Name: The Murdochs: Empire of Influence
Released: 2022-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · Biography

Behind the scenes of the improbable rise of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, his outsized influence around the globe, and the intense succession battle between his children over who will inherit his position.

2022 · 39m

EPISODE 1

Father Issues

An introduction to the Murdochs, a family of extreme power and no small amount of sibling rivalry.
EPISODE 2

Ruthless Expansion

The Murdoch children get a taste of the family business; with help from the Reagan administration, Rupert Murdoch forms a new 24-hour cable network.
EPISODE 3

Heir Apparent

As they come of age, Rupert Murdoch's children get a taste of the family business, beginning a decades-long competition to take over a company that is up-ending the status quo in American broadcasting.
EPISODE 4

Family Ties

As coverage of the Iraq War makes Fox News the top-rated 24-hour news network, Lachlan Murdoch clashes with his father's most powerful executive and a new heir apparent emerges.
EPISODE 5

Hack Job

James Murdoch seems destined to someday take control of his father's company. His fortunes shift when a Murdoch tabloid is caught hacking into private phone messages.
EPISODE 6

Planet Fox

As James and Lachlan attempt to share control of the business, sexual harassment accusations lead to the ouster of Roger Ailes and bring Rupert back into the newsroom to run the network during the 2016 presidential election.