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With David Corenswet poised to assume the mantle of Superman this July in James Gunn's hotly anticipated Superman, all eyes are on the up-and-coming actor. Corenswet is a relative unknown with only twenty-two credits to his name, but he has managed to establish a reputation for himself in a short period of time. Even with his limited repertoire, Corenswet boasts noteworthy performances in film and TV shows.

Thanks to the buzzworthy new Superman trailer, audiences already have their first glimpse of Corenswet in the iconic suit and cape. Yet David Corenswet's film and TV show appearances may offer the best hints at how he'll interpret the legendary hero. The young actor has shown an impressive range, and glimpses of Clark Kent are scattered across his portfolio.

In The Politician, Corenswet's Character Has a Secret Role: River Barkley

In Ryan Murphy's The Politician, Corenswet portrays River Barkley, the apparent embodiment of the All-American jock.

Zoey Deutch gathered her friends to celebrate the holidays together during her night off from Broadway!

The 30-year-old actress joined forces with fashion brand Theory to celebrate the start of the holiday season with an intimate dinner at Quarters loft on Monday (December 9) in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City.

Zoey was joined by her Our Town co-star Katie Holmes, her boyfriend Jimmy Tatro, her former The Politician co-stars Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss, Ben‘s husband Noah Galvin, Broadway actress Micaela Diamond, and more.

The dinner comes after Theory and Zoey collaborated on a social series documenting a day as she prepared for her critically acclaimed Broadway debut.

Fyi: Zoey is wearing Theory‘s Cropped Sweater in Cashmere, Relaxed Straight Pant in Admiral Crepe and Classic Scarf in Cashmere. Katie, Ben, and Noah are all wearing Theory as well.

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“I just kept thinking, why isn’t anyone stopping us? Why didn’t anyone stop us?”

Amber (Laura Dreyfuss) is addressing her wife (Jamie Neumann), deep into a scheme that has spiraled beyond either one of these two white women’s control. On their way to the madness of this moment, they’ve demonstrated both a powerful and shocking inhumanity and the grim whimsicality of racism – the manner in which new rules can be created by the people in charge breezily, as if for their own amusement.

This is, and is not, “Atlanta.” The show, returning to the air for the first time since 2018, has jettisoned its cast for this installment, stepping outside the plot to tell a story of startling power. Leave it to “Atlanta” to return after nearly four years off with an episode featuring effectively none of its ensemble cast, save for a brief appearance by Donald Glover...

“Creating a show that is really timeless means I get to recycle clothing,” reveals “The Politician” costume designer Claire Parkinson. For our recent webchat, she continues, “I search at a lot of vintage stores and high end designer consignment stores for this show. It’s not all new clothing. It’s very much clothing from many different time periods. This clothing is not all found in a mall or a store. It’s dug around in vintage stores, costume houses and online, to find special things that makes it feel really unique and timely.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.

“The Politician” is a Netflix comedy created by Ryan Murphy that follows Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) in his quest to become President of the United States. The first season saw Payton navigate the class presidential politics of St. Sebastian High School. In season two, he runs for a state senate seat in New York.

The 2020 Emmy ballots have been released by the Television Academy, so we now know which shows, actors, etc. are in contention for this year’s golden statues. Netflix’s “The Politician” accounts for 16 entries on the performer ballot, including lead actors Ben Platt and Gwyneth Paltrow. Platt plays Payton Hobart, an aspirational politician who one day hopes to become President of the United States … but first he has to win his high school’s student body election. Paltrow, who won an Emmy for Ryan Murphy‘s “Glee” (2011), takes on the role of Payton’s supportive mother in Murphy’s latest series.

Notable A-listers who appear throughout the first season include frequent Murphy collaborator Jessica Lange as the poisonous mother of VP candidate Infinity, Bob Balaban as Payton’s quiet father, and Dylan McDermott and January Jones as the parents of Payton’s frenemy Astrid. Judith Light and Bette Midler pop...

