Adrien Brody to appear in highly-anticipated third season of Succession

Adrien Brody is set to appear in the third series of Sky Atlantic’s satirical drama Succession.

The drama, which is in production in New York, revolves around a family on the verge of civil war as they jostle for control of Waystar RoyCo, global media and hospitality empire.

Brody, who won an Oscar for his lead role in The Pianist, will guest star as Josh Aaronson, a billionaire investor who becomes pivotal in the battle for control of the company amid uncertainty about the health of the family’s patriarch Logan Roy (played by Brian Cox). 

Alexander Skarsgard is also set to join the cast, with returning actors including Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Matthew Macfayden and Alan Ruck. 

Brody, 48, whose other credits include Predators, King Kong and Midnight in Paris, will play the NBA coach Pat Riley in an upcoming drama about the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. 

He also features in Blonde, Netflix’s upcoming biographical film about the life of Marilyn Monroe.