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HBO’s New Drama About Power-Hungry Siblings Distances Itself From Rupert Murdoch

'This is a fictional family'

Brian Cox (right) said he didn't base his media mogul on Rupert Murdoch or Sumner Redstone.Craig Blankenhorn/HBO
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By Jason Lynch

January 11, 2018

With the final season of Game of Thrones on hold until 2019, HBO is looking to its other dramas to keep audiences entertained in the interim. Westworld will return for its sophomore season this spring, and then pass the baton to new drama Succession, which will premiere in June.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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