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The Politician(TV show/series, 2019-2020)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 15 episodes

The PoliticianRating: 3.6/5 (with 90 votes)
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. The series stars Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton..."> ()
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Where to watch The Politician (streaming/download)?

"The Politician" is currently available on 1 providers. The Politician can be streamed on Netflix as part of a subscription.

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2 seasons: Staffel 1, Staffel 2
Genres: Politserien / Teen-Serien / Comedyserien / US-Serien
Keywords: Schräg
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About The Politician

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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THE POLITICIAN Trailer (2019) Netflix(Trailer, 2:43)

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The Politician Seasons and Episodes

06/19/2020Season 2 - 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.
#1 | 06/19/2020New York State of Mind
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Frustrated with his polling numbers, Payton goes to Georgina for help as he weighs using his opponent's hush-hush love life to score political points.
#2 | 06/19/2020Conscious Unthroupling
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
As Astrid pumps Payton for details about their long-ago dalliance, Hadassah hatches a cover-up for Dede, and McAfee seeks a healthier work-life balance.
#3 | 06/19/2020Cancel Culture
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Payton scrambles to salvage his campaign when he suffers a credibility crisis over a compromising photo and his commitment to fixing climate change.
#4 | 06/19/2020Hail Mary
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
McAfee's prurient sleuthing uncovers an explosive secret, Payton's tangled affairs turn fruitful, and Georgina's link to Tino proves problematic.
#5 | 06/19/2020The Voters
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)
On Election Day, a mother and daughter argue over whether Payton or Dede is the better pick, motivating each to spend time with her chosen candidate.
#6 | 06/19/2020What's in the Box?
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
A shocking ballot-box twist positions Payton at a moral and ethical crossroads that could define the rest of his political career — and life.
#7 | 06/19/2020Election Day
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
With the senate race up for grabs, Payton and Dede prepare for an unconventional showdown, but a last-minute decision suddenly changes everything.
09/27/2019Season 1 - 8 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 09/27/2019
Last episode released on: 06/19/2020

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:28701, Added: 10/15/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024