Season two of Netflix's The Politician is a worthy candidate for your next binge session. The seven-episode installment follows the potent, scandalous, and downright-dirty battle between Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) and Dede Standish (Judith Light) as they run for New York's 27th District state senator. From blackmailing to bugging an opponent's office, the rivals stop at almost nothing to take each other down. So who wins the race? Well, the short answer is Payton, but how he claims the victory isn't so straightforward.

Early on, it appears as though Dede is going to win the election. But thanks to heavy canvassing and a climate-change-focused crusade from Payton's camp, the polls even out, showing the two candidates are neck and neck. After constituents officially cast their votes, it's revealed that Payton and Dede tied, and the winner will be chosen by a game of roshambo. Payton and Dede go into analytical overload,...

Will Payton Hobart win in the second season of The Politician TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Politician is cancelled or renewed for season three. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the second season episodes of The Politician here.

A Netflix dark comedy, The Politician was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. A dark comedy series, the show stars Ben Platt, Judith Light, Bette Midler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lucy Boynton, Zoey Deutch, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Julia Schlaepfer, Rahne Jones, Ryan Haddad, Sam Jaeger, David Corenswet, Benjamin Barrett, Jackie Hoffman, Teddy Sears, Joe Morton, Trevor Mahlon Eason, and Trey Eason.

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Streaming on the Netflix platform, The Politician was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. A dark comedy series, the show stars Ben Platt, Judith Light, Bette Midler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lucy Boynton, Zoey Deutch, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, and Rahne Jones. In the first season, Payton Hobart (Platt) is a driven and wealthy student from Santa Barbara who's always known that he's going to...

Netflix has finally dropped the trailer for “The Politician” Season 2, just days before the new installment of the Ryan Murphy-created satire premieres. And the video, which you can view above, gives fans a taste of just how dirty Payton (Ben Platt) might have to get to compete against Judith Light’s Dede Standish in the race for New York state senate.

Aside from mudslinging, Payton and Dede are juggling bugging, moles and “sex pentagrams” inside their campaigns. And that appears to be the tip of the iceberg in what’s shaping up to be the wildest (fictional) NYC-based campaign ever.

Here’s the official description for Season 2 of “The Politician,” courtesy of Netflix, which premieres this Friday:

Also Read: 'The Politician' Season 2 Gets Premiere Date From Netflix - Here's Your First Look (Photos)

“Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) fights to unseat Dede Standish (Judith Light) in the New York State Senate race.

Real-life politics might be plenty messy and scandalous, but they’ve apparently got nothing on what goes down in The Politician‘s second season.

Netflix on Monday released a full-length trailer for the satire’s sophomore run, which follows Ben Platt’s Payton Hobart as he challenges longtime incumbent Dede Standish (Transparent‘s Judith Light) for a seat in the New York State Senate. But just when it’s looking like an easy win for Payton — he does have proof that his opponent was in a throuple, after all — Dede and her chief of staff, Hadassah (Bette Midler), throw a few curveballs of their own.

We are just days away from the highly anticipated premiere of The Politician Season 2, and Netflix has rewarded fans with the first trailer.

Putting Ben Platt against Judith Light and Bette Midler is a stroke of genius, and something that the series will zero in on during Season 2.

Both sides are ready to make some big waves, and Platt's Payton thinks he managed to leave all the high school drama behind when his reputation imploded.

Unfortunately, Payton's new drive for success finds him trying to bully his way into power all over again, and Dede Standish (Light) and Hadassah Gold (Midler) stand in his way.

With blackmails coming out to play, it will be a wild ride to find out who manages to emerge with their integrity and reputation intact.

Payton has proven he can play dirty, and boy, he plays right into that in these wild scenes from the second season.

When Ben Platt took to the podium as Payton Hobart in Ryan Murphy’s “The Politician” last fall, it was clear high school politics — at least on television — were never going to be the same. Campy, soapy, and dripping with ridiculously entertaining snobbery, “The Politician” was Murphy’s first Netflix show after making the move from his longtime home on FX, and the reigning queen of LGBTQ TV unfurled his new banner with a mighty Murphy flourish. Never one to pull his punches, Murphy threw viewers for a loop at the end of the eight-episode first season, when it was revealed that Season 2 would jump ahead three years, putting Payton in his third year of Columbia and preparing a run for State Senate.

