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?
Love this show!!!!
This was one of the best dramas on television today! Please don’t cancel this series.It really holds your interest and I am willing to put up with the over whelming amount of commercials. We all would like to see it continue!
Love this show. I hope it is continued! There are too many reality shows. Not much that I watch. Will look forward to this show to be continued.
Bring the show back. It’s excellent. Bassam must get out of jail and rule the country!!
I agree that the show was addictive. Intense drama and different from other dramatic shows currently airing. The story line could surely be continued? I missed the last episode and wonder what happened to Barry and his family?
Please keep this show. It’s one of the better dramas on tv. There are enough reality shows so let’s keep something that has some substance.
Loved the show. Missed the last one and do not how to find it to watch it. Fx should be showing re-runs of the series. Show should not be cncelled. The Tryant is very close to daily livng in the middle east. Every American should be watching the show.
I really enjoy this show, look forward toTuesday evenings . Please don’t cancel, I look forward to the new season.
The show is addicting. I told 5 people who can’t wait for the show to return. They told others and they are hooked. It is well written and the actors are perfect. Please bring it back. Please tell your friends
I love this show!!! Please do not cancel. Can’t wait to find out what happens to Barry and to the family stuck in the embassy. There is some tweaking that can be done and I agree, Jamal’s son seems like a complete misfit in this family- that was bad casting. Looking forward to Season 2. Please!!!!!
This is a very good show and should continue. KEEP THE SERIES! It will be a success!!!
I was at first appalled at the beginning episodes bu found myself dran into the intrigue. I wuld like to see another season.
Don’t cancel. Fix it. Get rid of Jamal and his short fat stupid son. Alice Krige needs more screen time. Where does she spend her alone time at the palace? The exterior and interiors of the palace are impressive. Production value is outstanding. Jamal was fine as long as he was evil. Now he has become unstable and a psycho, he just seems pitiful. Short and scrawny, the unattractive character is difficult to look at on screen. Remember Yassar Arafat was hard on the eyes. So is Jamal. Barry is the only eye candy on screen. Do all the male… Read more »
Don’t cancel. Fix it! The cast is a good ensemble and production value outstanding. The show could go forward with plotlines galore but two characters are hurting the show. Jamal’s profile as an evil prince was acceptable, but he has become a psycho path sociopath mess. His short fat son doesn’t look like he belongs. Why didn’t you cast the son with a tall handsome more intelligent character who is more like his beautiful Mother? The Fishing episode with Jamal’s brotherly jibberish was boring. Also the execution in the dungeon was out of place. It should have been outdoors. The… Read more »
Please don’t cancel this show. It’s the best show on tv! Besides, I have to know what happens to Barry! The show is exciting and stimulating. I heard about it on The Five and am so happy I started watching. Please keep it on.