The Politician Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

September 27, 2019

Genre

Drama

Network

Netflix

Cast

January Jones, Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Bette Midler, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss, Dylan McDermott, David Corenswet, Judith Light, Martina Navratilova, Bob Balaban, Julia Schlaepfer

January Jones

as Lisbeth Sloan

Ben Platt

as Payton Hobart

Zoey Deutch

as Infinity Jackson

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Georgina Hobart

Jessica Lange

as Dusty Jackson

Bette Midler

as Hadassah Gold

Lucy Boynton

as Astrid Sloan

Laura Dreyfuss

as McAfee Westbrook

Dylan McDermott

as Theo Sloan

David Corenswet

as River Barkley

Judith Light

as Dede Standish

Martina Navratilova

as Brigitte

Bob Balaban

as Keaton Hobart

Julia Schlaepfer

as Alice Charles

About The Politician

About

A high school with President of the United States aspirations must first take on the political landscape of Saint Sebastian High School. Each season of the Ryan Murphy-produced show would involve a different political race for protagonist Payton Hobart (Ben Platt).

Trivia

Murphy created the show with Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. It was also executive produced by Platt and Gwyneth Paltrow. Sufjan Stevens' "Chicago" was the opening theme song for the series.