The Politician (TV series)

The Politician
Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ryan Murphy
  • Brad Falchuk
  • Ian Brennan
  • Ben Platt
Production company(s)
Release
Original network Netflix

The Politician is an upcoming American comedy web television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan that is set to premiere on Netflix.

Premise

The Politician is set to revolve around "the politician aspirations of Platt’s Payton, a wealthy Santa Barbarian, and every season will revolve around a different political race his character is involved in."[1]

Cast and characters

Production

Development

On February 5, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a two season straight-to-series order. The order came after a bidding war involving Hulu and Amazon. The series was created by Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, and Ryan Murphy, all of whom will executive produce alongside Ben Platt. Production companies involved with the show are to include Fox 21 Television Studios and Ryan Murphy Productions.[1][3][4][5][6][7]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Ben Platt would star in the series and that Barbra Streisand and Gwyneth Paltrow are in talks to join as series regulars.[1] On July 16, 2018, it was announced that Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss and Rahne Jones had been cast in main roles.[8] On October 11, 2018, Dylan McDermott joined the cast.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2018). "Netflix Nabs Ryan Murphy Series 'The Politician'; Ben Platt Set, Barbra Streisand & Gwyneth Paltrow In Talks To Star". Deadline. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ Nakamura, Reid; Maas, Jennifer (October 11, 2018). "Dylan McDermott Joins Ryan Murphy's 'The Politician' at Netflix". TheWrap. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (February 5, 2018). "Ben Platt, Barbra Streisand, Gwyneth Paltrow to Star in Ryan Murphy Netflix Series 'The Politician'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ben Platt to Star in Netflix Series 'The Politician' From Ryan Murphy". Variety. February 5, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (February 5, 2018). "Ben Platt to Star in Ryan Murphy's The Politician for Netflix | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ Stack, Tim (February 5, 2018). "Ben Platt, Barbra Streisand, Gwyneth Paltrow to star in Ryan Murphy Netflix series 'The Politician'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (February 5, 2018). "Ben Platt-Led Comedy The Politician From Ryan Murphy Lands at Netflix". TVLine. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (July 16, 2018). "Ryan Murphy's 'The Politician' Enlists Zoey Deutch and Laura Dreyfuss". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ Nakamura, Reid; Maas, Jennifer (October 11, 2018). "Dylan McDermott Joins Ryan Murphy's 'The Politician' at Netflix". TheWrap. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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