Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants uncovers the private worlds of some of history's most notorious dictators. 

The series examines the sexual power plays, obsessions and abuses that influenced rulers' reigns - and sometimes the fate of nations. From Muammar Gaddafi's secret sex chambers, Fidel Castro's insatiable womanising, Joseph Goebbels' politically charged affairs, Saddam Hussein's sexual brutality, Mao Zedong's concubine network and Idi Amin's murderous polygamy, the series reveals how intimate appetites became deliberate instruments of control.

Series details

• Title: Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2026-03-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky History
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 90760
• IMDb ID: tt40893763
• TVDB ID: 475074

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-03-16; final listed air date 2026-04-20; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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