Series
The Politician
“We promise you bi partisanship.”
Comedy
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.
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Seasons & 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.
1Pilot27 Sept 2019 · 62m · ★ 7.1After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
2The Harrington Commode27 Sept 2019 · 47m · ★ 7.8Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
3October Surprise27 Sept 2019 · 42m · ★ 7.7While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
4Gone Girl27 Sept 2019 · 42m · ★ 7.8With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
5The Voter27 Sept 2019 · 28m · ★ 7.5Payton 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.
6The Assassination of Payton Hobart27 Sept 2019 · 56m · ★ 7.4As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
7The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 227 Sept 2019 · 40m · ★ 7.8Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
8Vienna27 Sept 2019 · 56m · ★ 8.5Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.
Details
- Created by
- Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
- First aired
- 27 Sept 2019
- Last aired
- 19 Jun 2020
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- Netflix
- Episodes
- 15
- Votes
- 239 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Ben PlattPayton Hobart
Judith LightDede Standish
Lucy BoyntonAstrid Sloan
Zoey DeutchInfinity Jackson
Julia SchlaepferAlice Charles
Laura DreyfussMcAfee Westbrook
Theo GermaineJames Sullivan
Rahne JonesSkye Leighton
Bette MidlerHadassah Gold
Gwyneth PaltrowGeorgina Hobart
Brandon WinConnor
