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Tyrant S1E8 — Meet the New Boss

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Tyrant•Season 1•Episode 8

Meet the New Boss

7.8/10 · 359 votesAug 12, 201460 min

Ranked #8 of 10 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Fed up with Jamal's unpredictable and violent nature, Barry conspires to start a coup and remove his brother from office; while at the same time Jamal is so moved by Barry's willingness to do the unthinkable and hasten Sheik Rashid's demise, that he stops at

Directed byCharlotte Sieling

Written byDavid Matthews

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Season 1 Episodes10

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State of Emergency

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My Brother's Keeper

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Cast10

Adam Rayner

Adam Rayner

Barry Al Fayeed

Jennifer Finnigan

Jennifer Finnigan

Molly Al Fayeed

Moran Atias

Moran Atias

Leila Al-Fayeed

Ashraf Barhom

Ashraf Barhom

Jamal Al Fayeed

Noah Silver

Noah Silver

Sammy Al Fayeed

Anne Winters

Anne Winters

Emma Al Fayeed

Sibylla Deen

Sibylla Deen

Nusrat Al Fayeed

Waleed Elgadi

Waleed Elgadi

Walid Rashid

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Amira Al-Fayeed

Amir Boutrous

Amir Boutrous

Ziad

Crew11

Glenn Gordon Caron

Glenn Gordon Caron

Executive Producer

David Fury

David Fury

Co-Executive Producer

P

Peter Noah

Executive Producer

D

Dennis Hammer

Producer

V

Vanessa Reisen

Co-Executive Producer

C

Chris Levinson

Co-Executive Producer

David Matthews

David Matthews

Co-Producer

I

Itai Neeman

Director of Photography

D

Don Broida

Editor

Charlotte Sieling

Charlotte Sieling

Director

David Matthews

David Matthews

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Meet the New Boss" is episode 8 of Tyrant season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 359 votes, ranking #8 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Charlotte Sieling and written by David Matthews, it aired on August 12, 2014.

Next: E9 · Gaslight Best of Season 1