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The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty is a three-part documentary series broadcast on BBC Two in 2020. Parallels have been drawn between it and the American series Succession. [1] It is about the business magnate Rupert Murdoch and his political influence, the News International phone hacking scandal and his children's battles to succeed him.
Reality imitated art in the Murdoch family last year when an episode of HBO’s Succession triggered a real-life reckoning over the future of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.. The acclaimed drama ...
Rupert Murdoch and his children are in an epic closed-door court battle for the future of his empire. NPR's David Folkenflik explains why it matters. ... The HBO show was based in part on the ...
In October 2021, HBO renewed Succession for a fourth season, which was confirmed by Armstrong to be the final season in February 2023. Filming for the season began in June 2022, in New York City. Production later moved to Norway, Los Angeles and Barbados, and ended in early 2023. The season consists of ten episodes, an increase from the ...
The Loudest Voice tells the story of Roger Ailes, who turned Fox News into one of the most powerful, influential media networks in history. It depicts Ailes becoming one of the most prominent figures in modern American conservatism, with flashbacks to the 9/11 attacks, the 2008 U.S. presidential election and 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as the numerous sexual harassment accusations ...
The saga bears a striking resemblance to the drama in the hit HBO series Succession, whose creators have cited the Murdoch family as inspiration. But the real-life stakes are clear, not just for ...
Succession is an American satirical black comedy drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong that aired for four seasons on HBO from June 3, 2018, to May 28, 2023. The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch.
Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, is widely thought to be a composite of Murdoch and another media baron, the deceased Sumner Redstone, whose real-life story is even more dramatic than any HBO show ...