The Politician (2019)
Synopsis
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 Air Date: 2019-09-27
Last Air Date: 2020-06-19
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 15
Created By: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Networks: Netflix
Top Cast
- Ben Platt as Payton Hobart
- Lucy Boynton as Astrid Sloan
- Zoey Deutch as Infinity Jackson
- Julia Schlaepfer as Alice Charles
- Laura Dreyfuss as McAfee Westbrook
- Theo Germaine as James Sullivan
- Rahne Jones as Skye Leighton
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Georgina Hobart
- David Corenswet as River Barkley
- Benjamin Barrett as Ricardo
Seasons
Season 1 (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.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: The Harrington Commode
Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
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Ep. 3: October Surprise
While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
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Ep. 4: 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.
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Ep. 5: 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.
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Ep. 6: 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.
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Ep. 7: 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.
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Ep. 8: 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.
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