Succession vs Billions

Succession is lighter and more fantastical; Billions is more intricate and more original. Both are glossy.

Succession poster

Succession

Type and year
TV series · 2018
Length
3 seasons · 28 episodes · 65 min episodes
Rating
8.0
out of 10 on TMDB · 242 votes
Billions poster

Billions

Type and year
TV series · 2016
Length
5 seasons · 60 episodes · 60 min episodes
Rating
7.6
out of 10 on TMDB · 549 votes

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Characteristics, side by side

SuccessionBillions

  • Pace
    SlowFast
  • Originality
    Tried & testedFresh & original
  • Wholesomeness
    UnsavouryWholesome
  • Weightiness
    LightHeavy
  • Realism
    ImaginaryRealistic
  • Intricacy
    SimpleIntricate
  • Linearity
    SurrealLinear
  • Style and visuals
    GrittyGlossy
  • Scale
    EnclosedBig & varied
  • Emotional punch
    Emotionally undemandingEmotive & stirring

Taste attributes

Both

  • Drama
  • Glossy
  • Complex relationship

Only Succession

  • Comedy
  • Light

Only Billions

  • Business
  • Fresh & original
  • Heavy
  • Intricate
  • Linear

Genres

Both

  • Drama

Only Succession

  • Comedy

Only Billions

None.

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