Introduction

How to Become a Tyrant is a Netflix docu-series, and narrated by Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones).

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Outline

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.

The narrator states that everybody wants absolute power to transform society to their liking and proceeds to explain how such power can be obtained and sustained.

The docuseries proceeds to analyse biographies of historical dictators Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Joseph Stalin, Muammar Gaddafi and Kim Il-sung.

Production

The series was executive produced by David Ginsberg, Jake Laufer, Jonas Bell Pasht, Peter Dinklage, and Jonah Bekhor. The series was released on Netflix on 09 July 2021. The British Board of Film Classification issued a ’15’ certificate for the series.

How To Become A Tyrant Series

• Episode 01: Seize Power.
• Episode 02: Crush Your Rivals.
• Episode 03: Reign Through Terror.
• Episode 04: Control the Truth.
• Episode 05: Create a New Society.
• Episode 06: Rule Forever.

Production & Filming Details

• Narrator(s):
  • Peter Dinklage.
• Producer(s):
  • Jonah Bekhor … executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Jonas Bell Pasht … executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Paul Dektor … co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Peter Dinklage … executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Rachel Elder … Story Producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • David Ginsberg … executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Kellen Hertz … co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Jake Laufer … executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Brad Saunders … co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Calvin Singh … executive in charge (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Alex Wismer … associate producer (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Marianna Yarovskaya … associate producer (6 episodes, 2021).
• Editor(s):
  • Martin Biehn … (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Jeremy Cloe … (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Alistair Knapp … (6 episodes, 2021).
  • Clay Zimmerman … (4 episodes, 2021).
• Distributor(s):
  • Netflix (2021) (World-wide) (video) (VOD).
• Release Date: 09 July 2021 (Internet).
• Running Time: 26-31 minutes.
• Rating: 15.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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