An unassuming American family is drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.An unassuming American family is drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.An unassuming American family is drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
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Barry Al-Fayeed has been living in the United States for 20 years, during which he married fellow physician Molly Olson and had two children, Sammy and Emma, in Pasadena, California. This life belies the fact that at 16 he, under his birth name Bassam, escaped his family life in the Middle-Eastern country of Abuddin, where the Al-Fayeeds have been the dictatorial rulers for generations, normally of violent and repressive regimes which he could not morally tolerate. At his mother's urging he decides to return to Abuddin for the first time in those 20 years, with Molly and the kids in tow. He might find that leaving Abuddin this second time around is more difficult as he gets ensconced in the troubles the Al-Fayeeds are facing in general in continuing to rule the country as a repressive dictatorship. The longer Barry stays, the more it affects the only life of democratic freedom Molly, Sammy, and Emma have known up to this point. —Huggo
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- TV-14
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Did you know
- TriviaDialogue in season 2 suggests that Abbudin is fictionally located between Syria and Lebanon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The IMDb Show: Take 5 With Moran Atias (2019)
- SoundtracksTyrant Main Title Theme
Performed by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
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Ashraf Barhom - WOW
Great premise for a series...the interaction of cultures seen through their humanity and frailties. The cast is variable, except for Ashraf Barhom, playing Jamal, who just blows me away with his fierce energy. Every moment he is on he completely dominates the drama. Everyone looks pale beside him -- his energy seems to come like a fire from within and burns up the screen. I think this is a new star... I'll be watching to see him in more! FX really does an amazing job bringing us really interesting series instead of the usual pulp on network TV. Just when you think you've seen it all, they come up with something new. Most of us have no idea what life really looks like in Middle Eastern countries. This gives us a cool story and lets us peek into another world. And GO BARHOM!
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- ababuso
- Jul 18, 2014
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