奈飞将发布关于鲁珀特·默多克家族戏剧的四集系列片
Netflix to release four-part series about Rupert Murdoch’s family drama
据称启发了热门 HBO 剧集《继承之战》的现实世界戏剧将在奈飞于 3 月 13 日推出《王朝：默多克》时推出自己的四集系列片。这部纪录片基于数千页的文件、电子邮件和短信，全面回顾了鲁珀特·默多克的历史
据称启发了热门HBO剧集《继承之战》的现实生活中的戏剧，将在3月13日奈飞首播《王朝：默多克》时迎来自己的四集系列片。这部纪录片系列基于数千页的文件、电子邮件和短信，全面介绍了鲁珀特·默多克的崛起历程，同时聚焦于他、他选择的继承人拉克兰以及鲁珀特的其他三个成年子女：詹姆斯·默多克、伊丽莎白·默多克和普鲁登斯·麦克劳德之间数十年来积累的紧张关系。最近，在内华达州的一场法庭诉讼中，这些紧张关系爆发，这场诉讼涉及决定默多克媒体帝国控制权的信托基金，94岁的族长和他的长子与另外三人对立。虽然这些兄弟姐妹最初从一位县专员那里赢得了一项积极的裁决，但双方最终在去年9月达成了一项数十亿美元的和解协议，该协议将确保拉克兰·默多克至少在2050年之前保持控制权。虽然没有默多克家族成员参与这部纪录片，这已成为关于这个神秘家族的项目的一个标准，但该系列包括对许多密切关注他们的记者的采访，包括《纽约时报》记者吉姆·鲁滕伯格和乔纳森·马勒，他们是对信托基金之战的权威记录者。大西洋杂志的作家麦凯·科平斯去年二月撰写了一篇关于詹姆斯·默多克的开创性文章，他也大量出现在该系列中，以及媒体人士和评论员，如科技记者卡拉·斯威舍。许多前默多克旗下出版物的前雇员也接受了采访。
该系列聚焦于福克斯新闻的创建、崛起和权力，包括对前网络雇员（如艾丽森·卡梅罗塔和大卫·舒斯特）的采访。它还彻底回顾了《卫报》首次曝光的黑客丑闻，该丑闻导致《世界新闻报》小报的关闭，并损害了詹姆斯·默多克在他父亲的媒体帝国中的地位。虽然该系列可能不会在默多克的故事上取得新的突破，但对于媒体爱好者、《继承之战》的超级粉丝以及任何对家族王朝的困境感兴趣的人来说，这是一部值得一看的作品。该系列主要由广受好评的纪录片导演利兹·加布斯执导，并由她与丈夫丹·科根共同创立的Story Syndicate制作。（最后一集由萨拉·恩赖特共同执导。）该项目可能是基于默多克家族的最重要的流媒体国内项目。2022年，CNN制作了一个名为《默多克家族：影响力帝国》的原创系列——尽管那是在信托基金之战开始之前。澳大利亚广播公司还在2024年制作了一部关于拉克兰·默多克的纪录片。
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The real-world drama that is said to have inspired the hit HBO show Succession is set for its own four-part series when Netflix debuts Dynasty: The Murdochs on 13 March. The docuseries, based on thousands of pages of documents, emails and text messages, presents an exhaustive history of Rupert Murdoch’s rise while homing in on the tensions that have built for decades between him, his chosen heir Lachlan, and Rupert’s three other adult children: James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch and Prudence MacLeod. Those tensions exploded recently in a Nevada court battle over the trust that will determine control of the Murdoch media empire when Rupert dies, with the 94-year-old patriarch and his eldest son aligned against the other three. While the siblings had won a positive initial ruling from a county
The real-world drama that is said to have inspired the hit HBO show Succession is set for its own four-part series when Netflix debuts Dynasty: The Murdochs on 13 March. The docuseries, based on thousands of pages of documents, emails and text messages, presents an exhaustive history of Rupert Murdoch’s rise while homing in on the tensions that have built for decades between him, his chosen heir Lachlan, and Rupert’s three other adult children: James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch and Prudence MacLeod. Those tensions exploded recently in a Nevada court battle over the trust that will determine control of the Murdoch media empire when Rupert dies, with the 94-year-old patriarch and his eldest son aligned against the other three. While the siblings had won a positive initial ruling from a county commissioner, both sides ended up reaching a multibillion-dollar settlement last September that will ensure that Lachlan Murdoch will remain in control until at least 2050. While no Murdochs participated in the documentary, as has become standard for projects about the secretive family, the series includes interviews with many of the journalists who covered them most closely, including the New York Times reporters Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler, the definitive chroniclers of the trust battle. McKay Coppins, the Atlantic writer who wrote a seminal profile of James Murdoch last February, is also featured heavily in the series, along with media personalities and commentators such as Kara Swisher, a tech journalist. Many former employees of Murdoch-owned publications are also interviewed. The series focuses on the creation, rise and power of Fox News, including interviews with former network employees such as Alisyn Camerota and David Shuster. And it thoroughly recounts the hacking scandal, first exposed by the Guardian, that led to the closure of the News of the World tabloid and damaged James Murdoch’s standing in his father’s media empire. While the series may not break new ground on the Murdoch story, it’s a worthwhile watch for media obsessives, Succession super-fans and anyone interested in the travails of family dynasties. The series was primarily directed by Liz Garbus, an acclaimed documentarian, and produced by Story Syndicate, which she co-founded with Dan Cogan, her husband. (The final episode is co-directed by Sara Enright.) The project is perhaps the most significant streaming domestic-focused project based on the Murdoch family. In 2022, CNN produced an original series called The Murdochs: Empire of Influence – though that was before the trust battled ensued. There was also a documentary about Lachlan Murdoch from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2024.