On his 80th birthday, media magnate Logan Roy, whose imminent retirement was thought to be a given, shocks his family by announcing he's staying on indefinitely as CEO of Waystar Royco. The news shatters his son, Kendall, the heir apparent, who's in the midst of negotiating the purchase of a digital-media venture founded by a slick operator named Lawrence. After an impromptu softball game, tempers flare as Logan's other children - Roman, Shiv and Connor - raise objections over Logan's intentions, including his desire to change the way his eventual successor will be chosen.
The Roy family controls one of the biggest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world. The family patriarch, Logan Roy, has experienced a decline in health. His four children - removed oldest son Connor, power-hungry Kendall, irreverent Roman, and politically savvy Siobhan - all with varying degrees of connection to the company, begin to prepare for a future without their father, and each begins vying for prominence within the company.