TV series

The Dictator's Playbook

2018 · 1 season

A sober, immersive history lesson that makes the mechanics of tyranny feel chillingly immediate and unsettling.

Overview: Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, politics, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
politics
violence
betrayal
Places: big city
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild