Netflix's 'The Politician' is out today

Publish Date: Thursday, 26 September 2019, 3:49PM

From the man behind shows such as Glee, American Horror Story, Scream Queens and American Crime Story - The Politician is brand new and ready to binge!

The Politician stars Ben Platt as Payton Hobart a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he's going to be the President of the United States.

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But first, he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of becoming Student Body President at Saint Sebastian High School.

The show also stars a crazy talented cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch to make the show even more insane.

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One Oscar winning director, a $50k video budget, and the American Flag flown over the Kennedy’s Martha’s Vineyard compound. This is how you run for high school president. One week to #ThePolitician.

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The Politician is a Netflix original comedy series from Creators/Executive Producers/Writers/Directors Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan - so we KNOW it will be incredible.

Check out the trailer here:

The Politician Launches Sept 27 on Netflix here: netflix.com/thepolitician