Ruthless, riveting, yet never predictable, the third season of Succession was among the finest television we’ve seen in recent memory, and it was rightly awarded outstanding drama series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Succession was the heavy favourite heading into the evening - the HBO drama had the most nominations at 25.

Earlier in the evening, the show was surprisingly snubbed with Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong pipped for outstanding lead actor by Squid Game’s Lee Jung-Jae. Australia’s Sarah Snook also missed out on outstanding supporting actress in a drama series, that Emmy being sachet by Julia Garner.

But when it came to the biggest prize, well, in typical Roy family fashion, there was only going to be one winner.

This marks Succession’s second win for the outstanding drama series, having previously won in 2020 for the show’s first season. Last year the HBO drama was, rather fittingly, pipped by The Crown.

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong touched on the situation unfolding in his native United Kingdom while accepting the award.

“Big week for successions, we have a new king in the UK, for us. Evidently, a little more voting involved in our voting than Prince Charles,” joked Armstrong.

“I’m not saying we’re more legitimate in our position. I’ll leave that to other people."

Armstrong’s jibes were met with a clipped comment from Brian Cox, "Keep it royalist.”

The back-to-back success of Succession in the drama category was mirrored by Ted Lasso, which won its second consecutive Emmy for most outstanding comedy series.

Taking to the stage, Jason Sudeikis hinted that a highly anticipated third season was in the works.

“We’ll see you for season three, whenever that might be.”