Tyrant Season 1

Tyrant Season 1 has built a real following on among viewers who want their action grounded in something real. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 186 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Adam Rayner's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Tyrant Season 1 is worth clearing space for. Tyrant Season 1 moves fast and earns its action sequences rather than just delivering them. Season 1 of Tyrant includes 10 episodes. It aired from June 2014 to August 2014. This season stars Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan and Moran Atias. Adam Rayner and Jennifer Finnigan lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2014. Tyrant Season 1 earns its bigger moments by making you care about the outcome before it happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Tyrant Season 1 is the kind of thing you put on to unwind and find yourself sitting forward twenty minutes in. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Adam Rayner anchors the chaos with real screen presence. Every set piece here is doing more than one job at once.

🎬 Tyrant Season 1 — Episode Guide

Pilot

2014-06-24

Barry Al-Fayeed is a California pediatrician who also happens to be the second son of a Middle Eastern dictator. Barry reluctantly agrees to return home with his American family for his nephew's wedding. Events thrust him into the complex and turbulent growing pains of a nation straining to break fr...

State of Emergency

2014-07-01

When Barry's older brother, Jamal, the newly appointed President of Abbudin, is incapacitated, Barry must put his plans to return to America on hold. His life is further complicated, when his nephew's new bride is kidnapped by terrorists.

My Brother's Keeper

2014-07-08

While Barry’s decision to stay in Abbudin is met with mixed emotion, the discovery of new evidence connected to the attempted murder of Jamal threatens to drive a wedge between the two brothers.

Sins of the Father

2014-07-15

Tensions boil as the 20th anniversary of the chemical attack ordered by Barry's father, President Khaled Al-Fayeed looms. Barry’s plan to defuse the situation runs into heavy resistance. Meanwhile, Jamal struggles to regain confidence in the bedroom.

Hail Mary

2014-07-22

As Jamal prepares to throw down the gauntlet on the thousands of citizens gathered in the Plaza to protest his reign, Barry scrambles to put together a summit in the hopes of avoiding violence and bloodshed.

What the World Needs Now

2014-07-29

Barry convinces Jamal to meet with exiled opposition leader Sheik Rashid. But when the meeting takes a turn for the worse, Jamal is forced to make a difficult decision that will impact the lives of his family and his country forever.

Preventative Medicine

2014-08-05

Jamal is terrified to discover that Sheik Rashid may actually survive Jamal's brutal attack, while Amira's disclosure of a twenty year old secret leads Barry to question everything he's ever believed about his father.

Meet the New Boss

2014-08-12

Fed up with Jamal's unpredictable and violent nature, Barry conspires to start a coup and remove his brother from office; while at the same time Jamal is so moved by Barry's willingness to do the unthinkable and hasten Sheik Rashid's demise, that he stops at nothing to prove his worth to his brother...

Gaslight

2014-08-19

As the plans for the coup continue to take shape, Jamal proves how far he will go to punish those who oppose him, and Barry's relationship with Molly is pushed to the limit after she learns of the repercussions that await their family.

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Gone Fishing

2014-08-26

On the verge of betraying and displacing Jamal, Barry receives troublesome news that threatens to destroy everything he's worked so hard for. Meanwhile, Jamal's rising suspicions lead him to question the loyalty of those closest to him.

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