The story of the rise and fall of Roger Ailes, founder of Fox News and alleged defacto leader of the Republican Party, and the sexual harassment accusations that brought his career to an end.
EPISODE 1
1995
Roger Ailes joins forces with media magnate Rupert Murdoch to form Fox News Channel; working feverishly to get ahead of the competition, Roger must do the unthinkable and put an entire network on the air in the space of six months.
EPISODE 2
2001
Fox News Channel is on the cusp of passing CNN to become the number one rated news network when 9/11 changes everything; horrified by this terrorist attack, Roger begins pushing the news with an agenda and finally puts Fox on top of the ratings race.
EPISODE 3
2008
With the election of Barack Hussein Obama, Roger and Fox News Channel have found the ultimate enemy -- one that will drive Fox's coverage as well as cement their ratings; what no one suspects are the hidden depths of Roger's secret world.
EPISODE 4
2009
Roger finds his legacy in Joe Lindsley, a 25-year-old acolyte he hires to be the editor of a newspaper he bought in upstate New York; turning the local paper into a conservative news source, Roger also achieves revenge against the Obama White House.
EPISODE 5
2012
Fox News Channel is now the dominant news outlet and Roger is working the levers of his power, but he doesn't see the danger posed by Gretchen Carlson; after years of harassment by Roger, she's finally had enough.
EPISODE 6
2015
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Russell Crowe
Naomi Watts
Sienna Miller
Josh Charles
Seth MacFarlane
Annabelle Wallis
Simon McBurney
Aleksa Palladino
Josh Stamberg
Kari Skogland
