The Politician
We promise you bi partisanship.
Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.
Seasons
1. Pilot
Air Date: 2019-09-27
After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
2. The Harrington Commode
Air Date: 2019-09-27
Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
3. October Surprise
Air Date: 2019-09-27
While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
4. Gone Girl
Air Date: 2019-09-27
With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
5. The Voter
Air Date: 2019-09-27
Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.
6. The Assassination of Payton Hobart
Air Date: 2019-09-27
As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
7. The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2
Air Date: 2019-09-27
Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
8. Vienna
Air Date: 2019-09-27
Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.
1. New York State of Mind
Air Date: 2020-06-19
Frustrated with his polling numbers, Payton goes to Georgina for help as he weighs using his opponent's hush-hush love life to score political points.
2. Conscious Unthroupling
Air Date: 2020-06-19
As Astrid pumps Payton for details about their long-ago dalliance, Hadassah hatches a cover-up for Dede, and McAfee seeks a healthier work-life balance.
3. Cancel Culture
Air Date: 2020-06-19
Payton scrambles to salvage his campaign when he suffers a credibility crisis over a compromising photo and his commitment to fixing climate change.
4. Hail Mary
Air Date: 2020-06-19
McAfee's prurient sleuthing uncovers an explosive secret, Payton's tangled affairs turn fruitful, and Georgina's link to Tino proves problematic.
5. The Voters
Air Date: 2020-06-19
On Election Day, a mother and daughter argue over whether Payton or Dede is the better pick, motivating each to spend time with her chosen candidate.
6. What's in the Box?
Air Date: 2020-06-19
A shocking ballot-box twist positions Payton at a moral and ethical crossroads that could define the rest of his political career — and life.
7. Election Day
Air Date: 2020-06-19
With the senate race up for grabs, Payton and Dede prepare for an unconventional showdown, but a last-minute decision suddenly changes everything.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2019-09-27
Episodes
15 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Fox 21 Television Studios
Ryan Murphy Television
Brad Falchuk Teley-vision
Prospect Films