The Politician (TV series)
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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.
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Opening theme | "Chicago" by Sufjan Stevens |
Composer | Mac Quayle |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 28ā62 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) ā present |
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]