Watch Trust series free. Inspired by actual events, Trust delves into the trials and triumphs of one of Americas wealthiest and unhappiest families, the Gettys. Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and an examination of the corrosive power of money, Trust explores the complexities at the heart of every family, rich or poor. Told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome. His captors banked on a multi-million-dollar ransom. After all, what rich family wouldnt pay for the return of a loved one? Pauls grandfather, J. Paul Getty Sr., an enigmatic oil tycoon and possibly the richest man in the world, is marooned in a Tudor mansion in the English countryside surrounded by a harem of mistresses and a pet lion. Hes busy. Pauls father, J. Paul Getty Jr., is lost in a daze in London and refuses to answer the phone. Only Pauls mother, Gail Getty, is left to negotiate with the increasingly desperate kidnappers. Unfortunately, shes broke. Trust charts the teenage grandsons nightmare ordeal at the hands of kidnappers who cannot understand why nobody seems to want their captive back.
