To master family drama storylines, study these pillars of the genre:

Love vs. Livelihood. Classic beat: The founder must choose a successor. The most capable child doesn’t want it; the least capable demands it. Twist: The business is sold to outsiders. Now the family has nothing to fight over—and must face each other as raw people.

– Ted Lasso (Rebecca and her mother; Ted and his father’s legacy). The drama asks: can chosen bonds override genetic ones?