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The Politician.

We promise you bi partisanship.

7.0 / 1020192 seasons15 episodesEnded

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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Created by Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk

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Season 1.

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.

Pilot

2019-09-27 · 1h 2m7.0

After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.

The Harrington Commode

2019-09-27 · 47m7.6

Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.

October Surprise

2019-09-27 · 42m7.6

While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.

Gone Girl

2019-09-27 · 42m7.6

With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.

The Voter

2019-09-27 · 28m7.5

Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.

The Assassination of Payton Hobart

2019-09-27 · 56m7.4

As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.

The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2

2019-09-27 · 40m7.8

Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.

Vienna

2019-09-27 · 56m8.5

Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.

Cast.

Ben Platt

Ben Platt

Payton Hobart

Judith Light

Judith Light

Dede Standish

Lucy Boynton

Lucy Boynton

Astrid Sloan

Zoey Deutch

Zoey Deutch

Infinity Jackson

Julia Schlaepfer

Julia Schlaepfer

Alice Charles

Laura Dreyfuss

Laura Dreyfuss

McAfee Westbrook

Theo Germaine

Theo Germaine

James Sullivan

Rahne Jones

Rahne Jones

Skye Leighton

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