There's a real-life 'Succession' drama playing out among the children of Bernard Arnault, the world's richest person and head of luxury behemoth LVMH

• The family conflict in "Succession" is often compared with Rupert Murdoch's dynamic with his kids.
• But there's a similar legacy battle going on inside LVMH, the French luxury house run by Bernard Arnault.
• The children of the world's richest man are vying for influence within LVMH in a "Darwinian" fight.

"Succession," HBO's smash hit show about the trials and tribulations of a media conglomerate and its warring family members, is near its conclusion after four seasons and five years.

Waystar Royco is on the verge of a roughly $100 billion sale to a Swedish tech entrepreneur. Logan Roy, the family patriarch and the company's founder, is dead and the deal is mired in uncertainty. Just four episodes remain.