Political Animals (2012)

A divorced, former First Lady, is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues, while trying to keep her family together.

Writer:

Greg Berlanti (creator)

Stars:

Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sigourney Weaver	...	Elaine Barrish (6 episodes, 2012)
Carla Gugino	...	Susan Berg (6 episodes, 2012)
James Wolk	...	Douglas Hammond (6 episodes, 2012)
Sebastian Stan	...	T.J. Hammond (6 episodes, 2012)
Brittany Ishibashi	...	Anne Ogami (6 episodes, 2012)
Ellen Burstyn	...	Margaret Barrish (6 episodes, 2012)
Ciarán Hinds	...	Bud Hammond (6 episodes, 2012)
Adrian Pasdar	...	President Paul Garcetti (6 episodes, 2012)
Roger Bart	...	Barry Harris (6 episodes, 2012)
Erica Lynne Arden	...	Washington Globe Employee / ... (6 episodes, 2012)
Shawn Gonzalez	...	Washington Globe Employee (6 episodes, 2012)
Dylan Baker	...	Vice President Fred Collier (5 episodes, 2012)
Dan Futterman	...	Alex Davies (4 episodes, 2012)
Meghann Fahy	...	Georgia Gibbons (4 episodes, 2012)
Linda Powell	...	Pauline Samson (4 episodes, 2012)
R.J. Kelly	...	Secret Service Agent Sam (4 episodes, 2012)
Griffin Newman	...	Russ (4 episodes, 2012)
LaMonica Garrett	...	Agent Clark (3 episodes, 2012)
Kristine Nielsen	...	Alice (3 episodes, 2012)
Ming Lo	...	Ambassador Libao (2 episodes, 2012)
Brent Jennings	...	Bill (2 episodes, 2012)
Michael Dostillio	...	Trevor (2 episodes, 2012)
Robert Heath	...	Admiral Taft (2 episodes, 2012)
Dean Alai	...	Jamal Khabazzi (2 episodes, 2012)
Stephen Hill	...	Omar (2 episodes, 2012)
Nazanin Nour	...	Roxanna Seraji (2 episodes, 2012)
Adam Bolden	...	High Profile Celebrity (2 episodes, 2012)

Storyline

Divorced former First Lady Elaine Barrish is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She finds an unlikely ally in a D.C. journalist who had previously dedicated herself to tearing Barrish to pieces.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary of state | first lady | state department | flashback | congressman | 

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Taglines:

Power runs in the family.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Animais Políticos

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berlanti Productions, Laurence Mark Productions, Warner Horizon Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

360 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell's daughter, Linda Powell, guest stars in a couple episodes.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.109 (2012)

User Reviews

This could be my new 'Kings' and 'West wing'

Completely taken by surprise with this show. I honestly loved it.

Well written, good strong characters and lots of things going on, so no chance of it becoming a bore.

The series is definitely helped by the fact they have Sigourney Weaver playing the lead character. A perfect choice if I say so myself. I reckon if they had anybody else it may not have actually worked, so excellent casting.

I love the gritty aspect to the series if I am honest. The behind the doors language gives a far more sense of reality to the real world.

Loving the plots which shall remain a mystery to those who are thinking on whether to watch the show or not, but I would say, definitely watch it.

I hope the series does not get cancelled, I am left stunned by the US cable channels pulling the plug on many series and yet, the trash remains. Very puzzling.

Great casting, great show. If you liked West Wing you should like this.