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Tyrant
A tyrant (), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to rep ...
'' is an American drama television series that premiered on the
cable network
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FX on June 24, 2014.
The series follows Bassam "Barry" Al-Fayeed, the youngest son of an infamous Middle-Eastern
tyrant
A tyrant (), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to rep ...
, who has been running from his past for 20 years. Now a
pediatrician
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living in the United States, he has an American wife, son and daughter, and has no desire to revisit his familial origins. However, when he is reluctantly compelled to return to his home country (the fictional Abuddin) for his nephew's wedding, he is quickly drawn into a taut political crisis when his father dies in the midst of growing popular revolution against the ruling family. Bassam must now attempt to use his influence to guide the new President, his brutal and unstable older brother Jamal, to a political solution that will avert a bloody conflict.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
Season 2 (2015)
Season 3 (2016)
Ratings
References
External links
Episode Guideon FX
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Lists of American drama television series episodes