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- "Succession" is HBO's hit drama about a billionaire family's battle for power at the top of a major
media conglomerate. - The show's creators have emphasized that the show's Roy family is fictional, but its storylines have several real-life parallels.
- Comparisons can be drawn between the Roys and the Trumps, Murdochs, and Redstones.
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"Succession" is HBO's hit drama about a billionaire family's battle for power at the top of a major media conglomerate.
The show has sparked several theories about the real-life inspirations for the powerful and complicated Roy family, including the Murdochs, the Trumps, and even the centuries-old Hearsts.
Jesse Armstrong, the creator, executive producer and showrunner has pushed back on speculation, saying that the show isn't about one family. However, several key points of one media family's years of succession drama appear to match the Roys' troubles.
Here are some notable parallels between the Roys and the biggest families in media.