Too Much Birthday

"**Too Much Birthday**"
"Too Much Birthday"
Succession episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 7
Directed by	Lorene Scafaria
Written by	Georgia Pritchett; Tony Roche;
Featured music	"Honesty" by Billy Joel; "Don't Gas Me" by Dizzee Rascal; "Anything" by Valentino Khan & Alison Wonderland;
Cinematography by	Christopher Norr
Original air date	November 28, 2021
Running time	58 minutes
Guest appearances
	Alexander Skarsgård as Lukas Matsson; Natalie Gold as Rava Roy; Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Naomi Pierce; Scott Nicholson as Colin; Zoë Winters as Kerry; Jihae as Berry Schneider; Dasha Nekrasova as Comfry;
Episode chronology
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	Succession season 3
	List of episodes

"Too Much Birthday" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 27th episode overall. It was written by Georgia Pritchett and Tony Roche and directed by Lorene Scafaria, and originally aired on HBO on November 28, 2021.

The episode primarily takes place at Kendall's extravagant 40th birthday party, where Shiv and Roman attempt to meet with the CEO of a streaming giant Waystar is attempting to acquire. The episode introduces Alexander Skarsgård in a recurring role as tech mogul Lukas Matsson; he would appear every episode for the rest of season three, and join the main cast for the fourth and final season.

"Too Much Birthday" was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards at the 74th ceremony, including for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.