Shows like Succession
If you loved Succession, these shows have the same pull: rich people, corporate knife fights, political games and families that cannot stop competing. We picked these by overlap with Succession: shared genres, themes, keywords and our derived attributes, then checked the list by hand. It is an approximation, so treat it as a starting point. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.0 or more from at least 150 votes, and new releases wait until their ratings settle.
Based on Succession.
- 1
Billions (2016)
TV7.6
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.
US Amazon Prime, Google Play (buy), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 2
Suits (2011)
TV8.0
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best...
US Amazon Prime, Netflix, UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 3
Six Feet Under (2001)
TV8.1
A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A.
US HBO, Netflix, UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 4
Power (2014)
TV7.6
A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting...
US Amazon Prime, STARZ, UK Amazon Prime (buy), Google Play (buy)
- 5
The White Lotus (2021)
TV7.6
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker...
US HBO, Hulu, UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 6
Scandal (2012)
TV7.0
Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets...
US Hulu, Amazon Prime (buy), UK Channel 4, Disney
- 7
Mad Men (2007)
TV8.2
Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the...
US AMC, Amazon Prime (buy), UK UKTV Play, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 8
The Newsroom (2012)
TV8.1
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program.
US HBO, Amazon Prime (buy), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 9
House of Cards (2013)
TV8.1
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who...
US Netflix, Amazon Prime (buy), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 10
The Diplomat (2023)
TV7.4
In the midst of an international crisis, a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with tectonic implications for her...
US Netflix, UK Netflix
- 11
The West Wing (1999)
TV8.4
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional...
US HBO, Amazon Prime (buy), UK Channel 4, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 12
The Crown (2016)
TV8.3
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.
US Netflix, UK Netflix
- 13
Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)
TV7.4
When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat.
- 14
The Sopranos (1999)
TV8.5
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting...
US HBO, Amazon Prime (buy), UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 15
The Good Wife (2009)
TV7.5
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political...
US IMDB TV, Paramount+, UK Channel 4, Amazon Prime (buy)
- 16
Lioness (2023)
TV8.1
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a...
US Paramount+, Amazon Prime (buy), UK Amazon Prime (buy), iTunes (buy)
- 17
Clickbait (2021)
TV7.4
When family man Nick Brewer is abducted in a crime with a sinister online twist, those closest to him race to uncover who is behind it and why.
US Netflix, UK Netflix
- 18
The Night Agent (2023)
TV7.7
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
US Netflix, UK Netflix
- 19
Animal Kingdom (2016)
TV7.7
17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin...
US Amazon Prime, Google Play (buy), UK Amazon Prime, Google Play (buy)
- 20
Broadchurch (2013)
TV7.9
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
US Amazon Prime, PBS, UK ITV, Amazon Prime (buy)
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