But here’s the real kicker — his opponent, Dede Standish, would be played by Judith Light, and her campaign manager by Bette Midler. Say what you want about Ryan Murphy,...

When Ben Platt took to the podium as Payton Hobart in Ryan Murphy’s “The Politician” last fall, it was clear high school politics — at least on television — were never going to be the same. Campy, soapy, and dripping with ridiculously entertaining snobbery, “The Politician” was Murphy’s first Netflix show after making the move from his longtime home on FX, and the reigning queen of LGBTQ TV unfurled his new banner with a mighty Murphy flourish. Never one to pull his punches, Murphy threw viewers for a loop at the end of the eight-episode first season, when it was revealed that Season 2 would jump ahead three years, putting Payton in his third year of Columbia and preparing a run for State Senate.

But here’s the real kicker — his opponent, Dede Standish, would be played by Judith Light, and her campaign manager by Bette Midler. Say what you want about Ryan Murphy,...

What's next for The Politician? Netflix just released the premiere date and first-look photos for the TV show's second season.

The dark comedy series stars Ben Platt as Payton, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California who is determined to be President of the United States one day. But first, Payton needs to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all — Saint Sebastian High School. The cast also includesGwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, and Benjamin Barrett.

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Payton Hobart is lining up his next campaign.

Netflix on Monday confirmed that Season 2 of The Politician will get underway Friday, June 19.

If the conclusion of The Politician Season 1 was any indication, Payton is switching things up.

"Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) fights to unseat Dede Standish (Judith Light) in the New York State Senate race," reads the official logline for the second season.

"As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold (Bette Midler) 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," the logline continues.

"His mother, Georgina Hobart (Gwyneth Paltrow), makes a momentous decision that threatens...

If you’ve already finished binge-watching Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood” and are jonesing to go back to Murphyland Asap, boy do we have some good news for you: the streaming service has set the premiere date for Season 2 of “The Politician.”

The second season of the Ben Platt-led political satire will premiere on Friday, June 19, Netflix revealed Monday. Along with that announcement came a batch of first-look photos showing what Payton (Platt) and the gang are up to in the show’s next installment.

Here’s the official description for Season 2 of “The Politician,” courtesy of Netflix:

Also Read: 'The Politician' Star Ben Platt on Finale's Time Jump and Going 'Toe-to-Toe' With Judith Light in Season 2

“Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) fights to unseat Dede Standish (Judith Light) in the New York State Senate race. As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff,...

The Politician is set to return next month with new plot twists. Netflix has set Friday, June 19 for the Season 2 premiere , and unveiled first look photos for the upcoming season of Ryan Murphy’s dark comedy series.

The show centers on Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, who has known since age seven that he’s going to be the president of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all — high school.

The series also stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, Jessica Lange, and Benjamin Barrett.

Per Netflix, season 2 will find Payton trying to “unseat Dede Standish (Judith Light) 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 (Bette Midler) at her side,...

It’s an election year, so naturally The Politician is coming back for another campaign.

Season 2 of the Ryan Murphy-produced satire will premiere Friday, June 19 on Netflix, TVLine has learned. The sophomore season picks up after a time jump teased in the Season 1 finale, with former high schooler Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) now attending college in New York City and challenging longtime incumbent Dede Standish (Judith Light) for a seat in the New York State Senate. “Dede’s re-election was supposed to be easy,” per the official description, “but Payton — who sees this as the next step on his...

What's next for The Politician? Recently, executive producer Ryan Murphy spoke with Collider about season two of the Netflix TV shows.

The dark comedy series stars Ben Platt as Payton, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California who is determined to be President of the United States one day. But first, Payton needs to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all — Saint Sebastian High School. The cast also includesGwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, and Benjamin Barrett.

