‘Tyrant’ Will Return for Season Three on FX

Tyrant Season Two Cast Photo
Nasser Faris as Khaled, Alice Krige as Amira, Ashraf Barhom as Jamal, Moran Atias as Leila, Adam Rayner as Barry, Anne Winters as Emma, Jennifer Finnegan as Molly, Noah Silver as Sammy in ‘Tyrant’ season 2 (Photo by Patrick Harbron / FX)

FX will be bringing back Tyrant from executive producer Howard Gordon for a 10 episode third season. Season two recently wrapped up after averaging 2.47 million viewers, and season three is expected to air in 2016. The dramatic series also has Glenn Gordon Caron, Chris Keyser, David Fury, Gideon Raff, Avi Nir, and Hugh Fitzpatrick involved as executive producers.


Making the renewal order announcement, FX Networks and FX Productions President of Original Programming Eric Schrier said, “Tyrant’s second season took the show to a new level thanks to the skill and direction of Howard, Chris and Glenn and their creative team, the exceptional cast and a story steeped in family, loyalty and intrigue. We look forward to the next chapter and a sensational third season of Tyrant.”

The Season Two Plot:

Tyrant is the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the inner workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner), the youngest son of a war-torn country’s controversial dictator, returns to his homeland after a self-imposed 20-year exile in America, only to be forced back into the treacherous familial and national politics of his youth. When his brother, Jamal (Ashraf Barhom), assumes the presidency, Barry becomes a powerful force within the government, fueled by visions of bringing humanitarian freedoms to his homeland. Upon realizing that Jamal lacks any sense of justice or morality, Barry colluded with members of the U.S. government on a failed attempt at overthrowing his tyrannical reign and was arrested on charges of treason. Having been betrayed by the West, Jamal now sets his sights on the East, developing an alliance with China that he hopes will make Abuddin a global power. But Barry continues to be a thorn in Jamal’s side, becoming a symbol of freedom for the increasingly vocal insurgency.