The Politician
The Politician

The Politician

(2019)
TV-14
7.0/10
216 votes
60 min/ep
September 27, 2019
"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.

Network

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Season 1

Season 1

8 EpisodesAir Date: September 27, 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

Season 2

7 EpisodesAir Date: June 19, 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.