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Succession season 3: Who are the new cast members and where have you seen them before?
The Roys are mixing with fresh blood in season 3 (Picture: HBO)
Succession season 3 is finally underway in the UK and there are a number of new additions to the cast.
The beloved HBO comedy-drama kicks off immediately after the events of series two, which saw Jeremy Strong’s Kendall ambush his dad Logan (played by Brian Cox), boy do we think it’s good (check out our review).
The family and the business are instantly thrown into a perilous position, with Roman (Kieran Culkin) Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Connor (Alan Ruck) scrambling to secure alliances both political, financial, and familial.
But who are the new faces that have been thrown into the Roys’ civil war and where have starred in before? We’ve got everything you need to know right here.
Where have you seen the new Succession season 3 cast members before?
Adrien Brody as Josh Aaronson
Adrien picked up an Oscar at 29 (Picture: Getty)
Adrien Brody appears as Josh Aaronson, a billionaire investor who plays a major part in the fight for ownership of Waystar.
Adrien has starred in a number of films before, including Roman Polanski’s The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for best actor at age 29, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category.
Linda Emond as Michelle-Anne Vanderhoven
Michelle-Anne will no doubt bud heads with Logan (Picture: Getty)
The brand new chapter will welcome Linda Emond as senior White House aide Michelle-Anne.
Linda has appeared as Headmistress Queller in Gossip Girl, as well as having various Law & Order roles. More recently, she played Connie Clark in AMC series Lodge 49.
Hope Davis as Sandi Furness
Will Sandi create more problems for the Roys? (Picture: Getty)
Hope Davis joins the series as Sandi Furness, the daughter of Logan Roy’s long-time rival, Sandy Furness (played by Larry Pine).
She has earned Emmy nominations, for her 2009 television roles in the series In Treatment and in the film The Special Relationship.
Sanaa Lathan as Lisa Arthur
Who will Lisa represent? (Picture: Getty)
Lisa is a high-profile lawyer with big connections and will be thrown into the Roy drama in season three of Succession.
Sanaa Lathan voiced Donna Tubbs in The Cleveland Show and Family Guy for four years, while also starring in the films The Best Man, Love & Basketball, and Now You See Me 2.
Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson
Andrew Skarsgard will rub shoulders with the Roys (Picture: Getty)
Big Little Lies star Alexander Skarsgård will play Lukas, an accomplished yet confrontational tech founder and CEO.
Alexander previously played Nicole Kidman’s abusive husband in Big Little Lies, as well Eric Northman in True Blood.
Jihae as Berry Schneider
Jihae will make her debut in episode 1 (Picture: HBO)
South Korean singer Jihae takes on the role of Berry Scheider, a top public relations consultant in season three of Succession.
She has appeared in the miniseries Mars, the film Mortal Engines and more recently, Netflix’s Altered Carbon.
New episodes of Succession arrive Mondays on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK.
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