Tyrant 2014
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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S1·E1 PilotBarry 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…
S1·E2 State of EmergencyWhen 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…
S1·E3 My Brother's KeeperWhile 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…
S1·E4 Sins of the FatherTensions 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…
S1·E5 Hail MaryAs 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…
S1·E6 What the World Needs NowBarry 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…
S1·E7 Preventative MedicineJamal 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…
S1·E8 Meet the New BossFed 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…
S1·E9 GaslightAs 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…
S1·E10 Gone FishingOn 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…Cast
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Taniel Yusef
Akilah El-Amin
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Zina Badran
Dr. Siraj
Crew
- Creator
- Gideon Raff
- Producers
- Emmy Grinwis
- Executive Producers
- Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Avi Nir
- Composer
- Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna
Details
- First air date
- Jun 24, 2014
- Last air date
- Sep 7, 2016
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 32
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Network
- FX
- Status
- Canceled
- Studios
- Teakwood Lane Productions, Keshet Broadcasting, FX Productions, Fox 21, Fox 21 Television Studios
- Country
- United States of America, Israel
- Language
- English
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