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Commander in Chief

2005–2006 · 1 season

A polished, talky political drama that mixes West Wing-style maneuvering with family-life friction, earnest and a bit self-important.

Created by: Rod Lurie
Genres: Drama
Starring: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix

Tagline: Wife. Mother. Leader of the free world.
Overview: Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.

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Created by: Rod Lurie
Genres: Drama
Starring: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
gender
family
identity
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Rod Lurie
Written by: Steven A. Cohen, Dee Johnson, Alex Berger, Richard C. Arthur
Starring: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix, Kyle Secor, Ever Carradine, Matt Lanter, Caitlin Wachs, Jasmine Jessica Anthony
Cinematography: Christopher Faloona
Length: 1 seasons, 18 episodes, 42 min each
Network: ABC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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