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For his new Netflix dramedy The Politician, Ryan Murphy assembled an all-star cast that includes notable names such as Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch and Laura Dreyfuss. But the power producer — who co-created the series with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan — also wrangled several Hollywood A-listers to take part in the project: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Bette Midler and Judith Light, among others.

During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter In Studio, The Politician's young talent opened up about sharing screen time with some of their acting idols.

Platt plays Payton Hobart, a high school senior determined to become student ...

(Warning: This post contains spoilers through the Season 1 finale of “The Politician.”)

And just like that — after resigning from high-school politics, saying goodbye to his mother, having his Harvard acceptance rescinded, several twists of fate and a three-year time jump — Payton Hobart is back in the race.

In the closing moments of the Season 1 finale of Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series “The Politician,” Payton (Ben Platt) decides to run against longtime incumbent Dede Standish (Judith Light) in the New York State Senate race, with his old high-school classmates assisting in his election campaign.

“I feel super excited. Superficially, because I get to stay at home in New York and make the show here, which I’m very excited about (laughs),” Platt told TheWrap of the second season of Murphy’s show. The show locations from Santa Barbara, Calif. to New York City, thanks to the time jump on the Season 1 finale.

In Netflix's new dark comedy-drama The Politician, Lucy Boynton steals the show as Astrid, the power-hungry "first lady" pulling the strings behind her boyfriend River, a candidate for class president in a bitter high school battle of words and wills. It's hard to imagine anyone else playing the role after you've binged the show, but Boynton herself wasn't so sure after her audition.

"It was such a quick audition," she told me and a group of other journalists at the Soho Hotel in London earlier this month. "I exited, turned right, turned right again straight into a bar, like, 'I think I ruined that.'" Clearly the show's creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan had other ideas, as she quickly joined the cast.

"I think originally the rumors were that that it was going to be a kind of political musical, but it's strayed far from that.

The Politician is now streaming on Netflix, and the cast celebrated with a huge bash in New York City. On Thursday, the stars of the dark comedy gathered together for the season one premiere at the DGA Theater. Even though their characters are pretty cutthroat with each other as they battle over politics and relationships, the cast couldn't have been cuter as they walked the red carpet.

The stars, including Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, and Laura Dreyfuss, looked like longtime friends as they hugged it out, held hands, and posed for the cameras. Lucy Boynton and Gwyneth Paltrow even brought along their respective partners, Rami Malek and Brad Falchuk, as their dates. The cuteness only continued as they made their way to the afterparty at The Pool, which included a statue of Platt just like in the show's opening credits. Yep, it was basically a big love fest! See all...

Can Payton win over viewers in the first season of The Politician TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Politician is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of The Politician here.

Streaming on the Netflix platform, The Politician was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. A dark comedy series, it stars Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, and Benjamin Barrett. On the show, Payton Hobart (Platt) is a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California. Since he was seven years old,...

While Ryan Murphy may have modeled his toxically ambitious protagonist in “The Politician” after Tracy Flick, the character played by Reese Witherspoon in Alexander Payne’s excellent political dark comedy “Election” (1999), Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) has more in common with a far wealthier manipulator: “Gossip Girl” Queen bee Blair Waldorf. Like Leighton Meester’s doyenne of the Upper East Side, Payton surrounds himself with the finest things in life, including only the best, brightest, and most loyal political advisors. There’s his buttoned-up beard Alice (Julia Schlaepfer), the engine McAffee (Laura Dreyfuss), and his morally ambiguous sidekick James (Theo Germaine), who would sacrifice his own romantic happiness to see Payton succeed — and thank him for the opportunity.

Like Murphy’s early Fox hit “Glee,” the characters in “The Politician” speak at a breakneck clip, reveling in the comedic sweet spot between bombastic intellect and unabashed self-interest. Germaine’s pointed delivery...

The Politician is the first offering from Ryan Murphy's Netflix deal and bears all the showrunner's hallmark skills and flaws.

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This The Politician review contains no spoilers.

