Succession (2018-2023) is an HBO show that revolves around a family-owned media empire and the struggle for power and approval between CEO Logan Roy's children and other family members. The series, stylistically inspired by Dogme 95 and thus never leaving the present moment for flashbacks or outsider perspectives, explores the family's relationships to each other and their reconstructed history with each other, often referenced and leveraged during arguments, as well as their role in shaping and being shaped by the culture they inhabit. Of the main characters, Kendall and Shiv, Logan's favored children, are the most competitive ones—although Shiv is at a disadvantage because of her gender—while Roman is mostly in the race to gain Logan's affection. Tom, Shiv's husband, is also ambitious, but he's often put into tough spots as the latest addition to the family; he tends to use Greg, Logan's nephew, as his emotional support-slash-punching bag.
One thing that makes the show a delight to watch is that it takes the viewer seriously: nothing is conveniently explained or repeated, the characters don't state their feelings and intentions plainly; just as the camera only hovers behind the characters' shoulders, giving the impression of a documentary at times, the viewer does not get to know more than anyone else in the room would. As well as clever dialogues and brilliantly crafted characters, one more technical detail should be pointed out: despite nearly half the show taking place in offices, it looks gorgeous. Shot on film, with many camera movements improvised by following the flow of the scene, and despite some restrictions about camera placements and effects, it has beautiful cinematography. Here's a video I made showcasing it.
Many say that one of the principal themes is 'cycles'. While that is an idea in the show, I'd argue that it's incomplete without the context of structures: the structural violence of class naturally connects to that of the nuclear family, in which violence and abuse repeat not simply because violence is learned, but because the nuclear family requires rigid power dynamics to perpetuate itself and thus allows for it. The context in which the characters exist prevents them from reaching an alternative to the violence, sometimes because they're the ones with the power and it's easy for them to get what they want that way, sometimes because they don't realise (or don't want to realise) the severity of the things that they do and that they see due to a lack of perspective. It's apt, in my opinion, that the Roys, as a second generation Scottish immigrant family, are more isolated than most family units, their closest relatives a ten hour drive away.