‘Succession,’ ‘Sex and the City’ and the Age of Zombie IP

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Of course Kendall Roy lives: Killing off series stars is out of character for a new generation of hits guaranteed to be revived eventually in rebooted form

In retrospect, the sense of suspense that hung in the air in the days leading up to the finale feels a little ridiculous: Why would any TV show in 2021 kill off any essential character?

Why this trend is playing out is not a mystery: There’s a voracious appetite for original programming to fill these streaming services, and there’s no easier way to guarantee audiences will show up in such a hyper-cluttered content landscape than by trotting out old titles sure to attract a built-in fan base.

Not too long ago I might have thought that as simple as it sounds to continue rebooting a show in a way that mixes some nostalgia-inducing familiarity with some new sensibility, there’s only so many ways to keep a creative concept seeming fresh.

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