Carried forward by performances you correctly assume will be stellar and a visual aesthetic, The Politician is in many ways a return to Ryan Murphy’s roots: twenty- and thirty-somethings playing high schoolers, questions of class that are far more interested in the 1% than anything else, and the kind of frenetic ping-ponging plot that’s free of historical accuracy. The Politician has its moments, but it’s not exactly the Tracy Flick-meets-gay-Wes-Anderson the trailer promises.

Payton Hobarth is a disturbingly self-assured high school senior, adopted by ultra-rich parents (Gwyneth Paltrow and Bob Balaban). He knows he’ll be president, the way so many white men do, and he’s already assembled the staff of shrewd friends (Laura Dreyfuss in...

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Is Payton a winner? Has The Politician TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Politician, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

Streaming on the Netflix platform, The Politician was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. A dark comedy series, it stars Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, and Benjamin Barrett. On the show, Payton Hobart (Platt) is a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California. Since he was seven years old, this very driven young man has known that...

Network: Netflix

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: September 27, 2019 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, and Benjamin Barrett.

TV show description:

Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, The Politician is a dark comedy series. On the show, Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California. Since he was seven years old, this very driven young man has known that he's going to be President of the United States one day. But first, Payton needs to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all -- Saint Sebastian High School. Read More…...

From costarring as the original Evan and Zoe in Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen to appearing as Payton and McAfee in Netflix's The Politician, Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss are stuck to each other like glue. The two performers became fast friends after taking to the stage together, and it seems too good to be true that these Broadway BFFs are now being reunited on the small screen. Between all their Instagrams and red carpet appearances, you can tell these two have serious love for one another. Since words fail to express our excitement to see them onscreen, let's take a moment to revisit Ben and Laura's sweetest Bff moments.

Related: From Bat Mitzvah to Broadway: Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt Go Way Back...

“I will do better at appearing more authentic from now on,” Astrid (Lucy Boynton), girlfriend to high school hero River (David Corenswet), says early in The Politician, after he suggests sex with her feels fake. River insists that she needs to be more authentic, not just appear that way. “I don’t understand,” she replies. “What’s the difference?”

This is the creative team behind the streaming satire — former Glee collaborators Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, and new Netflix 800-pound gorilla Ryan Murphy — inadvertently telling on themselves. All three men are...

If you tried to drink every time someone on “The Politician” says “ambition,” you wouldn’t get through a single episode alive. For the steel-jawed characters of “The Politician,” and especially its ostensible hero Payton (executive producer Ben Platt), ambition is the urgent undercurrent of just about every scene, revealing a desperate intensity that never lets up. Ambition is what drives them to be smarter, more ruthless, more removed. It’s what keeps them dissatisfied with everything they already have — for better and, more and more frequently, for worse.

It’s not altogether shocking that ambition is also the driving force that brought its creative team back together. For the first project for Netflix, Ryan Murphy turned to Brad Falchuck and Ian Brennan, his former collaborators on a show whose characters palpably ached under the weight of their ambition: “Glee.” Given the thematic similarities between that series and this one,...

In the first scene of “The Politician,” Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is in the midst of a college admissions interview at Harvard; specifically, he’s at the height of a clearly rehearsed speech about his grand plan to become the next President of the United States. This clean-cut, over-prepared high school senior has studied past presidents to discern critical shared characteristics, and he’s following in their most effective footsteps to his own seat at the White House. As far as he’s concerned, Ronald Reagan created the modern presidency — “the presidency of television and celebrity.” “People like to think of their presidents as characters on TV,” Payton says. “Most actually never meet them in real life.”

But that’s as close as he comes to talking about Donald Trump, and it’s as close as “The Politician” comes to acknowledging the general state of modern politics as a lawless...

As Netflix is busy battling HBO on stage for Emmys supremacy, the streamer also released another trailer for its highly secretive “Breaking Bad” movie “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie,” which featured a familiar face.

Aaron Paul returns as Jesse Pinkman for the movie, which begins in the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity. Now, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future. “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan is also back in the director’s chair.

Details of the film was kept extremely hush, hush until Netflix accidentally leaked the title, release date and plot online in August.

