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 do not cancell the show. Well done and interesting .Great acting. Like to watch it every week.
Love the show. Would be very upset if it is cancelled. Look forward to watching it every week.
I Love this show. Each week I cannot wait to see what will happen next. There are so many twists and turns, and the actors are marvelous. Barry and Jamal’s characters are so intense. Please, please renew this show.
I love this show!! It has it all! I like to see the different cultures and lifestyles!! Love Adam Rayner!!!
I absolutely love this show! Not since the series the Walking Dead have I been so engrossed in a series.
I love the series. I recorded it. Excellent drama and different from anything else on TV. Please renew.
Excellent show and even better final episode! I hope this show is picked up for another 7 seasons!
I mean recorded in our TIVO, so I could watch it again… Please renew…
I love this show… I recorded it and please RENEW!!!
Great show,,a must on the renewal thing,,,,
Unique premise! Donot cancel. Cannot leave unresolved!
Hated the way it ended!Do not cancel!
Please do not cancel this show. It is well done and very suspenseful. The back and forth between the brothers is very well acted as is the whole cast. We do not miss a single episode each week. Please renew
This is an excellent series, very captivating with genious writing. I can’t wait for the next season! Please continue this story!
I love this show its so good! Please continue with it!
Tyrant is a great show. I sit and watch it on pins and needles every week. Please do NOT cancel the series. We have to see how Barry makes out. If it ends, or when it ends, please allow them to resume their respective careers in the United States.