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 this show!!! It’s extraordinary. It scares me and yet keeps me transfixed. I sometimes believe that these are not actors but real people in this predicament and I truly believe there is much reality to this series. Please do not cancel! It is a very important look at this slice of life. The acting is incredible!!!
Love the show very interesting please dont cancel
Don’t cancel! Great show!
A modern day Dallas or Dynasty series that must be told and needs to stay and tell the story of this cross cultural family that is not far from life in the world today. Don’t cancel it.
Love this show. Do not cancel and I hope there will be several new seasons and episodes!
DO NOT CANCEL.. Great Series.. LOT BETTER than anything on the majors.
Please, do not cancel this show. I love it , look forward for each episode and next season!!
This is a great show. Looked forward to it every Tuesday,was bummed when it was over.could not wate for the next show. What happens now?
Do not cancel
Do not cancel the show. My whole family loves it. It’s very different from the other series.
Great show
Don’t cancel it. This subject matter is so relevant to what is going on over there in today’s world. Keep it on.
Do not cancel!
I looked forward to every episode. Great acting. Such suspense/drama. It’s a family affair …. You really have to listen to every word said, especially when Jamal speaks, to not miss anything. I find Tyrant unique from other ‘blah’ series. You must renew this one. Love the fashion and settings.
This show should be brought back. I think there should be more shows like this. Great looking cast, superbly acted. The accents are killers, sometimes I had to review the previous scenes just to make sure that I didn’t miss something. It just adds to the authenticity of the show. You know that somewhere in the world, there is a despot behaving just like Jamal, and he is being backed by a western power.
Keep the cast together and bring it back for another 6 seasons.
Plz dnt cancell it…it is perfect!!!!