From Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. This series answers how dictators seized and wielded power in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality.
EPISODE 1
Kim Il Sung
See how Kim Il Sung created a North Korean dictatorship that has lasted for three generations.
EPISODE 2
Saddam Hussein
Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.
EPISODE 3
Benito Mussolini
Meet the man who created fascism, an ideology that would plunge all of Europe into darkness.
EPISODE 4
Manuel Noriega
Watch Manuel Noriega’s rise and fall, from his early military days to his dictatorship’s sudden end.
EPISODE 5
Francisco Franco
Learn how Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War and became the dictator of Spain.
EPISODE 6
Idi Amin
See how Idi Amin used military force to achieve power and build his dictatorship in Uganda.
Natasha Ezrow
Tim Beckmann
Mark Stevenson
Pamela Aguilar
David M. Wermus
Matthew Booi
