The Politician (2019)

Name: The Politician
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Ben Platt, Judith Light, Lucy Boynton, Zoey Deutch, Julia Schlaepfer

Comedy · Drama

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.

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

7.81 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.7	1,173
2	The Harrington Commode	7.8	888
3	October Surprise	7.8	847
4	Gone Girl	7.7	822
5	The Voter	7.8	896
6	The Assassination of Payton Hobart	7.4	798
7	The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2	7.9	799
8	Vienna	8.4	962

7.99 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 40 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New York State of Mind	7.8	645
2	Conscious Unthroupling	7.7	575
3	Cancel Culture	7.7	571
4	Hail Mary	7.9	548
5	The Voters	8.6	654
6	What's in the Box?	7.9	533
7	Election Day	8.3	629