The Politician

The Politician (2019-)
Season 1 - (2019 September 27)
Season 2 - (2020 June 19)

Netflix Original Series

Availability: Global

2 seasons, season 3 pending

Plot:

Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, CA, who has known since age 7 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.

Trailer:

• Watch the  Season 1 trailer
• Watch the Season 2 trailer

Links:

• So Many Stars video  
• Payton and River's First Kiss video
• Premiere  - Joanne the Scammer Meets Gwyneth Paltrow video  
• Best of Payton and Georgina Hobart video
• 10 Mom Pep Talks to Get You Ready for 2020 video  
• Try Not to Cry: Emotional Scenes from Netflix video

Trivia:

• Tony Award winner Ben Platt plays Patyon. 
• The series is expected to have musical numbers in every episode. 
• The series is from the Glee team of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan.
• Ryan Murphy also has an upcoming two season series debuting in 2019, Ratched, based on the One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest character.
• As part of Ryan Murphy's overall Netflix deal signed in April 2018, he has a third series Hollywood Season 1 projected to debut in 2020, The Boys in the Band (2020), and The Prom (2021, projected).
• Barbra Streisand and Gwyneth Paltrow were in talks to join the cast. 
• Reported on December 3, 2018 that Dylan McDermott was cast and January Jones will play his wife.
• Reported on December 4, 2018 that Jessica Lange was cast.
• Reported on March 23, 2019 that Judith Light and Better Midler were cast.
• Nominated for 2019 Golden Globe Best Television Series Musical or Comedy. 
• Season 2 premiere date reported on May 18, 2020.