📺 Drama, War & Politics

Tyrant

⭐ 6.7/10· 2014 ·3 Seasons ·32 Episodes · Created by Gideon Raff
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About this series

The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew's wedding. Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.

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6.7/10 185 votes

Quick facts

First Aired
2014
Seasons
3
Episodes
32
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
185
Genre
Drama, War & Politics
Status
Canceled
Network
FX
Director
Language
EN

Seasons

S01E01 still S01E01
Pilot
⭐ 7.4
Jun 24, 2014 60 min
Barry Al-Fayeed is a California pediatrician who also happens to be the second son of a Middle Eastern dictator. Barry reluctantly agrees to return home with his American family fo…
S01E02 still S01E02
State of Emergency
⭐ 7.7
Jul 1, 2014 60 min
When Barry's older brother, Jamal, the newly appointed President of Abbudin, is incapacitated, Barry must put his plans to return to America on hold. His life is further complicate…
S01E03 still S01E03
My Brother's Keeper
⭐ 7.3
Jul 8, 2014 60 min
While Barry’s decision to stay in Abbudin is met with mixed emotion, the discovery of new evidence connected to the attempted murder of Jamal threatens to drive a wedge between the…
S01E04 still S01E04
Sins of the Father
⭐ 7.3
Jul 15, 2014 60 min
Tensions boil as the 20th anniversary of the chemical attack ordered by Barry's father, President Khaled Al-Fayeed looms. Barry’s plan to defuse the situation runs into heavy resis…
S01E05 still S01E05
Hail Mary
⭐ 7.9
Jul 22, 2014 60 min
As Jamal prepares to throw down the gauntlet on the thousands of citizens gathered in the Plaza to protest his reign, Barry scrambles to put together a summit in the hopes of avoid…
S01E06 still S01E06
What the World Needs Now
⭐ 7.7
Jul 29, 2014 60 min
Barry convinces Jamal to meet with exiled opposition leader Sheik Rashid. But when the meeting takes a turn for the worse, Jamal is forced to make a difficult decision that will im…
S01E07 still S01E07
Preventative Medicine
⭐ 7.6
Aug 5, 2014 60 min
Jamal is terrified to discover that Sheik Rashid may actually survive Jamal's brutal attack, while Amira's disclosure of a twenty year old secret leads Barry to question everything…
S01E08 still S01E08
Meet the New Boss
⭐ 7.6
Aug 12, 2014 60 min
Fed up with Jamal's unpredictable and violent nature, Barry conspires to start a coup and remove his brother from office; while at the same time Jamal is so moved by Barry's willin…
S01E09 still S01E09
Gaslight
⭐ 7.1
Aug 19, 2014 60 min
As the plans for the coup continue to take shape, Jamal proves how far he will go to punish those who oppose him, and Barry's relationship with Molly is pushed to the limit after s…
S01E10 still S01E10
Gone Fishing
⭐ 8.0
Aug 26, 2014 60 min
On the verge of betraying and displacing Jamal, Barry receives troublesome news that threatens to destroy everything he's worked so hard for. Meanwhile, Jamal's rising suspicions l…

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🎭 Drama 🎭 War & Politics 🎬 Gideon Raff 👤 Adam Rayner 👤 Jennifer Finnigan 👤 Moran Atias
middle east politics dictatorship president uprising arab-american political assassination

Questions about Tyrant

Tyrant has 3 seasons and 32 episodes total.
Tyrant was created by Gideon Raff and first aired in 2014.
Tyrant is a Drama, War & Politics series.
The cast of Tyrant includes Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Moran Atias, Ashraf Barhom, Noah Silver.
Tyrant has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 185 votes.

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