The Murdochs: Empire of Influence on SBS – tells the definitive story of the world’s most powerful media family.
Featuring exclusive reporting from The New York Times, interviews with people who worked inside the Murdoch companies, and decades of rich archival footage, this documentary series goes behind the scenes of the improbable rise of a media tycoon, his outsized political influence around the globe, and the brutal succession battle between his children over who will inherit his throne.
It’s a story about high-stakes deal making, political maneuvering, and dynastic betrayals – and how the ambitions of one family birthed the largest conservative media empire in history and reshaped the entire world.
Series One, Episode Seven: A House Divided
As the Trump presidency creates fault lines between James and Lachlan Murdoch, who are jointly running the family business, Rupert also worries about the future media landscape.
When he decides to sell the 21st Century Fox movie studio to Disney, it creates a rift within the family, the dramatic fallout of which is still playing out today. Lachlan is left solely in charge of Fox News, which becomes more extreme amid the Covid-19 pandemic and 2020 election.
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence – Final Episode – Thursday, 25 May at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (7 Parts)
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