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ThepremiereofSuccessions fourth seasontakes place on Logan Roys birthday.
So did the showspilot.
Time onSuccessionis a little wonky.
Certain episodes take place over the course of a single day.
And then theres the gap between seasons, which is rarely spelled out.
Anyone breaking out the corkboard in hope of producing a definitive timeline will probably be disappointed.
Still, its understandable to want answers.
Same with Kendall and the length of his stint as fill-in CEO for his father.
And who wouldnt want to know the month Lady Carolines Italian wedding took place in the weather was divine!
Lets dive into the question of time passing inSuccession.
Season 1
We start on firm ground.
Add it all up, and season one takes place over a span of roughly six months.
So far, so normal.
He says hes been there only like 48 hours, so were still in March.
Therefore, the earliest the hearings can be taking place is July.
Also in episode nine, Frank mentions that the all-important shareholder meeting is two-and-a-half weeks away.
That shareholder meeting that Frank said was two-and-a-half weeks away finally happens inepisode five.
Seventeen days for the Roys was over two years for viewers.
It cant be any later than August, because the convention hasnt happened yet.
The fact that its an election year is also worth remembering.
The home stretch of season three could relax the pacing a bit.
Plus theres all the back-and-forth with the GoJo deal to account for.
As well see, though, each option makes things weird.
Its also clear that some time has passed since the season-three finale.
Roman tells Kendall not to abandon The Hundred because Ken spent the last three months hunting down investors.
The question is, how long did it take them to think of the idea?
(Judging by its quality, not very long.)
However, this puts us in a bind.
Shiv was working on a senate campaign back then, and now its a presidential election.
Arent those two years apart?
(Update:Ben Dreyfusspoints out that this is not how New Yorks senate elections work.
So unless we assume the laws are different in this universe, were at a loss.)
