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Tyrant (2014)

Tyrant poster
Directed by
Gideon Raff
Genre
drama television series, LGBT-related television series
Country
United States
Length
3 seasons, 32 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 186 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American family moves to a turbulent Middle Eastern country where the father is a dictator. The story follows the man who left that world years ago now forced to confront his family's brutal legacy.

tensepoliticalemotionalslow-burnseriousdramaticintimategritty

What happens

Tyrant is an American political drama television series created by director and writer Gideon Raff and developed by Howard Gordon and Craig Wright. The first season of Tyrant consisting of 10 episodes premiered on American cable network FX on June 24, 2014, and ended on August 26, 2014. Subsequently, FX then went on to renew Tyrant for a second season which premiered on June 16, 2015, and ended on September 1, 2015. On October 8, 2015, the network renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on July 6, 2016. On September 7, 2016, FX announced it had cancelled the series after three seasons. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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