Tyrant on Fx

If you get a chance you may want to check out this new series on Fx, its set in a fictional middle eastern country but is awesome or the initial episode was. It has a little Godfatherish feel to it with a character like sonny and michael

That's a good analogy, Merlino. I see it when Barry, who (like Michael early in GF) wanted nothing to do with his brutal family, but gets sucked in by the allure of power.