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The Politician
A stylish, archly funny dive into ruthless ambition, mixing campy melodrama with sharp political satire.
About American comedy web television series
Genres comedy drama, musical comedy, LGBT-related
Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, David Corenswet, Lucy Boynton, Ben Platt, Bob Balaban, Laura Dreyfuss
Length 2 seasons, 15 episodes
Network Netflix
Country United States
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