Tyrant (2014)

Action · Drama · Thriller

The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam "Barry" Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew's wedding. Barry’s reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (24,164 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.97 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.3	794
2	State of Emergency	7.8	558
3	My Brother's Keeper	7.9	458
4	Sins of the Father	7.7	413
5	Hail Mary	7.6	385
6	What the World Needs Now	8.2	394
7	Preventative Medicine	8.1	381
8	Meet the New Boss	7.8	350
9	Gaslight	8.1	363
10	Gone Fishing	8.2	425

Season 2 (2015)

8.25 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 8.8 45 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mark of Cain	8.1	370
2	Enter the Fates	7.7	296
3	Faith	7.7	291
4	A House Built on Sand	7.7	293
5	A Viper in the Palace	8.2	302
6	The Other Brother	8.5	318
7	The Awful Grace of God	8.2	308
8	Fathers and Sons	8.5	300
9	Inside Men and Outside Women	8.3	272
10	Zanjir	8.6	321
11	Desert Storm	8.7	320
12	Pax Abuddin	8.8	368

Season 3 (2016)

7.55 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 6.7 53 min avg

Bad finale

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Spring	7.7	255
2	Cockroach	7.5	235
3	The Dead and the Living	8.4	290
4	A Prayer for Our Daughters	7.7	216
5	A Rock and A Hard Place	7.4	200
6	Truth and Dignity	7.5	199
7	Bedfellows	7.5	197
8	Ask for the Earth	7.8	184
9	How to Live	7.3	189
10	Two Graves	6.7	242