Watch the trailer below:

The film launches on Netflix Oct. 11. and is produced by Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Charles Newirth, Diane Mercer and Paul, in association with Sony Pictures Television

During the awards show, Netflix also dropped the final trailer for Ryan Murphy’s latest series “The Politician.

Netflix have a new comedy series for you this month. The Politician is all about high school kids on a mission. For one of them that mission takes them all the way to the White House. Ryan Murphy’s latest series Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Rahne Jones, Theo Germaine, David Corenswet, Bob Balaban and Benjamin Barrett. We were at the UK premiere of the show, and present these interviews here.

Attending the premiere were Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, and Laura Dreyfus. The cast and crew walked the red carpet at the Ham Yard Hotel in London for the premiere of the show, which hits our screens in eight hour-long episodes on Netflix on the 27th of September.

Colin Hart and Scott Davis were on the carpet and conducted these interviews.

Synopsis:

Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara,...

The new comedy series "The Politician" stars Ben Platt as 'Payton Hobart' and Gwyneth Paltrow as 'Georgina Gobart', streaming exclusively on Netflix September 27, 2019:

"...'Payton Hobart' (Platt), a wealthy Santa Barbarian, gets involved in various student, political races..."

Cast also includes Jessica Lange as 'Rose', Zoey Deutch as 'Infinity Jackson', Lucy Boynton as 'Astrid', Theo Germaine...

...Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet and Rahne Jones.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Politician"...

"Your ambition frightens me." Netflix just released a first look at their new TV show from Ryan Murphy, The Politician.

The drama series stars Ben Platt as Payton Hobart, “a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, who has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School.” The cast also includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutch, Jessica Lange, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones, and Benjamin Barrett.

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Netflix has shared the first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s comedy series The Politician, and this series is set in the crazy and cutthroat world of high school politics. This obviously isn’t how high school politics really is, but the way it’s presented in this series certainly makes it a lot more interesting and entertaining! The trailer managed to get me interested enough to check it out when it’s released.

Here’s the synopsis for the series:

Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be the President of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart...

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix has drops the first trailer for “The Politician,” and “Killing Eve” adds two to its cast for season 3.

Casting

Harriet Walter and Danny Sapani, both alums of “The Crown,” are set to join the cast of “Killing Eve” for its third season. British writer Suzanne Heathcote, whose past credits include “Fear the Walking Dead,” will also be joining the production team as lead writer and executive producer alongside Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Gina Mingacci, Damon Thomas, and star Sandra Oh. Production on season 3 is under way.

Terry O’Quinn has boarded the upcoming ABC series “Emergence” as a recurring guest star. O’Quinn will play the role of Richard Kindred, the head of a tech holding company who will stop at nothing to keep his company and reputation safe. He will appear opposite the show’s lead Allison Tolman, who...

Take a look at the new comedy TV series "The Politician", created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, starring Ben Platt as 'Payton Hobart' and Gwyneth Paltrow as 'Georgina Gobart', streaming exclusively on Netflix September 27, 2019:

"...'Payton Hobart' (Platt), a wealthy Santa Barbarian, gets involved in various student, political races..."

Cast also includes Jessica Lange as 'Rose', Zoey Deutch as 'Infinity Jackson', Lucy Boynton as 'Astrid', Theo Germaine...

...Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet and Rahne Jones.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Politician"...

Political fights are no stranger to the halls of high school, but Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series is looking to take that escalating conflict a few bloody steps further with his new series “The Politician.”

“Dear Even Hansen” breakout Ben Platt tackles his first major series role as Payton Hobart, a fatally ambitious high school student whose plans to rule the student body are just a stepping stone on the way to ruling the country. Along the way, he works as an Asb fixer of sorts, sniffing out problematic running mates and trying to crush his rivals at every turn.

Along the way, he’ll have to contend not only with students, but the adults in their orbit, namely Rose (Jessica Lange). It appears as if what begins as a simple race to sway the school quickly turns into a literal bloody battle to control hearts and minds. It...

