Succession star Sarah Snook looks worlds away from megarich Shiv Roy in terrifying new Netflix horror
SUCCESSION star Sarah Snook looks incredibly different to her role of millionaire Shiv Roy in a spine-tingling new Netflix horror.
The actress is starring in Run Rabbit Run, which follows the tense relationship between Sarah’s character and her daughter.
The dark film sees Sarah’s character, also called Sarah, watch as her child Mia starts acting strangely.
Mia, played by Lily LaTorre, starts wearing a creepy rabbit mask and creates disturbing drawings and is convinced that she is Sarah’s sister Alice, who disappeared when she was seven.
Moody and atmospheric, the film is set in Melbourne and directed by Australian filmmaker Daina Reid.
Unlike Succession’s Shiv Roy, Sarah’s new character looks fairly ordinary and becomes more dishevelled as the film unravels.
Her sleek strawberry blonde bob in the HBO series is cut shorter and is often unkempt – as she has bigger things to worry about, with her child slowly going off the rails.
Long gone are the glamorous outfits she wore for her role of Shiv and she dresses in muted tones and prioritises comfort for the Netflix horror.
Sarah wasn’t the first choice of lead for the film, it was originally given to Elisabeth Moss, who starred in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Elisabeth had to pull out due to scheduling reasons, which meant the role landed in Sarah’s lap.
She likely enjoyed having a new project to work on after filming for Succession wound down.
The hit show is set to go out in style with a 90 minute long final episode on May 28.
Nicholas Britell, the programme’s Emmy award-winning composer, has said the last episode will be “like a movie”.
The satirical comedy-drama follows the Roy family – dysfunctional owners of a global media and hospitality empire – as they fight for control of the company amid family patriarch Logan’s uncertain health.
The series tracks their lives as they contemplate what the future will hold for them once their ageing father begins to step back from the company.
Speaking to Variety, Nicholas said: “It’s 90 minutes, it’s a huge episode — like a movie.”
Run Rabbit Run hits the streaming service on June 28.
