The Succession Profile You Must Read
HAPPY SUCCESSION DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE.
While frantically re-watching season 3, it occurred to me that out of all the show’s standouts — and there are so very many— the character that constantly surprises is Gerri.
“What I like about Gerri is she’s very powerful, but inside she’s a nervous wreck. She’s not impervious to things,” actor J. Smith-Cameron told the New York Times. “That’s why I think she strikes a note. There’s a vulnerability to her and a jittery, thinking-on-her-feet quality. She’s not just coming in and blasting people.”
The entire profile, tracking Smith-Cameron’s rise from theatre darling to small screen star, is well worth your time. My favorite line sums up Gerri beautifully: “It’s a grown-up role for a grown-up woman.”
