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Season 1 – The Tyrant

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After years of seeing their country be suppressed by foreign powers, a group of rogue scientists working within the South Korean government begin to a develop a virus that will put their country on a level playing field with the world’s most powerful nations. Referred to as “The Tyrant Project”, the virus holds limitless potential for the advancement of humanity. However, before the project can be finalized, a group of US agents uncover the plan and demand that all samples be handed over. Unwilling to kowtow and give up his research to the Americans, the group’s leader hires a black ops team to recover his work, but when things go south during the attack, parties on both sides will be left scrambling to recover the virus and use it to advance their own ends.
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The Tyrant — Season 1

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Ty'Kira Smalls Common Sense Media 09/04/2024
The Tyrant is a violent, intriguing, and intricate entry to the spy genre. Go to Full Review
Johnny Loftus Decider 08/22/2024
The Tyrant is moody, violent, and hiding quite a bit of exposition up its sleeve... Go to Full Review
Pierce Conran South China Morning Post 08/18/2024
2/5
Posturing is the name of the game in Disney+’s hard-to-follow sci-fi action series The Tyrant, which puts style over substance and narrative cohesion. Go to Full Review
Archi Sengupta LeisureByte.com 08/15/2024
3/5
The Tyrant is a dark and gritty sci-fi thriller that feels more like it’s made for the sensational blood and guts being spewed everywhere than anything else. Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut 08/15/2024
2.5/5
The Tyrant is a perfectly decent show; a dark, action-packed, and blood-soaked good time for the four episodes it lasts. But after those episodes, then what? Go to Full Review
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Some Guy F @RT75171520 Nov 6 It feels as though it starts in the end of the second act. There's multiple plotlines where nothing is really explained and you don't really know who anyone is or why they're doing what they're doing. The CGI is really bad, the things that are CGI either don't need to be in the show or don't need to be CGI. But the two weirdo main characters go around killing people in brutal (not very realistic) fashion and that's fun I guess. See more Asia C @RT30166633 Sep 19 Incredible! Superb and engaging! See more xoxo l @RT72873430 08/29/2024 Waiting for The Tyrant Season 2 & The Witch 3 See more Ya-Yen C @RT79827864 08/25/2024 The last scene tells that every single scene is reasonable because of the Tyrant. See more Don V @donviajero 08/19/2024 No denying the action scenes are spectacularly filmed, but the series provides almost no context behind all the violence, as the plot (what there is of it) is overly confusing and a talented cast is pretty much wasted in a series that makes no attempt at any kind of character development, or even just a basic introduction so that the audience knows who is who. I loved the first movie in the series, but each subsequent production has gone downhill. See more Michael Jake A @RT11735592 08/18/2024 Slow and confusing start, but take a moment to digest it! You’ll love all the action, the gore, and the thrill. Kim Seon-ho did not disappoint, and the real discovery here is The Tyrant herself. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 14, 2024 A secret project in Korea is exposed; Director Choe plans to reclaim its sample. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 14, 2024 Lim Sang, a retired veteran, receives an order to eliminate Moyong and Jagyeong. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 14, 2024 Jagyeong and Lim Sang meet while chasing Moyong; Paul confronts Director Choe to get the sample. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 14, 2024 Something unexpected occurs as everyone gathers to seize the last remaining sample. Details
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Season Info

Director
Park Hoon-jung
Network
Hulu
Genre
Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Korean
Release Date
Aug 14, 2024