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1. • • The real life inspirations for powerful oligarch Logan Roy and his dysfunctional family on Succession are well-documented. Roy and his right wing media empire Waystar Royco are very clearly based on Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp imprint.
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   Is Waystar Royco based on a true story?

   • Waystar Royco is loosely inspired by the Murdoch family and News Corp, with similarities in their media empires and right-wing networks. Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch share similarities as patriarchs of powerful business families with ties to the Republican Party.

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   Is Waystar Royco based on Rupert Murdoch?

   • Roy and his right wing media empire Waystar Royco are very clearly based on Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp imprint. Neither HBO nor Succession creator Jesse Armstrong made much of an effort to hide that early on.

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   How accurate is Waystar Royco compared to News Corp?

   • As we take a look at how Waystar Royco compares to News Corp and how the core Roy family members relate to the Murdochs, we’ll see how surprisingly accurate the show can be, despite the fact that it’s a satire. The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world.

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   Who is Logan Roy based on?

   • The real life inspirations for powerful oligarch Logan Roy and his dysfunctional family on Succession are well-documented. Roy and his right wing media empire Waystar Royco are very clearly based on Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp imprint.

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   Who owns Waystar Royco?

   • The Roy family is known for controlling the biggest media and entertainment company in the world. However, their world changes when their father steps down from the company. As a company, Waystar Royco is more extensive and more diversified than News Corp, which has always been primarily a media company.

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   Who plays Logan Roy in Waystar Royco?

   • The series centers on the Roy family, the owners of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, and their fight for control of the company amidst uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch. Brian Cox portrays the family patriarch Logan Roy.

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3. collider.com › succession-true-storyThe True Story Behind 'Succession' - Who Inspired the Roys?

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   Jan 27, 2024 · Waystar Royco is loosely inspired by the Murdoch family and News Corp, with similarities in their media empires and right-wing networks. Logan Roy and Rupert Murdoch share similarities...

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6. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 2023Succession: The Real People Who Inspired the HBO Hit

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   Mar 23, 2023 · Waystar Royco, which the Roys like to boast is the fifth-largest media company in the world, controls a Fox News–esque conservative cable network called ATN; several newspapers; and a theme...

7. www.deseret.com › 23668341 › succession-based-onWhat's ‘Succession’ based on? The real-life family behind the ...

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   Sep 10, 2024 · But according to CNN, the Roys in “Succession” are most likely based on the Murdoch family, “the family of Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch.” Much like Logan, Murdoch has “always intended to pass down his company to one of his children,” but “has never named a successor” to his media conglomerate, News Corp.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Succession_(TV_series)Succession (TV series) - Wikipedia

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   Succession follows the Roy family, which owns the New York City-based global media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. The family patriarch, Logan Roy, has experienced a decline in health.

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   Apr 21, 2023 · Part 1: Hey now, you’re a Waystar. In FTAV’s opinion, Waystar Royco is the show’s real main character. Waystar is a large media conglomerate that is publicly listed on the New York Stock ...

10. www.cnn.com › 2022/09/10 › entertainmentIt’s not hard to see how the Murdochs inspired ‘Succession’

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    Sep 10, 2022 · But of all the influences, the fictional Roys, led by patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), who plays the CEO of media company and entertainment conglomerate Waystar Royco, seem to overlap most with...