claim: Veep is a show on television.
evidence: Veep is an American political satire comedy television series , starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus , that premiered on HBO on April 22 , 2012 .. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. HBO. HBO. political satire. political satire. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of the British sitcom The Thick of It .. Armando Iannucci. Armando Iannucci. The Thick of It. The Thick of It. Veep is set in the office of Selina Meyer , a fictional Vice President , and subsequent President , of the United States .. Selina Meyer. Selina Meyer. Vice President. Vice President of the United States. President. President of the United States. United States. United States. The series follows Meyer and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington , D.C.. Veep has received critical acclaim and won several major awards .. It has been nominated five years in a row for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series , winning the award for its fourth and fifth seasons .. Comedy. Comedy ( drama ). Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Emmy. Emmy Award. Its second and fourth seasons won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television  : Comedy Series , with the third season winning the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy .. Comedy. Comedy ( drama ). Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Television Critics Association Award. TCA Awards. Louis-Dreyfus has won five consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Award , two Critics ' Choice Television Awards and one Television Critics Association Award for her performance .. Primetime Emmy Awards. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Screen Actors Guild Award. Screen Actors Guild Award. Television Critics Association Award. TCA Awards. Emmy. Emmy Award. Supporting cast members Anna Chlumsky and Tony Hale have both received four consecutive Emmy nominations for their work on the series , including Hale winning in 2013 and 2015 .. Anna Chlumsky. Anna Chlumsky. Tony Hale. Tony Hale. Emmy. Emmy Award. The series ' 10-episode sixth season premiered on April 16 , 2017 .. Veep has been renewed for a seventh season , which will premiere in 2018 .