15 Shows Like Succession to Watch Next

Succession is probably the most rewatchable prestige drama of the streaming era. The bad news: there will never be another Succession. The good news: there are a surprising number of shows that do one or two of the things it did brilliantly, and a handful that come remarkably close across the board. Ranked below, with a focus on what specific itch each one scratches.

The 15, Ranked

If You Want the Writing

Jesse Armstrong's dialogue is the real reason Succession is irreplaceable. Industry is the show that comes closest to that lightning-fast, profanity-soaked, insider-specific banter. Created by former Goldman Sachs analysts, it follows a cohort of young grads trying to survive at a fictional London investment bank called Pierpoint. Season 1 is solid; Season 3 is Succession-tier.

The Righteous Gemstones is Danny McBride's megachurch-family comedy, and underneath the farce is one of the sharpest sibling-rivalry stories on TV. If you loved how funny Succession was, Gemstones is the closest match.

If You Want the Corporate Boardroom

Billions is the obvious pick. Seven seasons of hedge-fund and DOJ chess, with performances from Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis that remain elite. Some seasons are stronger than others (2-4 peak; 6-7 weaker), but even mid-tier Billions is extremely watchable.

Mad Men is the all-time. If you have somehow never watched it, seven seasons of 1960s Madison Avenue advertising will teach you more about power dynamics in corporate America than any business book. Also, the writing is a masterclass.

If You Want the Dynastic Family

Yellowstone is probably the closest structural parallel to Succession: an ailing patriarch, multiple children, all of them competing for the future of a family empire. The tone is wildly different (Western instead of Manhattan corporate), but the emotional shape is identical.

Six Feet Under is the prestige-drama ur-text for family-business dysfunction. The Fisher family runs a funeral home and imploding the family dynamic across five seasons is devastating and frequently funny. The Crown applies the same lens to the actual British royal family.

If You Want the Wealth-As-Disease Theme

The White Lotus is Mike White's anthology series about wealthy vacationers wreaking quiet havoc on each other and the people who serve them. Season 2 is probably the best. Season 3 airs weekly and is currently trending on streaming charts. The Gilded Age gives you the same class-warfare subject matter with corsets and period-accurate parlors.

The Dark Horse: Dopesick

Hulu's 8-episode limited series about the Sackler family and the opioid crisis is not framed as "prestige family drama," but it functions as one. Michael Keaton and Rosario Dawson are extraordinary. If Succession's critique of dynastic wealth resonated with you politically as well as dramatically, Dopesick is essential.

The Comedy Option: Silicon Valley

Mike Judge's six-season HBO comedy about a Palo Alto startup is the funniest show of its decade and is shockingly insightful about how actual tech companies get built, torn apart, and re-built. Where Succession is tragedy that happens to be funny, Silicon Valley is comedy that happens to be tragic.

The Watchlist Problem

These 15 shows are scattered across seven streaming services with different pricing tiers, regional availability, and rotating catalogs. Deciding which one to start next becomes its own job. The free CineMan AI Chrome extension overlays IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes scores on every streaming tile, so you can instantly compare prestige dramas across your subscriptions and pick with confidence.