How to Become a Tyrant

Synopsis

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

First Air Date: 2021-07-09

Last Air Date: 2021-07-09

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: Netflix

The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.

Ep. 1: Seize Power (2021-07-09)

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.
Ep. 2: Crush Your Rivals (2021-07-09)

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.
Ep. 3: Reign Through Terror (2021-07-09)

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.
Ep. 4: Control the Truth (2021-07-09)

Through public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
Ep. 5: Create a New Society (2021-07-09)

Free speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
Ep. 6: Rule Forever (2021-07-09)

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.