then, at the beginning of season two, her dad offers her the top job. As I said earlier, Shiv spends most of the first season kind of above the fray, distancing herself from the company. But before we get into that, let’s take a listen to a clip from the show. Linda Holmes-the terrific host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour-talked with Sarah about what it’s like to play one of the most fascinating, complex, and confounding characters on television today. She asks her husband for an open marriage literally on their wedding night. She worries that her influence in her family is the only thing that matters to her career. But like pretty much every character on Succession, it doesn’t take long for the cracks to show. As long as she can keep her giant Manhattan apartment, she can manage things on her own just fine, thank you very much. Her husband, Tom, works for the company, but she mostly works in politics-managing campaigns for progressive candidates. So, the question is: who will take over and what are they willing to do to be that person? Shiv, at first, is happy to let her brothers fight it out. The family’s patriarch, Logan Roy, is aging and can’t run the company forever. The Roy family owns a giant conservative media conglomerate called Waystar Royco. ![]() Succession is a show about-well, it’s about succession. Shiv, like the sharp thing you would use to gut your enemy. Sarah plays Siobhan Roy, but to her friends and family, it’s just Shiv. Odds are you know Sarah for her role on HBO’s Succession-one of the most acclaimed TV dramas in the last decade. Next up, the Australian actor Sarah Snook. ![]()
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