Logan informs his skeptical management team of his plan to make another attempt to acquire Pierce, a rival media company and one of the most respected names in news, and brings back Frank to work on the deal. Convinced the acquisition is a terrible idea, Shiv asks Tom to deliver the message to Logan at a corporate retreat in Hungary. Greg worries his pre-meeting with a Logan biographer puts his standing with the family at risk. Connor's presidential announcement irritates Logan.
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.