The Politician
Season 1
20198 episodes
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.
Episodes
E1Pilot
7.02019-09-27 · 62m
After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
E2The Harrington Commode
7.82019-09-27 · 47m
Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
E3October Surprise
7.62019-09-27 · 42m
While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
E4Gone Girl
7.82019-09-27 · 42m
With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
E5The Voter
7.22019-09-27 · 28m
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.
E6The Assassination of Payton Hobart
7.52019-09-27 · 56m
As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
E7The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2
7.82019-09-27 · 40m
Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
E8Vienna
8.52019-09-27 · 56m
Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.