The Politician
"We promise you bi partisanship."
Overview
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.
Crew
Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk
Seasons
Season 1
8 Episodes
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.
Season 2
7 Episodes
2020
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.
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Cast
Ben Platt
Payton Hobart
Judith Light
Dede Standish
Lucy Boynton
Astrid Sloan
Zoey Deutch
Infinity Jackson
Julia Schlaepfer
Alice Charles
Laura Dreyfuss
McAfee Westbrook
Theo Germaine
James Sullivan
Rahne Jones
Skye Leighton
Bette Midler
Hadassah Gold
Gwyneth Paltrow
Georgina Hobart
Brandon Win
Connor