Succession (HBO series)
Shares rank 45 of 60 TV series by recommenders
Recommended by fans as a buzzy HBO drama that many feel is overlooked in TV lists. Critics find it entertaining but shallow, and some say it feels all over the place.
Recommended by fans as a buzzy HBO drama that many feel is overlooked in TV lists. Critics find it entertaining but shallow, and some say it feels all over the place.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 70%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fans feel it is overlooked
“you left Succession off the list”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix” “This is Succession erasure.”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros”
Other TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halt and Catch Fire | 166 | 20 | 89% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Babylon 5 | 86 | 21 | 80% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Silicon Valley (TV series) | 52 | 1 | 98% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Andor | 52 | 5 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Succession (HBO series)This page | 7 | 3 | 70% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Entertaining but ultimately shallow; not enough meat on the bone.”
“Do you dislike succession too?”
“it feeling like it was suddenly "all over the place."”
“succession handles instruction drifts that will only get worse as LLMs get better at reasoning”
“you left Succession off the list”
“This is Succession erasure.”
“buzzy TV hits for HBO post Game of Thrones”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.