David Farnor | On 19, Aug 2019

We promise to promise you everything is the tagline for Netflix’s The Politician, and the first trailer for the series is very promising indeed.

Created by TV deity Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story), the show follows 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 has 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. Full of dark satire, Murphy’s series promises a rare glimpse into what it takes to make a politician.
 
Delivering on the show’s promise is an impressive ensemble cast, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss and Bob Balaban. The first season consists of eight hour-long episodes premieres on 27th September on Netflix. Until then, you can watch the teaser below:

 

First look: Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lucy Boynton star in Netflix’s The Politician

8th August 2019

Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow and Lucy Boynton will all star in Ryan Murphy’s new series The Politician, and now, we’ve got our first look at the cast in action.

The eight-part comedy from the creator of Glee follows Payton Hobart (Ben 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, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image.

The series offers a rare glimpse into just what it takes to make a politician. To show us, Murphy has assembled an impressive cast, including Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Laura Dreyfuss, Rahne Jones, Theo Germaine, Julia Schlaepfer, Bob Balaban, Dylan McDermott, January Jones, David Corenswet, Judith Light and Bette Midler.

The series is written and directed by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, with Helen Hunt and Janet Mock also helming episodes. The whole lot will premiere on Friday 27th September 2019, marking the first Netflix series from Murphy after signing his pricey overall deal with the streaming giant last year.

Read on for the new photos of the cast – and watch this space for a teaser trailer soon.

 

The Politician: Netflix unveils release date and cast for Ryan Murphy series

22nd March 2019

After Pose’s debut on BBC Two this week, those counting down until Ryan Murphy’s next TV series now know exactly how many days to count, with Netflix’s The Politician finally getting a release date.

Details of the project have been slowly drip-feeding ever since Murphy signed an exclusive overall deal with the streaming giant last year.

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. Starting Ben Platt, it follows Payton Hobart (Platt), 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. 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.
 
Platt will be joined by a host of impressive names in Season 1, with regular cast members including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, David Corenswet, Julia Schlaepfer, Laura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones and Benjamin Barrett.

You’ll be able to see them all in action from Friday 27th September, when Season 1 drops on Netflix. You can expect a trailer in the near future. Until then, here’s a cute poster to set the tone.

 

Jessica Lange joins Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series The Politician

7th December 2018

Jessica Lange is the latest impressive name to join the cast for The Politician, Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series.

The hour-long comedy series, created by the American Horror Story writer and longtime collaborators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, follows a wealthy Santa Barbarian politician, with each season charting a different political race he is involved in. Tony winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) is already attached to play the lead, with the series expected to feature musical numbers performed by his protagonist.

Platt has also been involved with the casting for the show, with ‪Barbra Streisand‬ and Gwyneth Paltrow previously reported to be in talks to co-star. Zoey Deutch and Lucy Boynton have already signed on to star, alongside Laura Dreyfuss, Rahne Jones, and (most recently) Dylan McDermott and Mad Men’s January Jones.

Now, Deadline reports that Murphy’s frequent collaborator and muse Jessica Lange will also appear in the series. A veteran of both Feud and American Horror Story, we don’t know the character she will play yet, but with Murphy at the helm and Lange’s seal of approval, you can expect something special is on the way.

 

Zoey Deutch and Lucy Boynton join Ryan Murphy’s The Politician

17th July 2018

Zoey Deutch and Lucy Boynton have joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series The Politician.

The hour-long comedy series, created by the American Horror Story writer and longtime collaborators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, follows a wealthy Santa Barbarian politician, with each season charting a different political race he is involved in. Tony winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) is already attached to play the lead, with the series expected to feature musical numbers performed by his protagonist.

Platt has also been involved with the casting for the show, with ‪Barbra Streisand‬ and Gwyneth Paltrow previously reported to be in talks to co-star. Now, though, we have our first official casting additions, with Zoey Deutch and Lucy Boynton leading a slew of regular supporting members in the ensemble.

Zoey Deutch is no stranger to Netflix and can be currently be seen starring in the streaming service’s romantic comedy Set It Up and recently starred in Netflix’s teen movie Before I Fall.

Lucy Boynton made her breakthrough as the female lead in John Carney’s Sing Street and will be seen starring opposite Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody as Mary Austin, Freddie Mercury’s muse and companion. She, too, is no stranger to Netflix, having appeared in Lisa Rubin’s cancelled series Gypsy, opposite Naomi Watts.

The pair are joined by Laura Dreyfuss, who has just ended her run as the young female lead role of “Zoe Murphy” in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, and is best known to TV viewers as Madison McCarthy in the sixth season of Glee. Also cast is Rahne Jones, who is making her television debut.

 

Netflix nabs Ryan Murphy series The Politician

6th February 2018

Netflix has nabbed the rights to Ryan Murphy’s new TV series, The Politician.

The hour-long comedy series is created by the American Horror Story writer and longtime collaborators Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Details about the show are, as is typical with Murphy, shrouded in mystery, but Deadline reports that it is set to follow a wealthy Santa Barbarian politician, with each season following a different political race he is involved in. Murphy and Falchuk have reportedly been working on the script for a year, with Glee co-creator Brennan then coming on board.

Tony winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) is already attached to star, with the series thought to feature musical numbers performed by his protagonist. Platt has also been involved with the casting for the show, with ‪Barbra Streisand‬ and Gwyneth Paltrow in talks to co-star. Two Oscar winners in a political musical from the winning-streak creator of Glee, Feud and American Horror Story? The show has unsurprisingly been a hot ticket, with Amazon and Hulu both lining up to purchase the rights. After some highly competitive bidding situation, though, Netflix emerged on top in what Deadline reports may be the biggest TV package sale of 2018 so far.

It marks the second deal between Netflix and a Murphy production, with upcoming One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest prequel Ratched recently acquired by the streaming giant. It hails from Fox 21 TV Studios under Murphy’s overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV. Its packaging was guided by Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden, a longtime Murphy collaborator who oversees the studio.

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