The Politician

The Politician is an American comedy-drama series created by Ryan Murphy for Netflix. It follows wealthy high school student Payton as he navigates the complex environment that is high school politics.

The series contains music by Ben Platt, which was released onto streaming platforms Spotify and Apple Music following the series release. The series was renewed for a second series following favourable reviews of season one.

Summary
"Rich kid Payton has always known he's going to be president. But first he has to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: high school."

- Netflix Synopsis

The series follows high school student Payton Hobart, a wealthy, charismatic and eager student as he runs for Student Body President. He must navigate the complex environment of high school politics as he runs against ruthless opponents in hopes of winning the election. He sets his sights higher, however as he eventually hopes to be in with a chance of sitting in the White House some day.

Episodes

 * Season One