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Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
Original Release
07/09/2021 on Netflix
US Release
07/09/2021
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Dinklage | Self - Narrator / Narrator |
| Bruce Bueno de Mesquita | Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University |
| Waller Newell | Self - Professor of Political Science, Carleton University |
| Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Self - Professor of History, New York University |
| Fathali Moghaddam | Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University |
| Andrew Sullivan | Self - Author and Political Commentator |
| Asha Rangappa | Self - Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs |
| Alastair Smith | Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University |
| Madeleine Albright | Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State |
| Mariam Mufti | Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seize Power | Friday, 09 July 2021 |
| 2 | Crush Your Rivals | Friday, 09 July 2021 |
| 3 | Reign Through Terror | Friday, 09 July 2021 |
| 4 | Control the Truth | Friday, 09 July 2021 |
| 5 | Create a New Society | Friday, 09 July 2021 |
| 6 | Rule Forever | Friday, 09 July 2021 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Peter Dinklage | Self - Narrator / Narrator |
| Bruce Bueno de Mesquita | Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University |
| Waller Newell | Self - Professor of Political Science, Carleton University |
| Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Self - Professor of History, New York University |
| Fathali Moghaddam | Self - Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University |
| Andrew Sullivan | Self - Author and Political Commentator |
| Asha Rangappa | Self - Senior Lecturer, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs |
| Alastair Smith | Self - Professor of Political Science, New York University |
| Madeleine Albright | Self - Former U.S. Secretary of State |
| Mariam Mufti | Self - Professor of Political Science, University of Waterloo |
| Benjamin Radd | Self - Professor of Political Science, UCLA |
| Milton Allimadi | Self - Publisher, The Black Star News |
| Paul Fischer | Self - Author |
| Jonathan Brent | Self - Professor of History, Bard College |
| Jodi Beggs | Self - Behavioral Economist |
| Wendy Lower | Self - Author and Historian |
| Suki Kim | Self - Investigative Journalist |
| Maria Konnikova | Self - Writer |
| Alicia C. Decker | Self - Professor of African Studies, Penn State University |
| Jean H. Lee | Self - Former AP Bureau Chief, Korean Peninsula |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Peter Dinklage | Executive Producer |
| Brad Saunders | Executive Producer |
| Paul Dektor | Executive Producer |
| David Ginsberg | Executive Producer |
| Jonas Bell Pasht | Executive Producer |
| Jonah Bekhor | Executive Producer |
| Calvin Singh | Executive Producer |
| Kellen Hertz | Executive Producer |
| Alex Wismer | Producer |
| Vera Hourani | Producer |
| Marianna Yarovskaya | Producer |
| Rachel Elder | Producer |
| Zosia Garcia Sledzinska | Producer |
