The Politician (Season 1)

We promise you bi partisanship.

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.

Pilot 7.5
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 62 min
Overview: After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
The Harrington Commode 7.5
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
October Surprise 7.5
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
Gone Girl 7.5
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
The Voter 7.8
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 28 min
Overview: Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.
The Assassination of Payton Hobart 7.5
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2 7.8
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 40 min
Overview: Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
Vienna 8.5
Air date: 2019-09-27
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.