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How to Become a Tyrant

7.3TV-MA

SeriesDocumentary, War & Politics20211 Season

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

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Episodes

Miniseries
  1. 1Seize PowerJul 9, 2021 · 31m · ★ 7.7Interested 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.
  2. 2Crush Your RivalsJul 9, 2021 · 27m · ★ 7.3You've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.
  3. 3Reign Through TerrorJul 9, 2021 · 28m · ★ 7.7When 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.
  4. 4Control the TruthJul 9, 2021 · 27m · ★ 7.7Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
  5. 5Create a New SocietyJul 9, 2021 · 26m · ★ 7.3Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
  6. 6Rule ForeverJul 9, 2021 · 30m · ★ 7.7Seizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.
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The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

Genres
Documentary, War & Politics
Status
Ended
First aired
July 9, 2021
Last aired
July 9, 2021
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Episode length
30m
Language
English
Countries
United States of America
Networks
Netflix
  • Peter DinklageSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
  • Kim Jong-ilSelf (archive footage)
  • Asha RangappaSelf
  • Muammar GaddafiSelf (archive footage)
  • Kim Il-sungSelf (archive footage)
  • Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
  • Saddam HusseinSelf (archive footage)
  • Idi AminSelf (archive footage)
  • Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage)
  • Madeleine AlbrightSelf

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  • Folio SwamiJuly 16, 2021

    Love Big Brother. Know that your beloved Leaders love you and can't sleep at night scheming to murder the Tyrant next door. Or shorter: North Korean propaganda, told from a Western perspective.

  • Miniseries2021 · 6 episodes
  • George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
  • Barack ObamaSelf (archive footage)
  • Vladimir PutinSelf (archive footage)
  • Ban Ki-moonSelf (archive footage)
  • Kim Jong-unSelf (archive footage)

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