How to Become a Tyrant

2021 TV-MA 2h 18m 7.4

Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Seize Power

1. Seize Power

Aired: Jul 9, 2021

Interested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise...

Episode 2 Crush Your Rivals

2. Crush Your Rivals

Aired: Jul 9, 2021

You've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching yo...

Episode 3 Reign Through Terror

3. Reign Through Terror

Aired: Jul 9, 2021

When keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feare...

Episode 4 Control the Truth

4. Control the Truth

Aired: Jul 9, 2021

Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet aut...

Episode 5 Create a New Society

5. Create a New Society

Aired: Jul 9, 2021

Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realize...

Episode 6 Rule Forever

6. Rule Forever

Aired: Jul 9, 2021

Seizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dyna...


Info about How to Become a Tyrant

Current Status: Ended

Network: Netflix

Genres: War, Documentary, History, Biography