What happened to Succession character Logan Roy?
HBO'S SUCCESSION started with series regular Logan Roy teetering on the edge of death.
Almost halfway through season four, the character finally met his end.
What happened to Succession character Logan Roy?
During season four, episode three of HBO's Succession, Logan Roy collapsed from a hemorrhagic stroke and was pronounced dead during Conor's wedding to Willa.
He was on a plane from New York City to Sweden when he was found unresponsive.
Previously, his death was hinted at in the show's premiere episode.
The "Connor's Wedding" episode of the series harkens back to the program's initial foretelling of Logan's ailing health.
Logan's actor Brian Cox revealed he was informed of his character's death by series creator Jesse Armstrong.
The Emmy Award winner also explained why he initially wasn't surprised to learn about Logan's death and how he had to pass away eventually.
"The explanation was that the reason was obvious. It’s about succession. You need a corpse," Brian shared with .
"If it was a different kind of show, it could have gone into a more mysterious frame — 'Is Logan dead?' That kind of stuff.
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"But I think Jesse realized it had to be the way it had to be and he made the decision to do that.
"I came in three episodes later [than when the rest of the episode was filmed] to do the death thing, and I didn’t do anything.
He added: "I just lay there and had the phone by my ear. We had to be very careful about giving away the game.
"If you think about it, the last image is a body bag. Anybody could be in that body bag…There’s a possibility.
"It was hard to keep a secret all that time. It was a long time.
"I’m very proud of myself because I’ve never been able to keep secrets and this is one secret I actually did rather well on.
"I do pop back and I have a couple of scenes later on, which is flashback stuff."
How can I watch Succession?
Succession season 4 is available to stream via HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and Sky GO.
The program's fourth and final edition premiered on March 26, 2023.
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HBO debuted the series on June 3, 2018, and has since been the recipient of several Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
As the show progresses toward its conclusion, viewers will find out which one of Logan Roy's four children will take over Waystar RoyCo.