Who is Stewy Hosseini in Succession?
The smiling raider · The Orbit
Stewy Hosseini (The smiling raider) is a character in Succession, part of The Orbit. Stewy Hosseini is Kendall's oldest friend — business school, benders, the whole résumé — and a private-equity shark with impeccable timing. He talks like the friendship matters and invests like it doesn't, which Kendall keeps mistaking for two different people. When Waystar's debt problem opens a crack, Stewy is the smiling face the money sends through it.
When does Stewy Hosseini first appear?
Stewy Hosseini first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Celebration”) of Succession (2018–2023, HBO).
Who is Stewy Hosseini connected to?
Relationships already established when Stewy Hosseini first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Kendall Roy — Old friend, new money
Which group does Stewy Hosseini belong to?
By the time Stewy Hosseini appears, The Orbit also includes Greg Hirsch.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Logan Roy — The patriarch
- Kendall Roy — The heir presumptive
- Shiv Roy — The political daughter
- Roman Roy — The jester son
- Connor Roy — The eldest, interested in politics
- Tom Wambsgans — The ascending in-law
- Greg Hirsch — Cousin Greg
- Gerri Kellman — General counsel
- Frank Vernon — The old hand
- Marcia Roy — The third wife
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