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A media dynasty gets a savage take

On Succession, Brian Cox plays Logan Roy, a mogul searching for an heir

A RICH AND POWERFUL ELDERLY patriarch must name an heir to his vast media empire. He has plenty of grownup children to choose from, but none of them seem truly capable of furthering his legacy. In fact, most of his kids are nasty, spoiled nightmares who won’t hesitate to kneecap one another as they race to the old man’s throne.

It’s a tale as old as time—or at least, as old as King Lear—and television can’t stop retelling it.

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