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How Marr Joined Succession
- Merissa Marr was approached by Jesse Armstrong after arriving in London and consulted from the pilot stage onward.
- She helped build the show's media-business backbone by brainstorming realistic business directions and scenarios.
Realism Underpins Dramatic Choice
- Jesse Armstrong wanted the show's business plots to feel realistic even if condensed for drama.
- Marr supplied technical details (M&A, deal mechanics) and realistic options while writers chose dramatic directions.
Flag Impossibilities, Offer Conditions
- If a plot is strictly impossible, the writers won't use it, but if there's a plausible route, they'll run it for drama.
- Marr would flag impossibilities and outline conditions that would make extreme scenarios just possible.