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The Politician

The Politician

Season 1

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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  • E1 · 62 min

    Pilot

    After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.

  • E2 · 47 min

    The Harrington Commode

    Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.

  • E3 · 42 min

    October Surprise

    While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.

  • E4 · 42 min

    Gone Girl

    With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.

  • E5 · 28 min

    The Voter

    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.

  • E6 · 56 min

    The Assassination of Payton Hobart

    As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.

  • E7 · 40 min

    The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2

    Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.

  • E8 · 56 min

    Vienna

    Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.