Succession Star Nicholas Braun Reveals Greg & Tom Spinoff Idea
Nicholas Braun reveals his idea for a Succession spinoff centered on the unwitting comedy duo of Cousin Greg and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen).
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Succession star Nicholas Braun reveals his idea for a spinoff centered around Cousin Greg and Tom (Matthew Macfadyen). Previously known for Sky High and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Braun stars in the Emmy Award-winning HBO series as the clueless, yet opportunistic great-nephew of media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and grandson of Logan’s estranged brother, Ewan (James Cromwell). Early on in the show, Gregory Hirsch finds himself indentured to Waystar executive Tom Wambsgans, the two making for a hilariously unwitting comedy duo.
The drama series centered on the dysfunctional Roy family, the owners of the global media and entertainment empire known as Waystar RoyCo, is currently in the midst of its third season on HBO. Amid uncertainty regarding the health of the family patriarch, Logan, each of his four adult children angle for their piece of the pie, including Jeremy Strong as Kendall, Kieran Culkin as Roman, Sarah Snook as Shiv, and Alan Ruck as Connor.
Braun, who has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as Cousin Greg, recently gave an interview to Collider to talk all things Succession. During the discussion, the interviewer raised the prospect of a spinoff to the popular HBO drama centered on Greg and Tom. Braun then revealed an idea of his that he has actually discussed with his co-star Macfadyen, suggesting the two could be dropped in a foreign land and be appointed bosses of a WayStar branch. Read what Braun had to say below:
Matthew and I have spoken about how nice it would be to be in a land where Tom and Greg are just dropped and they’re told, “You’re gonna be here for five years,” by Logan. They could go to Japan or Dubai. It could be Tom and Greg in a foreign land, as bosses of a branch of WayStar. It’d be fun to see those two guys dropped in somewhere.
Neither Succession showrunner, Jesse Armstrong, nor executive producers Adam McKay and Will Ferrell have ever expressed much interest in a spinoff. However, one may not be totally out of the question. While Succession isn’t generally thought of as the type of show that launches a franchise, slow-burn, character-study dramas like AMC’s Breaking Bad have spawned spinoffs before, including Better Call Saul and the Netflix film centered on deuteragonist Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), El Camino.
Since Tom and Greg’s various antics have always provided entertaining B-plots to the Roy family drama, they would likely be the focus of a spinoff series if one ever comes into fruition. With two full seasons under its belt, Succession has been nominated for a total of 23 Emmy Awards, including a win for Outstanding Drama Series in 2020, cementing its status as HBO’s most successful series post-Game of Thrones, which has various spinoffs in development. Thus, a Succession spinoff centered on fan-favorite characters like Greg and Tom might not be an outlandish idea after all.
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