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If someone walked in while you were watchingSuccession, they might assume its a George Clooney thriller.

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And the show is able to do it so effectively because of itsVeep-like ensemble cast of sharply drawn assholes.

Kieran Culkin plays youngest son Roman, whose penchant for emotional vacancy makes him Logans favorite son.

(At least, thats the non-consensual, non-chocolate cake version that Roman misremembers.)

Comparatively,Successions business-focused plotlines feel green, and not just because they revolve around money.

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated thatVeepwas first made as an ABC pilot.

In fact, the ABC pilot was an American remake of the BBC comedy,The Thick of It.

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