Succession star Brian Cox looks relaxed as he arrives at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Just hours after his shocking final episode of Succession aired on HBO, Brian Cox was spotted heading to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert studios.

The 76-year-old Scottish actor arrived at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City for a taping of Monday night’s episode of The Late Show.

While it was confirmed before Season 4 began that this would be the hit show’s final season, fans were still shocked that Cox’s patriarch character Logan Roy was killed off in Sunday night’s third episode, titled Connor’s Wedding.

Cox was seen entering the studio wearing a bright orange button-up shirt under an olive green T-shirt.

He also wore matching orange-framed sunglasses and light blue jeans for his talk show outing.

Killed: While it was confirmed before Season 4 began that this would be the hit series’ final season, fans were still shocked that Cox’s patriarch character Logan Roy was killed off in Sunday night’s third episode, titled Connor’s Wedding.

The actor completed his look with a pair of matching orange boots as he walked into the studio.

He was also seen posing with and hugging some fans before entering the studio for the talk show.

Cox even stopped to sign a few autographs for the fans waiting outside the Ed Sullivan Theater.

While many fans expected Cox’s character Logan Roy to pass away at some point in the final season, as his health has been declining for some time, many did not expect the death to occur as early as the third episode.

Even Cox himself revealed that in an interview with The New York Times that he expected his character to die… but not so soon.

Cox revealed that the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, called him and told him, “Logan is going to die.”

“And I thought, ‘Oh, that’s fine.’ I thought he was going to die about episode 7 or 8, but in episode 3 I thought… “Well, that’s a little early.” Not that it bothered me,” Cox said.

“Well, they had to end it somehow, and it was Jesse’s choice. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the problem with a lot of television, especially American television, is that it’s past its sell-by date,” Cox added.

Fans of Brian: He was also spotted posing with and hugging some fans before entering the studio for the talk show

Hugs: Brian Cox stops to give a fan a hug before heading to the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Autographs: Cox even stopped to sign a few autographs for the fans waiting outside the Ed Sullivan Theater

And the great thing about Jesse and the writers is that they wouldn’t. It was hard for them because it wasn’t easy to end this. And I think Jesse thought it was sad – at the premiere someone yelled, “Well, if it was so sad, why did you do it?”

“But I think there are a lot of reasons why Jesse finished it. And I applaud that he did. It was brave because everyone loves the show. Always leave the party when it’s at its peak, not when it’s going down,” he added.

The actor also said that he thinks his character’s death will definitely change the trajectory for the rest of the final season.

“It changes the stakes. The main character is gone. And the kids have to deal with it, or not. I think next week is going to be tough for a lot of the audience because they’re going to miss Logan. And I don’t think that’s a bad thing — I think that’s actually quite a good thing,” Cox admitted.

“Logan came to a rest point anyway. He realized his kids would never be — he has that great line when he says, “I love you, but you guys aren’t serious people.” And I think that’s so fundamental,” Cox added.

“The whole premise is really about rights and the rich and the fact that he plowed these particular furrows. And the result of that plowing is these kids and how screwed up they are, not necessarily because of him, but because of the wealth. They all suffer from rights in one form or another. And they often act like entitled spoiled brats,” Cox said.

With seven episodes left in the final season, it’ll be interesting to see how Logan’s death affects the fate of his kids and the business he’s built.

Logan was about to complete the sale of Waystar Royco to GoJo, the company founded by Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard), even though Waystar Royco’s share price plummeted after his death, as viewers saw when Roman (Kieran Culkin) checked his phone, which could jeopardize the takeover.

Great: “And the great thing about Jesse and the writers is that they wouldn’t. It was hard for them because it wasn’t easy to end this. And I think Jesse thought it was sad – at the premiere someone yelled, “Well, if it was so sad, why did you do it?”

Resting: “Logan came to a resting point anyway. He realized his kids would never be — he has that great line when he says, “I love you, but you guys aren’t serious people.” And I think that’s so fundamental,” Cox added