

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
TV-MA • Documentary, War & Politics • Series • 2021 • 1 season
Starring: Peter Dinklage

S1 E1 - Seize Power
Interested in becoming a tyrant? There are rules, and the playbook for a rise to dictatorship starts with one of history's most brutal: Adolf Hitler.
Jul 9, 2021 • 31m

S1 E2 - Crush Your Rivals
You've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.
Jul 9, 2021 • 27m

S1 E3 - Reign Through Terror
When keeping your population under control, is it better to be loved or feared? Idi Amin certainly thought he knew the right answer to that question.
Jul 9, 2021 • 28m

S1 E4 - Control the Truth
Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
Jul 9, 2021 • 27m

S1 E5 - Create a New Society
Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
Jul 9, 2021 • 26m

S1 E6 - Rule Forever
Seizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.
Jul 9, 2021 • 30m
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How to Become a Tyrant
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
TV-MA • Documentary, War & Politics • TV Series • 2021