Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The buzz surrounding FX's new show "Tyrant" started even before the pilot script was written. The brainchild of the Emmy-winning producers of Showtime's big hit "Homeland," the show set off a bidding war among TV networks.
Billed as "The Godfather" set in the Middle East, the tense drama follows the story of the son of a dictator drawn back into the ancestral and national politics of a fictional Middle Eastern country:
"Tyrant" looks and sounds incredibly dramatic, but it apparently has nothing on all the drama that's gone on behind the scenes. Since going into production, the show has been hit with a seemingly endless series of setbacks and controversies.
The Hollywood Reporter's Lacey Rose has been writing about the show's backstory and joins Take Two for more.