Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is a wealthy student whose plan is to one day become the President of the United States. He has wanted this ever since he was seven years old but first, he has to get through the most dangerous political hurdle of all, Saint Sebastian High School. In order to be the President of Student Body, study at Harvard and continue on his path to becoming the President of the United States, Payton has to outsmart his ruthless classmates while making sure he doesn't sacrifice his morals.
I’m always excited about anything attached to Ryan Murphy and I didn’t know what exactly to expect when I started with the pilot of The Politician but as the story progressed, I got more and more into it and wished it had more episodes. Ben Platt is an absolute joy to watch as Payton and his characters relationship and chemistry with Gwyneth Paltrow’s Georgina was definitely the best thing about the show. The characters are so interesting and peculiar with Julia Schlaepfer as Alice being one of my favorites. I also couldn’t get enough of Jessica Lange and her character Dusty as the grandmother with Manchaussen Syndrome by Proxy. This particular story line gave me serious "The Act" vibes but the only difference is Dusty ended up getting arrested by the police. Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss and Theo Germaine were a delight to watch and Dylan McDermott was an excellent guest star. I loved how they dealt with mental health and loss with Payton’s loss of his friend, River and Payton's struggle with morality.
The visuals were very beautiful with breathtaking shots of the mansions. Although, there was so much going on that it felt like each story line could be a plot on its own and the singing gave me a lot Glee vibes and I just wanted it to stop.
The Politician is definitely a must watch! Already looking forward to season 2.
All episodes of the first season are available for streaming on Netflix.
GENRE Comedy-Drama
CREATED BY Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk & Ian Brennan
STARRING Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lucy Boynton, Zoey Deutch, Jessica Lange, Laura Dreyfuss
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