How to Become a Tyrant

Name: How to Become a Tyrant
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2021-07-09
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Peter Dinklage

ENDED1 Season6 Episodes★ 7.3

How to Become a Tyrant is a documentary series on Netflix that premiered in 2021, ending after 1 season and 6 episodes.

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NetworkNetflix

First AiredJul 9, 2021

Last AiredJul 9, 2021

GenreDocumentary, War & Politics

Runtime30 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

WHERE TO WATCH

Netflix

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Cast

Peter Dinklage

Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

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The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

E1Seize Power

Jul 9, 202131m★ 7.7

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.

E2Crush Your Rivals

Jul 9, 202127m★ 7.3

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.

E3Reign Through Terror

Jul 9, 202128m★ 7.7

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.

E4Control the Truth

Jul 9, 202127m★ 7.7

Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.

E5Create a New Society

Jul 9, 202126m★ 7.3

Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.

E6Rule Forever

Jul 9, 202130m★ 7.7

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.

About How to Become a Tyrant

How to Become a Tyrant is a documentary, war & politics series on Netflix. The show first aired on Jul 9, 2021 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. How to Become a Tyrant has ended. It has a rating of 7.3/10 based on 253 votes. The cast includes Peter Dinklage.