On Monday, January 15, 2024, HBO walked away from the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards with 31 wins across 11 different programs. Most notably, Succession picked up “Outstanding Drama Series” honors for the third time in four seasons. Moving forward, HBO CEO Casey Bloys has high hopes for what the future may hold for his network.
“Given the fact that we came out of [Monday] night with Last of Us with eight wins and White Lotus, which has been casting for season three, and Euphoria and House of the Dragon, I think we are going to be in very good shape. In however many years’ time when Craig decides he’s told The Last of Us, the question then is what does HBO do after Last of Us?” Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter.
“There’s True Detective with Jodie Foster, we have an amazing show [The Regime] with Kate Winslet and The Sympathizer with Robert Downey Jr., Hacks will be back and we have the final season of Curb. And I was excited to see The Gilded Age broke through with the SAG Awards. We’ve got shows that will do very well.”
The future will also include Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong, who recently signed a deal with the premium cable network. It’s unclear what his next project will be, but it seems likely that it won’t include any sort of Succession spin-off series.
“Very low. As with all these things, I leave it to Jesse and the creatives to think about that. It’s not something I see happening,” Bloys answered when asked about a Succession spin-off.
“If Jesse woke up and had a great idea, of course [we’d want it]. I want to do what Jesse wants to do, but it’s not something I’m pushing for or something Jesse has any interest in doing. The odds are pretty low.”
However, spin-offs aren’t necessarily out the network’s realm. The aforementioned House of the Dragon debuted to generally positive reviews after Game of Thrones racked up Emmy Awards for eight seasons. Actor Kieran Culkin also mentioned that spin-off led by Cousin Greg may not be the worst thing in the world. Still, it appears to be a far off possibility if it were to happen. For now, Bloys wants Armstrong to take a well-deserved break.
“He’s going to take a well-deserved break,” Bloys said.
“As with all creators, he has to take a step back from what he just went through. I find it best to wait on the creators and when they have an idea they’re excited about, they’ll come to us. Like with Craig Mazin — after Chernobyl, he came to us with Last of Us. I’ll give Jesse the time he needs to think and read and live life for his process.”
