Kathryn Murdoch Wants to Flip the Dystopian Script With New “Protopian” Production Studio

Tucker-Trump Rendezvous • Cannon Sets a Date • NRA’s “Veto” Power [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Kathryn Murdoch Wants to Flip the Dystopian Script With New “Protopian” Production Studio Good Saturday morning! This week, Joe Pompeo [got a fresh peek]( inside Murdochland, sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with Kathryn Murdoch, who talked shop about Succession, the Fox-Dominion settlement, and her nascent production studio, Futurific. Speaking of Fox, Gabriel Sherman [scored]( a juicy scoop on the network’s former prime-time host, Tucker Carlson, who may help Donald Trump counterprogram Fox’s Republican primary debate next month. Elsewhere, this week saw big developments in the ex-president’s legal shitstorm, as Bess Levin [observed](, with Aileen Cannon finally settling on a date for Trump’s first hearing in his classified-documents case. Also from Levin: an [exclusive nugget]( about the “veto power” Trump gave to the NRA, according to a new book by a former Trump DHS official. Plus, zooming out from Trumpworld, Abigail Tracy [reports]( on the harebrained schemes long shot GOP presidential candidates are cooking up to make the debate. We’ll see you back on Monday. —Jon Skolnik, associate editor— [Kathryn Murdoch Wants to Flip the Dystopian Script With New “Protopian” Production Studio]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [In a wide-ranging sit-down, the Quadrivium president talks about the “better futures” movement, her planned PBS docuseries, the Fox-Dominion settlement, and why she and husband James Murdoch only made it through half an episode of Succession: “It just felt weird.”]( [Read more button](   [Tucker Carlson Could Help Donald Trump Counterprogram Fox News’ GOP Debate]( By [Gabriel Sherman]( [The conservative host is raising big money for a new venture—which he’s jokingly dubbed “Go Fuck Yourself Media”—and may take a swing at his old employer by booking Trump on Twitter as Republican candidates take the stage.]( [Read more button](   [That Sound You Hear Is Donald Trump Screaming, Crying, and Throwing Up in a Mar-a-Lago Bathroom]( By [Bess Levin]( [On the same day that word came down racketeering charges are likely to come out of the Fulton County probe, Judge Aileen Cannon set a date for the classified-documents trial for well before the 2024 election.]( [Read more button](   [The Trump Administration Gave the NRA “Veto Power” Over Its Response to the Parkland Massacre, New Book Reveals]( By [Bess Levin]( [Trump was reportedly so worried about losing the gun lobby’s support that he bucked his own administration’s recommendation to explore raising the minimum age for firearm purchases.]( [Read more button](   [Image may contain: Tie, Accessories, Accessory, Electrical Device, Microphone, Human, Person, Suit, Coat, and Clothing]( [Lionel Messi and Gift Cards: GOP Presidential Candidates Are Desperate to Make the Debate Stage]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Republican presidential candidates are hustling for individual donors to meet the qualifications for Fox News’ August debate—with some seemingly pushing the legal and ethical bounds of campaign finance laws.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast