The Politician (TV series)

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The Politician
Genre
Created by
Starring
Opening theme"Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens
ComposerMac Quayle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producers
  • Ryan Murphy
  • Brad Falchuk
  • Ian Brennan
  • Alexis Martin Woodall
  • Ben Platt
  • Gwyneth Paltrow
Producers
  • Kenneth Silverstein
  • Todd Nenninger
  • Lou Eyrich
  • Eryn Krueger Mekash
  • Kristin Bernstein
  • Jeff Dickerson
Cinematography
Editors
  • Shelly Westerman
  • Danielle Wang
  • Peggy Tachdjian
  • Chris A. Peterson
  • Franzis Muller
  • Erick Fefferman
  • Lisa Trulli
  • Lauren Stewart
  • Tom Kipley
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time28–62 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) –
present
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The Politician is an American comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and released on Netflix. The trio also serves as executive producers with Alexis Martin Woodall, Ben Platt, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The series centers on the story of Payton Hobart (Platt), a wealthy Santa Barbaran, and each season revolves around a different political race his character is involved in.

The first season was released on Netflix on September 27, 2019.[1] The series stars Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, Laura Dreyfuss, Julia Schlaepfer, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow. David Corenswet, Benjamin Barrett, and Jessica Lange joined the main cast in the first season, while Judith Light and Bette Midler joined the main cast in the second season. Production on the second season started in November 2019, which premiered on June 19, 2020.[2][3] A third and final season is in development.[4]

  1. ^ Lowry, Brian (September 26, 2019). "'The Politician' is Ryan Murphy's latest underachiever". CNN. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Opie, David (November 11, 2019). "The Politician season 2: Release date, cast, plot and everything you need to know". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Bennett, Anita (May 18, 2020). "'The Politician' Season 2 – Netflix Unveils Release Date, New Cast Additions On The Ryan Murphy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Season3Hiatus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).