Inspired by real events, the five-season series brings to life the extraordinary inside story of The New York Times, the most influential newspaper ever published.

Blending the private lives of the influential Ochs-Sulzberger family, owners of The New York Times, with the internal dynamics of the newspaper’s journalists and the historical events of the tumultuous “American Century,” The Gray Lady creates a dramatic portrait of one of the world’s most influential institution. Spanning five seasons, the series traces The Times’ unprecedented rise, starting in August 1896, when Adolph Ochs purchased the bankrupt paper with a circulation of fewer than 10,000, to its present status as a global media powerhouse.