Miniseries
6 episodes · Jul 9, 2021
The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
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S1E1Seize Power
Jul 9, 202131mInterested 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.
S1E2Crush Your Rivals
Jul 9, 202127mYou've secured your place at the top, but maintaining power means watching your back. Nobody did that better or more ruthlessly than Saddam Hussein.
S1E3Reign Through Terror
Jul 9, 202128mWhen 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.
S1E4Control the Truth
Jul 9, 202127mThrough public relations spin, revisionist history and censorship. Soviet autocrat Joseph Stalin found a certain flexibility with the truth useful.
S1E5Create a New Society
Jul 9, 202126mFree speech? Right to assembly? Rebel-turned-dictator Muammar Gaddafi realized that civil liberties had to go when reshaping society. But he got soft.
S1E6Rule Forever
Jul 9, 202130mSeizing power is hard, but keeping it is harder. In North Korea, the Kim dynasty unlocked the secret to ruling forever: They declared themselves gods.