Who is Kendall Roy in Succession?
The heir presumptive · The Roys
Kendall Roy (The heir presumptive) is a character in Succession, part of The Roys. Kendall Roy has done everything required of the eldest boy: business school, the acquisitions desk, the rehearsed vocabulary of disruption, the years of being almost-CEO. He is smart enough for the job and broken in exactly the way his father's love breaks people — sobriety held together with affirmations, self-worth outsourced to a man who keeps repossessing it. Today is supposed to be the handover. Kendall has already given interviews about it.
When does Kendall Roy first appear?
Kendall Roy first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Celebration”) of Succession (2018–2023, HBO).
Who is Kendall Roy connected to?
Relationships already established when Kendall Roy first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Logan Roy — Father and number one boy
- Stewy Hosseini — Old friend, new money
- Roman Roy — Brothers in the same race
- Frank Vernon — Mentor, periodically fired
Which group does Kendall Roy belong to?
By the time Kendall Roy appears, The Roys also includes Logan Roy, Shiv Roy, Roman Roy, Connor Roy, Marcia Roy.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Logan Roy — The patriarch
- Shiv Roy — The political daughter
- Roman Roy — The jester son
- Connor Roy — The eldest, interested in politics
- Tom Wambsgans — The ascending in-law
- Greg Hirsch — Cousin Greg
- Gerri Kellman — General counsel
- Frank Vernon — The old hand
- Marcia Roy — The third wife
- Stewy Hosseini — The smiling raider
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