Network: FX
Episodes: 32 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: June 24, 2014 — September 7, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Adam Rayner, Ashraf Barhom, Moran Atias, Jennifer Finnigan, Anne Winters, Noah Silver, Mehdi Dehbi, Fares Fares, Alice Krige, Salim Daw, and Justin Kirk.
TV show description:
This dramatic series follows the story of an unassuming American family that’s drawn into the inner workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.
Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner) is the youngest son of a war-torn country’s controversial dictator. He returns to his homeland for his nephew’s wedding after a self-imposed 20-year exile in America. Upon his return, Barry is immediately thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.
He braces himself to confront the stark realities of his father and older brother Jamal’s (Ashraf Barhom) harsh rule, and finds himself at odds with Jamal’s wife, Leila (Moran Atias). She believes strongly in a firm, unforgiving regime.
Although Barry’s wife Molly (Jennifer Finnigan) struggles to comprehend her husband’s apprehension, Barry is unable and unwilling to make his all-American family understand his unease over returning home.
Emma (Anne Winters), their 17-year-old daughter, adores her father and shares his disdain for the extravagances of her extended family. Meanwhile, their son, 16-year-old Sammy (Noah Silver), revels in the lavish lifestyle that their “royal” status brings. He also dangerously tests cultural divides with his poorly disguised interest in the family’s handsome bodyguard, Abdul (Mehdi Dehbi).
Barry’s only warm memory of his childhood — his boyhood friend Fauzi (Fares Fares) — wants nothing to do with him. Fauzi is now a journalist, whose reports on the abuses of the Al-Fayeed rule resulted in his arrest and torture.
Now, Barry must now confront the life he once fled. With his father’s health in decline, everyone — Jamal, their mother Amira (Alice Krige), their father’s top advisor Yussef (Salim Daw), and even easygoing US diplomat John Tucker (Justin Kirk) — expects him to assume a more active role in both the family and the regime.
Episode #32 — Two Graves
Barry and Molly are on the brink of waging war on the Caliphate. Leila makes a bold political move and braves the possibility of a close betrayal. Barry and Daliyah face a final reckoning in their relationship. The conflict in Abuddin threatens to turn into a bloody civil war.
First aired: September 7, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Tyrant TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fourthseason?
RENEW TYRANT! The secript is fabulous & the actors are sensational. There’s never been a television show like this! The subject of the turmoil in the Middle East makes it very interesting to the viewers. The twists & turns of deceit and power keeps the viewer wanting more. Please renew this show…thanks for such great entertainment!
this was the best over-All series in years. casting, acting plot, sets were over the top. When does next season premier? Keep programing like this and networks will lose all viewers. Thanks to All involvedI!
Love this series!!!! Forward!!!!
Love this show! Please bring it back!
this series was the best i have seen.gave the viewers suspense it was magical and sexual and the views from the middle east capture everyone interest.so please continue with the series. i was heartbroken when jamal said kill him(bassam) i wil tell my mother first .gee how bad that is ..he(bassam) was just trying to take his country out of communists rule and bring his country forward .. not like his tyrant brother –him the only one living with food .comforts and ect ……………………..dont leave it like that !!!!!!
This is a great series. My husband and I love it. Please do not cancel it.
We love Tyrant and really want to see it come back!!!
Can anyone tell me why an upside down American flag was displayed in the embassy office scene – in the series finale episode? I love the series but that seems strange>
Has tyrant been officially cancelled? I hope not. It is a great show and deserved a better ending.
love it
this show was an unexpected surprise…the acting is a cut above, particularly when facing the complicated relationship between the two brothers…it is definitely up there with Homeland, a bit more character driven and less frantic.. the ties that bind are intricately woven and slowly illustrative of the power of the family and it’s opulence, in contrast with the rest of the nation…and demonstrative of the childhood effects/scars that drive the two brothers, consciously and unconsciously..plus dictatorship vs democracy..fear, lies, betrayals ….and family love that still remains….very emotionally involving, as well as interesting in political machinations and manipulations…cannot wait for more… Read more »
I love Tyrant. Please continue the series!
I love the series. I certainly hope it is not cancelled.
All great actors.
I really enjoyed this series, please do not cance.
Luv the show. Best ever!