The Politician 2019

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.

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    Season 1

    2019

    8 episodes

    Season 1 of The Politician premiered on September 27, 2019.

    Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, has known since age 7 that he's going to be president of the United States, but first he has to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all, Saint Sebastian High School.

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    Season 2

    2020

    7 episodes

    Season 2 of The Politician premiered on June 19, 2020.

    Payton Hobart fights to unseat Dede Standish in the New York State Senate race. As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold at her side, Dede’s re-election was supposed to be easy, but Payton - who sees this as the next step on his path to the Presidency - must decide what kind of politician he ultimately wants to be in order to succeed, even if that means exposing secrets, lies, and a throuple.