Product Review

This addictive and shockingly intense drama explores the turbulent Middle East like no series in TV history. Barry Al-Fayeed, the son of a war-torn countrys controversial dictator, returns to his homeland after a self-imposed exile in the U.S. But the lives of Barry and his American family are suddenly upended when Barrys volatile brother, Jamal, ascends to the throne. Barrys western views are pitted against Jamals wife, Leila, who wants her husband to rule with an iron fist. As a national political crisis threatens to explode, Barry finds himself torn between the seductive lure of absolute power and sympathy for his countrys courageous freedom fighters.