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The Politician

“We promise you bi partisanship.”

  • 2019 –2020
  • Ended
  • TV-14

★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 238 votes

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.

Created by
Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Seasons
2
Episodes
15
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Sep 27, 2019
Networks
Netflix
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Politician

  • Portrait of Ben Platt

    Ben Platt

    Payton Hobart

  • Portrait of Judith Light

    Judith Light

    Dede Standish

  • Portrait of Lucy Boynton

    Lucy Boynton

    Astrid Sloan

  • Portrait of Zoey Deutch

    Zoey Deutch

    Infinity Jackson

  • Portrait of Julia Schlaepfer

    Julia Schlaepfer

    Alice Charles

  • Portrait of Laura Dreyfuss

    Laura Dreyfuss

    McAfee Westbrook

  • Portrait of Theo Germaine

    Theo Germaine

    James Sullivan

  • Portrait of Rahne Jones

    Rahne Jones

    Skye Leighton

  • Portrait of Bette Midler

    Bette Midler

    Hadassah Gold

  • Portrait of Gwyneth Paltrow

    Gwyneth Paltrow

    Georgina Hobart

  • Portrait of Brandon Win

    Brandon Win

    Connor

Where to Stream The Politician by Country

United States
Streaming on NetflixRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on Netflix
India
Streaming on Netflix
Canada
Streaming on NetflixRent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
Streaming on Netflix

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Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of The Politician

    Season 1

    Sep 27, 2019

    8 episodes

    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.

  • Poster for Season 2 of The Politician

    Season 2

    Jun 19, 2020

    7 episodes

    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.

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