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The Politician

"We promise you bi partisanship."

7.0
2 seasons
15 episodes
Ended
Comedy

Plot Summary

Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.

First Aired:September 27, 2019
Last Aired:June 19, 2020
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
Netflix
Created By:
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (2)

Season 1
7.6

Season 1

8 episodes

Aired: 2019

Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, has known since age 7 that he's going to be president of the United States, but first he has to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all, Saint Sebastian High School.

Season 2
8.6

Season 2

7 episodes

Aired: 2020

Payton Hobart fights to unseat Dede Standish in the New York State Senate race. As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold at her side, Dede’s re-election was supposed to be easy, but Payton - who sees this as the next step on his path to the Presidency - must decide what kind of politician he ultimately wants to be in order to succeed, even if that means exposing secrets, lies, and a throuple.

Production

Fox 21 Television Studios

Ryan Murphy Television

Brad Falchuk Teley-vision

Prospect Films