Documentary series · Netflix
How to Become a Tyrant
2021 documentary television series
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Research date: 2026-11-08
Synopsis
How to Become a Tyrant is a Netflix docu-series narrated by Peter Dinklage. It is partly based on the 2011 non-fiction book The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics.
It was followed by another series using the same format, also narrated by Dinklage, called How to Become a Cult Leader, which was released on 28 July 2023.
On 14 November 2023, How to Become a Mob Boss was released.
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Key facts
- Official title
- How to Become a Tyrant
- Alternative titles
- Not verified
- Original release
- 2021-07-09 – 2021-07-09
- Country of production
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genres
- documentary television program, documentary film
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Directors
- Ron Myrick
- Producers
- Not verified
- Production company
- Not verified
- Official website
- Not verified
- Official trailer
- Not verified
Streaming
- Listed service
- Netflix
- Original or licensed
- Original — public records list Netflix as the original network or distributor (Netflix).
- Available now in UK
- Not yet checked
- Available now in Ireland
- Not yet checked
- Available now in US
- Not yet checked
- Past availability
- Not verified
Episodes, events and timeline
Episode titles, summaries, running times, key events and a timeline have not been researched for this series yet. We'll add them only once they can be checked against reliable sources.
Sources
- Wikipedia article — checked 2026-11-08
- Wikidata record Q107469370 — checked 2026-11-08