Since she’s still in the game in season three, guess we’re sticking with that sequence. That also felt like an indication that season two would focus more on Shiv because her brothers disappear as the footage blinks forward. (The ages don’t really seem to match up - shouldn’t Connor be further into puberty?) It’s the same intro we got in the season-two credits, though this was a change from the season-one version, which had a young Kendall standing with Logan.
We open with shots of the young Roy family - or at least an imagined version of them - all standing in a row in their finest grown-up clothes. Maybe they’re clues! Or maybe the sequence needed to be timed to a new series of names! Or maybe the writers just wanted to mix up the jokes! Either way, we are on the case. The theme music, courtesy of Nicholas Britell, is the same as ever, but as the Waystar Royco empire remains in flux, we’re getting some slightly new footage this time around. In addition to all the general despair, wealth porn, and biting one-liners, HBO was kind enough to gift us an updated opening-credits sequence for the series, which you can watch below. Last night, the Roy family returned to grace our TV screens and act as terribly as ever toward one another. Slam those piano keys: Succession is back in business.
