King of the Hill Already Did the Idea Behind HBOs Succession Replacement [Video]

HBO hopes that its new docuseries Ren Faire, which chronicles the intrigue and internal politics of a transition of power at the massive Texas Renaissance Festival, will scratch the itch left unscratched since the conclusion of its smash hit series Succession. Little does David Zaslav know that Peggy Hill toppled a Texan ren faire king long before it was peak TV.

Ren Faire focuses on the real-life proprietor of the largest and most successful renaissance fair in America, the fittingly eccentric 86-year-old entrepreneur George Coulam, and the factional interests at play in his plan to sell off the Texas Renaissance Festival after serving as both its functional and fictional king for 50 years. The docuseries, produced by indie filmmaking mega-stars Josh and Benny Safdie’s Elara Pictures, plays up the entire ren faire community’s commitment to the medieval setting amidst certain power-player employee’s scheming to inherit the throne from the outgoing Coulam, which is why the network considers …