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Media magnate Logan Roy shocks his family on his 80th birthday by announcing he is staying on indefinitely as CEO of Waystar Royco; Logan's children raise objections over their father's desire to change the way his eventual successor will be chosen.
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Jesse Armstrong

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Hiam Abbass

Marcia Roy

Nicholas Braun

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Brian Cox

Logan Roy

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Roman Roy

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Scott Tobias New York Magazine/Vulture 12/13/2021
4/5
An immensely confident first episode... Go to Full Review Orlando Bird Daily Telegraph (UK) 08/06/2018
3/5
Jesse Armstrong's script, meanwhile, combined the sweary energy of The Thick of It with the squirmy social humour of Peep Show. As a fan of those shows - and virtually everything else Armstrong has worked on - I wanted to love this one too. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Media magnate Logan Roy shocks his family on his 80th birthday by announcing he is staying on indefinitely as CEO of Waystar Royco; Logan's children raise objections over their father's desire to change the way his eventual successor will be chosen.
Director
Adam McKay
Creator
Jesse Armstrong
Executive Producer
Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin J. Messick, Will Ferrell, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod
Screenwriter
Jesse Armstrong
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 3, 2018