Content & Trigger Warnings for Succession (2018)

Characters mock mental health struggles and disabilities as signs of weakness.

Homophobic attitudes expressed by certain family members

Homophobic remarks and attitudes continue from family members

Homophobia expressed through microaggressions and overt comments

Homophobic undercurrents in family power dynamics

Homophobic remarks are made by characters, particularly within the conservative family.

Casual racism and prejudice expressed by wealthy elite characters

Racism and classism displayed by wealthy characters

Casual racism among the ultra-wealthy remains present

Racial insensitivity from privileged characters continues

Racist comments and attitudes are expressed by characters, often tied to their privilege.

The patriarch dies suddenly, triggering the final succession crisis

Characters grieve relationships and lost potential within the family

Complex grief mixed with relief and opportunism after a parent's death

Suicidal thoughts and despair build throughout the season

Aftermath of previous suicide attempt referenced in character dynamics

Suicidal thoughts and depression are explored in depth for a central character.

Patriarch emotionally manipulates and psychologically abuses all family members

Psychological warfare between family members escalates dramatically

Family manipulation reaches peak intensity as power struggles escalate

Final season power plays involve maximum psychological manipulation

Constant emotional manipulation, betrayal, and psychological abuse defines nearly every relationship.

Marital infidelity among multiple characters

Multiple affairs and sexual betrayals among the family

Extramarital affairs and sexual betrayals continue

Betrayals romantic and professional dominate the final season

Multiple characters engage in extramarital affairs throughout the series.

Relationships with significant age and power gaps occur among recurring characters.

Sexual content in various relationship scenes

More prominent sexual content in relationship storylines

Sexual scenes in the context of various relationships

Sexual content within relationship storylines

Power imbalances lead to coercive sexual dynamics within the corporate and personal sphere.

Heavy drinking among family members at social events and in private

Drinking continues as a fixture of the family's dysfunction

Alcohol continues to fuel destructive family interactions

Drinking as coping intensifies around family crisis

Heavy drinking is pervasive with multiple characters showing signs of alcoholism.

Drug use by one sibling as a coping mechanism for family dysfunction

Drug use and reckless behavior by family members

Drug use depicted as part of self-destructive spirals

Drug use continues in self-destructive character arcs

Recreational drug use including cocaine and prescription drug abuse among the wealthy elite.

Drug overdose risk is referenced in relation to characters' substance abuse.

Past physical and emotional abuse of the Roy children by their father is discussed extensively.

Emotional and verbal abuse within family dynamics is constant

Verbal and emotional abuse within marriages and family intensifies

Emotional and verbal abuse between spouses and parent-child

Emotional abuse between family members in the power vacuum

A major character attempts suicide in the season finale

A major character's suicide attempt is depicted and suicidal ideation recurs throughout.

Past sexual abuse referenced as formative trauma for a main character

Past sexual trauma continues to influence a character's behavior

Past sexual abuse referenced in character development

Past sexual trauma becomes more explicitly discussed

Sexual assault occurs and its aftermath including institutional cover-up is a plot arc.