The Politician Episode 2.01 New York State of Mind
Episode Premiere
Jun 19, 2020
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Production Company
20th Century Fox Television
Official Site
http://www.netflix.com/title/80241248
Episode Premiere
Jun 19, 2020
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Period
2019 - Now
Production Co
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor
Netflix
Official Site
http://www.netflix.com/title/80241248
Director
Brad Falchuk
Screenwriter
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Main Cast
- Ben Platt as Payton Hobart
- Lucy Boynton as Astrid Sloan
- Bob Balaban
- David Corenswet
- Julia Schlaepfer
- Laura Dreyfuss
- Theo Germaine
- Rahne Jones
- Benjamin Barrett
In "The Politician" Season 2, Payton (Ben Platt) 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, 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.
Frustrated with his polling numbers, Payton goes to Georgina for help as he weighs using his opponent's hush-hush love life to score political points. Season premiere.Most Read
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