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If you finished watching Succession and are wondering what to watch next, we’ve got you covered. Fans of Succession must clearly like drama. The conflict among the Roy family as they all jockey for ownership is highly entertaining and often has us on the edge of our seats, wondering what scheme or plot will come next. We went through and picked out 6 of the best shows like Succession that will give you that same feeling and suck you in like no other show could.
Mad Men
Set in the world of corporate just like Succession, Mad Men has all the workplace drama and homelife complexities you could want. With a star-studded cast that includes Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Alison Brie, January Jones, and more, you’d do well to try this one out.
Set in the 50s and eventual 60s, Mad Men follows the life of Donald Draper (Jon Hamm), a “mad man,” a title given to those working on Madison Avenue in advertising. Donald Draper is the epitome of rags-to-riches, and we follow his intriguing lifestyle with an even more intriguing dark past he’d like to leave behind. The show also follows the lives of his co-workers as they deal with their own struggles, especially Peggy Olsen (Elisabeth Moss), a budding secretary for Draper trying to become more than just a typist in the sexist world that is the 50s.
The Sopranos
Often considered to be one of the best drama TV series of all time, HBO’s The Sopranos has received critical acclaim since its debut in 1999. Its also one of the few series that has an ending fans enjoyed, something that seems to be quite tricky once a show gathers a wide audience (see Dexter and Game of Thrones). If you’re a fan of mafia movies or shows, you’ll probably recognize quite a few faces, but the late James Gandolfini is arguably the most widely known.
The Sopranos follows Tony Soprano (Gandolfini) as he lives a life of self-indulgence and crime as a capo within a New Jersey crime family. As he struggles to maintain a balance between his family life and his illegal doings, he seeks out the help of a therapist in order to better get a grip on his mental health and stress before he keels over from a stroke. There’s plenty of drama, interfamily fighting, police involvement, and more as Tony rises to the top.
The West Wing
A political drama might be right up your alley if you liked Succession. The West Wing is considered to be one of the best TV shows of all time, specifically due to it’s ability to portray politics and drama as something almost out of our reality. As the name of the show might imply, The West Wing takes place and follows the lives of workers in, well, the West Wing of the White House. The show ran from 1999 to 2006 but didn’t follow George W. Bush, who was in office for most of that time, and instead follows a fictitious Democrat named Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen).
The West Wing tends to follow Barlet and his staff as they navigate different political issues, especially exacerbated due to the Republican-dominated Congress that seeks to oppose any of his own policies. Intertwined with that are segments that focus on the President and his personal life as well as the lives of his staff. The show is jampacked with drama and double dealings, so don’t sleep on it if you haven’t seen it yet.
Suits
Running from 2011 to 2019, Suits follows the lives of Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) and Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht). Ross is a college dropout with a photographic memory that somehow stumbles upon a job working as an associate for Specter—despite not having a license to practice law or any sort of education. Add in some power grabs for the firm, love interests, and a neurotic partner named Louis Litt (who adds some much-needed comic relief from time to time), and you’ve got a hit show that fans of Succession are bound to love.
The White Lotus
Jennifer Coolidge stars alongside a large cast that includes Aubrey Plaza, Sydney Sweeney, Alexandria Daddario, Theo James, and Michael Imperioli. The White Lotus is an anthology dark-comedy series where every season is disconnected (mostly) from the previous one. The series was released on HBO back in 2021 to critical acclaim and was quickly renewed for a second and third season.
The show centers around the fictional White Lotus resort and the guests and workers at it. The show begins each season with an unexplained death before abruptly cutting back seven days earlier as new guests arrive at the resort. As the days go on, the series begins taking a darker turn as more and more secrets and drama unfold. It essentially becomes a game of “who’s that body from the opening scene” as you try and guess which guest or employee will be the one to die in the end, all the while enjoying extra drama from the guests and workers.
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Yellowstone
A more rural drama, Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton III, the head of the Dutton Family, who own the largest ranch in Montana. The series follows him and his family as they deal with developers looking to buy his land, along with border conflicts between the Brocken Rock Indian reservation and Yellowstone National Park. The majority of the filming is done in Montana and Utah, making it a picturesque show with breathtaking views of American nature. The drama is different than the kind you might be used to in Succession, but it’s still a great watch if you’re looking for something a little more relaxed.