Ben Platt plays a teenager obsessed with becoming President of the United States in the riotous first trailer for Ryan Murphy’s new high school comedy, The Politician, out September 27th on Netflix.

In the new eight-episode series, Platt plays the preppy and wealthy Payton, who’s convinced his dreams of occupying the White House will only be realized if he first becomes Student Body President of San Sebastian High. Unfortunately for Payton, the other students (and teachers, and parents) of San Sebastian are just as ruthless and willing to play dirty as he is,...

If there's one takeaway from the first trailer for Netflix's The Politician, it's that the series is going to be must-watch TV. 

"Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he's going to be the President of the United States," reads the official logline. 

"But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School."

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"To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image."

"Full of dark comedy and sly satire, Ryan Murphy's The Politician offers a rare glimpse into just what it takes to make a politician."

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Step aside Tracy Flick, there’s a new ruthless student-body presidential candidate in town: Payton Hobart, “an impossibly driven young man who dreams of being the president” and the character at the center of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Netflix series “The Politician.”

Except the show’s trailer, which dropped Monday, reveals that Payton (Ben Platt), unlike Reese Witherspoon’s unlikable protagonist from the 1999 film “Election,” is actually pretty charming — but also possibly a murderer?

Watch the preview above and read Netflix’s official description for the series here:

Payton Hobart (Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success,...

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Premiering Friday, Sept. 27, the eight-episode series is described as a dark comedy about Payton Hobart (Dear Evan Hansen‘s Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, Calif. who has always dreamed of becoming president of the United States, but first must “navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School,” according to the official logline. “To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will...

Netflix revealed the first look at Ryan Murphy’s upcoming satire “The Politician” Thursday, a series starring Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange and Zoey Deutch.

The show — Murphy’s first at the streaming service — is centered around Platt’s character, “an impossibly driven young man who dreams of being the president” and also stars Lucy Boynton, Theo Germaine, Julia Schlaepfer and Laura Dreyfuss.

Here’s the logline for the series:

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Payton Hobart (Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success,...

Ryan Murphy is working to earn that reported $300 million Netflix shelled out to sign the prolific producer to an overall deal last year, luring him away from his longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television.

At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.

While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.

See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.

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TV Series

“The Politician”

Cast: Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton,...

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Bette Midler and Judith Light will guest star on “The Politician,” the first series Ryan Murphy will launch on Netflix after he inked a deal with the streamer last year.

Murphy made the announcement at the end of Saturday’s PaleyFest panel for his FX series “Pose,” and noted that Midler and Light will both appear in Seasons 1 and 2 of the upcoming political comedy. He also revealed that Janet Mock, a writer, director and co-executive producer on “Pose,” helmed an episode of the new show.

“The Politician” is the first series to debut on Netflix after the streaming service tapped the prolific “Glee” and “American Horror Story” creator for a five-year, $300 million deal in 2018. Outbidding several other companies, Netflix ordered two seasons of the show, with another series titled “Hollywood” on the way.

Prior to “The Politician,” Light also worked with Murphy on two episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,...

During the Pose panel at PaleyFest, Ryan Murphy revealed tons of news for the hit FX series and he also spilled some casting news about his forthcoming Netflix series The Politician. He announced that Bette Midler and Judith Light will be joining the cast and Pose writer and director Janet Mock will helm an episode.

“That’s my diva update,” he said after making the announcement on the PaleyFest stage.

Last week, it was announced that The Politician is set to premiere on the streaming giant on Sept. 27. The darkly comic show stars Ben Platt as Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, CA, who has known since age 7 that he’s going to be president of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected student body president, secure a spot at Harvard...

"The Politician is the new comedy series, starring Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow ("Avengers: Endgame"), Jessica Lange ("Rob Roy"), Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban ("Altered States"), David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones and Benjamin Barrett, streaming on Netflix September 27, 2019:

"...'Payton Hobart' (Platt), a student from Santa Barbara, California has believed, since the age of seven that he is going to be the 'President of the United States'. 

"But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: 'Saint Sebastian High School'..."

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