SUCCESSION’S Brian Cox has admitted it’s ‘very hard to say’ when season three will return.
The 74-year-old actor plays media mogul Logan Roy in the hit HBO drama, which was supposed to start filming its third season in April.
However, the coronavirus pandemic halted production, and even when the actors can return to set, it won’t be the same as it was before.
Speaking to Variety, Brian explained: “We have to be safe, we have to be tested, we have to be well before we can even begin to think about it.
“It’s very, very hard to say [when we will be back].”
Fans will be hoping the show can return sooner rather than later, after season two ended with Logan’s No. 1 son Kendall revealing his killer instinct and blaming his father for everything that had gone wrong at the company during a live press conference.
While the show revolves around the Roy family tearing each other apart only to reunite and then implode all over again, Brian insists Logan loves his children.
He said: “I think he’s incredibly human. That was a question I asked [creator] Jesse [Armstrong] from the word go: ‘Does he love his children?’ He said, ‘Yes, he loves his children!’
“I mean, he is not a tolerant person, Mr. Roy.
“That’s how he’s able to achieve what he’s been able to achieve — because he doesn’t give everything away.”
Off-camera, the cast are incredibly close and this helps create the believable family dynamic and sibling rivalry viewers see on screen.
Jeremy Strong, who plays Kendall, said: “I know that I’ve trusted these guys from the beginning, and it was just an implicit thing.”
Meanwhile Alan Ruck, who plays Kendall’s older brother Connor added: “With the respect and the trust that Jeremy’s talking about, you can go anywhere. You can go anywhere from there.”
Succession seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch on Now TV.
