Yes, Succession’s Election Episode Was Inspired by Trump

Sunday’s Succession episode, “America Decides,” marks an eerie full circle moment for the HBO series as it prepares to close its fourth and final season. Almost seven years ago the cast and crew had their pilot table read on Election Day 2016; that evening, many of the team members gathered at the home of series executive producer Adam McKay for a party that was expected to celebrate the presidential victory of Hillary Clinton. But as numbers came in favoring Donald Trump, the party’s mood took a turn. “I remember everyone...