Political Animals (2012)

Name: Political Animals
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, James Wolk, Sebastian Stan

Drama

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (6,844 votes)
Episode average: 8.2 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

8.15 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 8.3 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.9	368
2	Second Time Around	8.0	282
3	The Woman Problem	8.4	316
4	Lost Boys	8.1	274
5	16 Hours	8.2	263
6	Resignation Day	8.3	259