Dramatic rise of the media mogul Logan Roy and interesting offspring, in the plot succession, it may seem familiar to anyone who has noticed the machinations of the family that owns the leading, well-paid media companies in the US and UK.

Roy’s family is a dysfunctional family Waystar RoyCo . owner, a global media and entertainment conglomerate, who struggles to control the company amid uncertainty over the health of the family’s patriarch, Logan, played by Brian Cox (Troy, X-Men 2).

Among the cast of this HBO production and lauded as the best television drama in 79th edition of the Golden Globes they find each other Jeremy Strong, like Kendall, and Australia Sarah Snook like Shiv, both sons of Logan. The players also raised the golden statue as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, in the television drama series.

Another son of tycoon Roy is Roman, in skin Kieran Culkin, the younger brother of Macaulay Culkin. Accompany them Matthew MacFadyen (Unforgettable Mr Darcy from Golden age and destruction 2005) who played Tom Wambsgans, Shiv’s husband and Waystar executive; Nicholas Braun are Greg Hirsch, Logan’s nephew, who also works for the company; Alan Ruck as Connor, Logan’s eldest son; you Hiam Abbas as Marcia Roy, Logan’s wife.

Before succession will be released for the first time in June 2018, creator and Master of Ceremony Jesse Armstrong argues that Roy is actually fictional and is not based on any particular media dynasty, but on many inspirations, including media moguls. News Corp, Rupert Murdoch; Hearst’s namesake, William Randolph Hearst; former President Donald Trump and even Queen Elizabeth II.

Similarities between Fiction Roy and Real Life MurdochIn particular, they weren’t all that surprising: Armstrong was working on a script about Patriarch Murdoch and his four grown sons before working on it. succession, but the script never gets the green light.

Like Murdoch, Logan Roy is a billionaire entrepreneur whose media empire stretches from national newspapers to film studios and even amusement parks and cruises. As Roy entered his senior years, their four grown children become increasingly entangled in the family business, and drama often appears.

Despite the similarities, Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy, clarified that he did not base his 2020 Golden Globe-winning performance on one person. “I don’t really channel anyone,” Cox said in an interview with Variation. “This is a great role and a great theme. And it’s about the nature of how greed desensitizes people.”

This series premieres last season in October 2021 and in the same month extended to fourth installment. succession airs at every premiere on Sunday night on HBO Max. (E)