[benyclawn]

But while the wild boar hunting and ensuing Stalinist drama of the “Boar on the Floor” game at the team’s dinner party may be the dramatic moments that matter, it’s the castle setting that really drives home the episode’s surreal plot developments, where everything seems to happen outside the bounds of 21st century reality. That’s all thanks to their encasement in a stark, symmetrical castle, decorated with taxidermy and covered in snow. But that shoot location isn’t so for away: it’s actually a mansion often called Oheka Castle, and it’s in Long Island, New York — not Eastern Europe. more

[maddox1085]

It also has an impressive history of its own: built on the highest point in Long Island, its 109,000 square feet were used by the Gatsby-like Kahn as a summer escape and venue for Gilded Age parties featuring foreign dignitaries and Hollywood stars. It remains the second-largest private residence in the U.S. After it was sold in 1934 following Kahn’s death, it became a training center for state and government officials before it was bought and restored in the 1980s. It’s now on the National Register of Historic Places and has appeared onscreen in movies like Citizen Kane, putting Succession in good company. You can now stay there — it’s a hotel — or dine at its on-site restaurant. [links]

[Redajx]

The Succession location scouting team reportedly chose the estate, built by financier Otto Hermann Kahn 100 years ago, early on in their scouting. According to an interview with New York Magazine’s Vulture, the episode was then tailored to the bleak but beautiful Hungarian aesthetic that the French chateau-style building imparted in winter. As it happens, Oheka Castle is actually a venue that’s regularly rented out for weddings, parties and events.

[Stickboy]

H BO’s latest hit show Succession is not always easy to watch: the characters are spiteful, and the subject matter dark. But it helps that the show, now in a critically-lauded second season, is softened around the edges by its razor-sharp wit and downright beautiful setting. In the case of the most recent episode, it turns out that setting is less exotic than it first appears. It’s presented to viewers as a castle in Hungary, but it’s actually an estate in Long Island — and you can stay there overnight, or even dine in its restaurant.

[Kline]

The Succession team's arrival will be a fresh boost for Glasgow's thriving film sector. In March, it was revealed Steven Spielberg's forthcoming war epic 1917 will begin filming at the A-listed Govan Graving Docks this spring. more

[replicawatches2]

The show, created by Peep Show and The Thick of It writer Jesse Armstrong, follows the lives of the wealthy, dysfunctional Roy family in New York as they contemplate their future once their aging father (Brian Cox) begins to step back from the media and entertainment empire they control. The second season is expected to hit screens in August 2019.

[NickB]

HBO satirical comedy drama Succession will be filming in Glasgow city centre later this month.

[daemox]

Crews will be jetting over from the US to shoot scenes in and around George Square on Sunday May 26 – so it's the perfect chance for fans to do a bit of star spotting.

[Lexington]

Aerial view, Mljet National Park more

[theymos]

In episodes 9 & 10, Croatia is presented as an original location and the Roy family holiday destination.

[jilanrew13]

Aerial view, Lumbarda, Korčula

[destinbrides]

Meštrović Pavilion, Zagreb

[Tasja]

As Braun said about the Roys, “It’s exciting to be in this family. Once you get a taste, you want to stay in.”

[Richard]

Cox : It was a funny scene, that scene, because it’s so naked. It’s like you take all your clothes off suddenly. I almost found it shocking that you did what you did. I thought, is it in character? Is this what she does, is this who she is? It was such a surprise that suddenly in a forum where we don’t know who the people are, we’re guests, she suddenly blows it so big. [links]

[strella6black]

Cox : It’s funny you should say that, because that entrance was based on something I did 30 years ago in “Titus Andronicus.” Titus has baked the kids in a pie, and he comes on with his chef’s hat. I was wheeling this thing on, it had that kind of ludicrous out of this world dimension. I suddenly thought, this is familiar — I couldn’t remember what it was. This was a familiar thing, but suddenly this memory came back from over 30 years ago, and I thought: I know . This is how I’ll make it work, because of the sheer, as you say, absurdity of the whole thing. more