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Real Time with Bill Maher(2003-)

TV-MA
| 1h per episode | Comedy, Talk-Show
3.0/5 (with 91 votes)

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

With Bill Maher

The West Wing(1999-2006)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Drama
4.1/5 (with 220 votes)

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.

Directed by Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves - With Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Dulé Hill, Joshua Malina, Bradley Whitford, Janel Moloney, ...

Veep(2012-2019)

TV-MA
| 30min per episode | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 188 votes)

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.

With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Reid Scott, Sarah Sutherland, ...

House of Cards(2013-2018)

TV-MA
| Drama
4.0/5 (with 1,255 votes)

Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.

Directed by David Fincher - With Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Corey Stoll, Michael Kelly, Sakina Jaffrey, ...
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Spin City(1996-2002)

TV-14
| 22min per episode | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 135 votes)

Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.

With Michael J. Fox, Charlie Sheen, Heather Locklear, Richard Kind, Carla Gugino, Michael Boatman, ...

Commander in Chief(2005-2006)

TV-PG
| 42min per episode | Drama
3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.

Directed by Rod Lurie - With Geena Davis

Designated Survivor(2016-2019)

TV-PG
| 42min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.6/5 (with 429 votes)

Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

Directed by Paul McGuigan, Brad Turner, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Paul A. Edwards, Michael Katleman, Richard J. Lewis, ... - With Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, Adán Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, ...
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Our Cartoon President(2018-2020)

TV-14
| 26min per episode | Animation, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 15 votes)

A hilarious look into the Trump presidency, animation style. Starring two-dimensional avatars of Donald Trump and his merry band of insiders and family members, this cutting-edge comedy presents the truish adventures of Trump, his confidants and bon vivants through the eyes of an imaginary documentary crew.

Madam Secretary(2014-2019)

TV-PG
| 45min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.5/5 (with 135 votes)

After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.

With Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Patina Miller, Geoffrey Arend, Željko Ivanek, Bebe Neuwirth, ...
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BrainDead(2016)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 81 votes)

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.

With Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Tony Shalhoub, Aaron Tveit, Jan Maxwell

The Powers That Be(1992-1993)

30min per episode | Comedy

The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman that aired briefly on NBC from 1992 to 1993. Norman Lear served as executive producer for the show.

Directed by Art Wolff - With John Forsythe, Holland Taylor

Mister Sterling(2003)

1h per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff. Despite mostly positive reviews, the show, which aired on NBC on Friday nights, was cancelled after 10 episodes after the show only ranked 58th in the yearly ratings Although it had numerous similarities to The West Wing in style and tone, it was not set in the same universe as O'Donnell's other political show. It is unknown if a cross-over would have ever occurred had Mister Sterling not been cancelled; however Steven Culp played presidential aspirant Sen. Ron Garland on Mister Sterling and House Speaker Jeff Haffley on The West Wing, and Democrats appeared to be in the majority in the US Senate on Mr Sterling, while in The West Wing consistent Republican control of both Houses of Congress was a key plot point. James Whitmore was nominated for a 2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing former Governor Bill Sterling, the senator's father.

With Josh Brolin
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First Ladies(2020)

Documentary, War & Politics
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Blending in-depth interviews, rare archival footage, and cinematic recreations, this docuseries on the lives of America's most iconic First Ladies is a bold revision of each woman's traditional portrayal, revealing how they were impacted during their time in the White House, and how their achievements fundamentally shaped American and global history.

Prohibition(2011)

TV-14
| 1h 50min per episode | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 19 votes)

The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the entire era it encompassed (1920-33). After nearly a century of activism, Prohibition was intended to improve the lives of all citizens by protecting individuals, families and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse; but paradoxically it made millions of people rethink their definition of morality.

Directed by Ken Burns - With Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Coyote, Blythe Danner, Paul Giamatti, ...

Top of the Hill(1989)

1h per episode | Drama, War & Politics
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Top of the Hill is a short-lived political drama series aired by CBS as part of its 1989 fall lineup.

Directed by Peter Ellis, Mario Van Peebles, Brad Silberling - With William Katt

The Reagans(2020)

TV-PG
| 54min per episode | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.

Directed by Matt Tyrnauer

Favorite Son(1988-1998)

4h 15min per episode | War & Politics
2.3/5 (with 2 votes)

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Backstairs at the White House(1979)

2h 15min per episode | Drama, War & Politics
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.

Directed by Michael O'Herlihy

Tanner '88(1988)

Comedy, War & Politics
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

With Michael Murphy

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History(2014)

Documentary, History
4.2/5 (with 14 votes)

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

Directed by Ken Burns - With Paul Giamatti

The Lincoln Project(2022)

TV-MA
| Documentary

A five-part docu-series following a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as the Lincoln Project. The fastest-growing super PAC in America takes on the task of “saving democracy” and defeating their own party’s sitting president, Donald Trump. While working to accomplish their stated goal of “defeating Trumpism,” the group is shaken by internal upheaval, a sexual harassment scandal, and a tidal wave of negative press.

The Bold Ones: The Senator(1970-1971)

1h per episode | War & Politics, Drama
1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The Bold Ones: The Senator is an American political television drama series that aired on NBC from 1970 through 1971, lasting for nine episodes. The series stars Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe. The Senator was part of The Bold Ones, a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors, The Lawyers, and The Protectors. As a group of dramas, The Bold Ones was nominated for nine Emmy Awards and won five awards. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe for best Drama TV Show. The series was based on an earlier television movie, A Clear and Present Danger.

Directed by Ernest Kinoy, Daryl Duke, John Badham - With Hal Holbrook

The Circus(2016-2023)

TV-14
| 29min per episode | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 8 votes)

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.

Trump Takes On the World(2021)

58min per episode | Documentary
4.4/5 (with 2 votes)

After one of the most shocking presidencies in history, Donald Trump’s top advisers and the leaders who clashed with him lift the lid on the critical moments of his foreign policy.

The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power(2019)

43min per episode | Documentary
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

Explore the Bush family’s internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith, and an evolving conservatism.

PBS NewsHour(1975-)

TV-G
| 57min per episode | News
2.7/5 (with 22 votes)

America's first and longest running hour-long nightly news broadcast known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events.

With Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, Hari Sreenivasan, Robert MacNeil

The World Wars(2014)

1h 30min per episode | Documentary, War & Politics
3.7/5 (with 9 votes)

The story of three decades of war told through the eyes of various men who were its key players: Roosevelt, Hitler, Patton, Mussolini, Churchill, Tojo, DeGaulle and MacArthur. The series examines the two wars as one contiguous timeline starting in 1914 and concluding in 1945 with these unique individuals coming of age in World War I before ultimately calling the shots in World War II.

Robert Kennedy & His Times(1985)

1h 43min per episode | Drama
3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Robert Kennedy & His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The miniseries was released in three parts and depicts the life of Robert F. Kennedy.

Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky - With Brad Davis, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff DeYoung, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight, G. D. Spradlin, ...

Unprecedented(2022)

TV-MA
| 50min per episode | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

An exclusive look into the lives and actions of Donald Trump and the first family as they navigate his 2020 re-election campaign. Witness the raw, behind-the-scenes footage, including the last interview given by Trump as president.

America Divided(2016-2018)

TV-14
| 45min per episode | Documentary
1.9/5 (with 2 votes)

In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, America Divided, this docu-series features narratives around inequality in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system. The show follows high-profile correspondents as they explore aspects of inequality related to their own biographies.

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