Estate Creator Jesse Armstrong Rules Out Series Spinoff

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By Helen BushbyCulture reporter

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong has ruled out the shows spin-offs for its award-winning drama television series. series, which recently won six Emmys and four Golden Globes.

Spinoffs had previously been mooted, but Armstrong told BBC Radio 4's Today program that “this is not the case”. It's the most interesting thing for me to do."

Armstrong said that he and his writing team "wrote them [the characters] quite now".

Matthew Macfadyen, one of the stars of the series, was also hesitant.

The Brits actor, who played Tom Wambsgans, was asked about a possible spin-off for his character backstage at the Emmy Awards last week.

He replied: "I would never". say never, but very unlikely... it would all depend on what Jesse Armstrong wanted to do.

"But Jesse's instinct, and all of our instincts, is that it ended in the right place. We didn't bind him, we let them continue in their strange and scary world.