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The Murdochs: Empire of Influence

2022 · 1 season

A slick, propulsive plunge into boardroom intrigue and family warfare, briskly edited and laced with archival footage, playing like a real-life succession drama.

Created by
Neha Shastry
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Featuring exclusive reporting from The New York Times, interviews with people who worked inside the Murdoch companies, and decades of rich archival footage, this six-part series goes behind the scenes of the improbable rise of a media tycoon, his outsized influence around the globe, and the intense succession battle between his children over who will inherit his throne. Cinematic and thrilling, The Murdochs: Empire of Influence charts the high-stakes deal making, political maneuvering, and dynastic betrayals – and how the ambitions of one family birthed one of the largest media empires in history.

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Created by
Neha Shastry
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • media
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Neha Shastry
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 55 min each
Network
CNN+
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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