10 TV Shows With No Redeemable Characters

Succession is a show about the 0.001%, a family of mega-rich, influential media tycoons who care only about preserving and inflating their own wealth and power. It was never going to be a show replete with heroic figures, but few could have imagined that Jesse Armstrong’s pitch-black satire would reach the depths it has.

At its core is patriarch Logan Roy, played like a monster by Brian Cox. We can see from the off that he’s done a number on his kids, but each one of them takes their turn in the spotlight to demonstrate the depths of their own depravity.

Only daughter Shiv is a wily, spiteful operator. Youngest son Roman seems to become worse with every taste of power he gets. The prodigal Kendall Roy looked poised for a face turn at the end of last season, but is as self serving and prone to cruelty as anyone else.

Even the less cruel characters are utterly broken, from moronic and grasping eldest son Connor to the loveable but parasitic cousin Greg. The closest Succession gets to a heroic figure is the combative, anti-capitalist Ewan Roy, but he’s a jerk too.