I'm Rebecca Levoy, and this is You Can't Make This Up.

You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series, Dynasty, the Murdox.

It was always about more than money.

It was about power.

And daddy's love.

Rupert got everything he wanted.

And it ripped his family apart.

Today we're talking to executive producers and co-directors Liz Garbis and Sarah Enright.

Rupert Murdoch built an international media empire with splashy tabloids, trailblazing television,

and the most influential news network in politics.

But for years, the question has been which of his children

would take the reins at News Corp when Murdoch steps down. Elizabeth, Lachlan, and James Murdoch

have spent their lives learning the business, preparing for the role. But when the father and his

children go to court over a family trust, billions of dollars and control of the company are at stake.

The Netflix documentary series, Dynasty, the Murdox, goes deep inside the succession battle

among Rupert Murdoch and his adult children.

It shows how Murdoch used a mix of controversy and conservatism to build an empire.

But his unwillingness to settle the question of a successor imperiled everything.

Rupert pitted them against each other,

played them off each other,

like they were cogs in this dynastic power game.

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