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.

Main

 * Ben Platt as Payton Hobart
 * Zoey Deutch as Infinity Jackson
 * Lucy Boynton as Astrid Sloan
 * Bob Balaban as Keaton Hobart
 * David Corenswet as River Barkley
 * Julia Schlaepfer as Alice
 * Laura Dreyfuss as McAfee
 * Theo Germaine as James
 * Rahne Jones as Skye
 * Benjamin Barrett as Ricardo
 * Jessica Lange as Dusty Jackson
 * Gwyneth Paltrow as Georgina Hobart

Guest

 * Bette Midler as Hadassah Gold
 * Judith Light as Dede Standish
 * Dylan McDermott as Theo Sloan
 * January Jones as Lizebeth Sloan
 * Trey Eason as Luther Hobart
 * Trevor Eason as Martin Hobart
 * Koby Kumi-Diaka as Pierre Toussaint
 * Natasha Ofili as Principal Vaughn
 * B.K. Cannon as Kris
 * Martina Navratilova as Brigitee

Episodes

 * Season One


 * Pilot
 * The Harrington Commode
 * October Surprise
 * Gone Girl
 * The Voter
 * The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 1
 * The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2
 * Vienna