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Tyrant tells the story of the youngest son of a Middle Eastern dictator who returns to his homeland after 20 years and is immediately thrown back into the politics of his youth. In season 2, Barry awaits punishment for leading a failed coup, while Jamal agonizes over whether or not to execute him. Molly fights to secure Barry';;;;;;;;;;;;;s freedom before it';;;;;;;;;;;;;s too late.
31 July 1980, Aurillac, Cantal, France
1988, England, UK
June 17, 2015
At its best, it's a family drama in an unusual setting. And after some tweaking, a more entertaining one.
June 12, 2015
Tyrant may be afraid to follow through with some of its most incendiary plot threads, but season two already feels fully-formed, less of a mirage of ideas and promises like last year and more of an actual, richly realized vision.
June 16, 2015
Tyrant is clearly trying to understand the desperation and horror in places like Syria and Yemen without trivializing that desperation.
June 17, 2015
Lack of nuance is a huge problem for Tyrant, a tragedy considering the depiction of a foreign region's struggles is a pure exercise in nuance.
June 18, 2015
In what world is leaving a drugged man alone in the middle of the desert with no food, water, or shelter not a death sentence?
June 15, 2015
This project from Gideon Raff and Howard Gordon suddenly exhibits the potential to become a fairly entertaining one, with the disclaimer that the terrain still contains an abundance of storytelling sand traps.
