The Politician (TV series)

**The Politician** is an American comedy web television series developed by Ryan Murphy for Netflix. It is centered around a politician named Payton Hobart.

## Synopsis

The first season of *The Politician* centers on Payton Hobart, 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: 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 his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image.

In the second season, Payton, now a student at New York University, is running for a seat in the New York State Senate against incumbent Majority Leader Dede Standish.

## Cast

### Main

* Ben Platt as Payton Hobart
* Zoey Deutch as Infinity Jackson
* Lucy Boynton as Astrid Sloan
* Bob Balaban as Keaton Hobart
* David Corenswet as River Barkley
* Julia Schlaepfer as Alice
* Laura Dreyfuss as McAfee
* Theo Germaine as James
* Rahne Jones as Skye
* Benjamin Barrett as Ricardo
* with Jessica Lange as Dusty Jackson
* and Gwyneth Paltrow as Georgina Hobart

### Guest

* Bette Midler as Hadassah Gold
* Judith Light as Dede Standish
* Dylan McDermott as Theo Sloan
* January Jones as Lizbeth Sloan
* Trey Eason as Luther Hobart
* Trevor Eason as Martin Hobart
* Koby Kumi-Diaka as Pierre Toussaint
* Natasha Ofili as Principal Vaughn
* B.K. Cannon as Kris
* Martina Navratilova as Brigitte

## Trivia

* Barbra Streisand was casted for a role, but she declined due to creating an album, in which Ryan Murphy casted Jessica Lange for the role.
* The show was originally developed at Fox before Murphy signed a deal with Netflix.
* The show was nominated for Best Television Series in the comedy category of the Golden Globe Awards 2020.

## Production Notes

* When it was announced that Gwyneth Paltrow is going to appear on the show along with Barbra Streisand, her role was unknown.

**Note**: *Source is required for actors casted with other regulars was already announced.*
## Multimedia

### Images

* Posters
* Promotional Images
* Cast Portraits
* Character Portraits

Season 1

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### Videos

The Politician Season 2 Official Trailer NetflixThe Politician Official Trailer NetflixThe Politician Premiere Interviews - Ben Platt & Lucy Boynton on the hit Netflix show
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ryan-murphy-netflix-the-politician-cast-zoey-deutch-1202874352
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/the-politician-cast-characters-netflix/
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Netflix\_PH/status/1175589315222491137
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FMK6HHiIR/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2019/09/23/the-politician-netflix-ryan-murphy-review/
6. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/barbra-streisand-can-hear-herself-again
7. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a869014/bohemian-rhapsody-lucy-boynton-talks-ryan-murphy-netflix-series-the-politician/
8. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/12/the-politician-january-jones-joins-ryan.html
9. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-golden-globes-nominations-full-list-1259626
10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl9C0m6nAes/

## External Links

* The Politician on Wikipedia
* The Politician at the Internet Movie Database

* Website