Trivia / Tyrant (2014)

• Accidental Downer Ending: Ended in a resounding Downer Ending at the end of season 3, with all the dangling plot threads that were meant to be resolved in the next season setting up more conflict and bloodshed. Barry has become a dictator, his wife is now a Lady Macbeth, his two children are either dead or in critical condition, Barry has alienated everyone else he once called a friend, and most of the once well-intentioned rebels have become terrorists. Most likely, Barry was supposed to experience some form of Redemption Equals Death given how far he had fallen, but instead it's a depressing Full-Circle Revolution.
• Fake Mixed Race: Barry, the son of a Middle Eastern dictator and his white British wife, is played by wholly white Adam Rayner, which has raised a bit of controversy.
• Fake Nationality: While Abbudin is of course a fictitious country, the show's regulars include at least three Israeli actors.