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Screen Test: Succession’s rich people problems and American Vandal’s teenage woes

Succession is a critique of the uber-wealthy, while American Vandal is a suprisingly moving account of being a teenager

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Shows about the uber-wealthy often peddle that old chestnut about the rich being "just like us".

But then, they promptly demonstrate why that isn't true - because this, after all, is why they are so fascinating.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 31, 2018, with the headline Screen Test: Succession’s rich people problems and American Vandal’s teenage woes. Subscribe