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?
Please don’t cancel the show. I really enjoy this show . Great story line.
My husband and I absolutely love this show!! We look forward to watching it each week. Please don’t cancel it. The story line is very intense!
I love love love the story behind the family son hates father now out to save his name! Please don’t cancel I can’t miss what was started! Come back!!
I’m enjoying the show. It’s very scary. I find it more scary than the other show on FX that I watch, The Strain. Please renew both programs.
great show do not cancel I to like the strain.
Great show, dont cancel!!
Excellent show…. please renew….. So many shows are so worthless….
LOVE IT DONT CANCEL VERY INTERESTING
Fabulous show keep it going
Love the show. So many twists and turns. Hope there is a second season!
Outstanding series!! The actors, especially those who have Middle Eastern backgrounds, are excellent.
I really enjoy this show, the characters are great and the story line is so believable. please keep this show.
Great tv viewing. No cancellation, please. Jamal is the best! Authentic Arab presentation.
Although the show portrays the Arab world in a rather simplistic way, the personal relationships are interesting.
This is an outstanding series which surprise me with each episode. Tryant had enabled me to understand the culture of the Middle east in so many ways.
Excellent show….great acting.
Excellent series. Please do not cancel. Very interesting both culturally and politically. There are so many potential scenarios that can evolve to keep viewers fascinated.