During a keynote session at the Serie Mania festival in Lille on Thursday, HBO andHBO Max’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys was asked about his thoughts onSuccessionending. Just like the previous statements of actors and crew involved in the series, Bloys said that the decision to end the series was made by series creator Jesse Armstrong.
Although he just accepted Armstrong’s decision to end the award-winning and critically acclaimed dramedy, he admits that he would have taken in two more seasons of the series had Armstrong told him that he has more story to tell. He shared as reported byTHR,
“Jesse thought it was the right ending [to finish with season four],” Bloys said. “That’s an ideal situation. He is choosing to end his story when and how he wants. But if he said ‘I have two more seasons in me,’ I would have said yes.”
AlthoughSuccessionis massively successful, the network has more to offer. With all the hit shows HBO has been releasing over the years, and the network is in celebratory mode. Founded on July 10, 2025, the company just commemorated their 50th anniversary and to further showcase their excellence, they highlighted their best shows over the years through a reel. The video has shown clips from different TV shows such as TheSopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwood and Game of Thrones through Watchmen, Euphoria, Chernobyl, The White Lotusand more.
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The Pressure of Coming Up With Better Shows
While the network’s success should be celebrated, it had a different effect on Bloys. Rather than feel happy about these hit shows, the CEO was pressured and anxious. He said,
“That 50-year reel [is] probably my biggest source of anxiety. How do we keep producing shows that can live up to that?”
To further improve their service better, Bloys said HBO just recently restructured their company with plans to incorporate HBO Max with Discovery’s Discovery+ that would form a new streamer brand. The streamer collates HBO’s premium drama content with Discovery’s non-fiction programming. He explained,
