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The Politician

The Politician
★ 7.0/10•2019•1h 0m•TV-14•Comedy
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We promise you bi partisanship.

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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 27, 2019

Episodes

Episode 1 - PilotE162m

Pilot

After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 2 - The Harrington CommodeE247m

The Harrington Commode

Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 3 - October SurpriseE342m

October Surprise

While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 4 - Gone GirlE442m

Gone Girl

With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 5 - The VoterE528m

The Voter

Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 6 - The Assassination of Payton HobartE656m

The Assassination of Payton Hobart

As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 7 - The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2E740m

The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2

Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.

Sep 27, 2019

Episode 8 - ViennaE856m

Vienna

Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.

Sep 27, 2019

Actors

Ben Platt

Ben Platt

Payton Hobart

Judith Light

Judith Light

Dede Standish

Lucy Boynton

Lucy Boynton

Astrid Sloan

Zoey Deutch

Zoey Deutch

Infinity Jackson

Julia Schlaepfer

Julia Schlaepfer

Alice Charles

Laura Dreyfuss

Laura Dreyfuss

McAfee Westbrook

Theo Germaine

Theo Germaine

James Sullivan

Rahne Jones

Rahne Jones

Skye Leighton

Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Hadassah Gold

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Georgina Hobart

Brandon Win

Brandon Win

Connor

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