A new face will arrive in

Succession

.

According to

Variety

, Alexander Skarsgard has been recruited to play one of the main roles in the third season of the HBO series, which has established itself in just two years as one of the biggest critics of the American chain.

The actor will play there Lukas Mattson, the CEO of a high-tech company who will not hesitate to oppose Logan Roy (Brian Cox), the character at the heart of

Succession

, since as its name suggests, the series revolves around the shenanigans of an American family as the succession of the boss of one of America's largest media conglomerates is being organized.

Also according to

Variety

, the third season promises to be even more thrilling than the first two: the tension within the Roy family is at its height and threatens to turn into a "family civil war".

Every time

Delayed due to the pandemic, filming for Season 3 of

Succession

was originally scheduled to begin early last year.

It was therefore not until the health situation calmed down to resume work, and the team is filming in New York, for a broadcast, probably next year.

Alexander Skarsgard, who recently starred in the blockbuster

Godzilla vs Kong

, is a regular at HBO's dramatic comedies.

The actor had won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for his role in the first season of

Big Little Lies

.

He had also previously been the star of

Generation Kill as

well as

True Blood

, one of the pay-TV's cult series.

Succession

had already won several awards last year, including winning at the Emmy Awards and Golden Globes in the category Best Drama Series.

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