Hugo actor creates character spin-off screenplay.

Succession actor Fisher Stevens has revealed that he’s written a spin-off specializing in his character, Hugo Baker.

Stevens has portrayed Hugo, an government on the fictional Waystar RoyCo firm, in seasons two, three and 4 of the HBO collection.

Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, the actor mentioned he wrote an unofficial story about Hugo’s future, with the present coming to an finish later this month with the conclusion of the fourth and closing season.

“I do this at any time when I get a component. I write a bio,” he mentioned. “And yeah, Hugo’s acquired a plan.

“I can’t inform you the plan, as a result of I don’t wish to give it away. However I feel he’s going to succeed.”

Fisher Stevens as Hugo in Succession. Credit score: HBO

Sequence creator Jesse Armstrong has beforehand performed down the opportunity of the present’s continuation, stating not one of the characters would obtain their very own spin-off.

Requested which Roy sibling could be the most probably to entrance their very own present, Armstrong instructed Deadline: “I imply, it’d be like a enjoyable parlour recreation that I might do with my friends however I wouldn’t say it publicly as a result of it’d get misconstrued so I might write for all of them.”

He added: “I don’t suppose any of them are proper for an precise TV spin-off.”

Elsewhere in Steven’s interview with THR, the actor mirrored on his response to Succession ending.

“Most of us wrapped the identical day, and we have been all simply weeping,” he mentioned. “We have been all crying, and that hardly ever occurs. I used to be solely with the present for 2 and half years, nevertheless it was actually unhappy.”

The ultimate episode airs on Sunday, Could 28 on HBO at 9pm EST within the US. Within the UK, the episode will premiere concurrently on Monday Could 29 at 2am on Sky Atlantic.


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