BY DC CUEVA
Right now amid the tense times we're in, American politics is focusing in on what our President will do next, and to evaluate those from the opposition party who will eventually face off with him in next year's presidential election, including the next candidates' debate scheduled for two weeks from now. It is an election that serves as the subject of the first new project that one of TV's go-to producers, Ryan Murphy, has crafted for Netflix after the company spent $300 million to bring his talents to streamville. And it comes a week after the premiere of season 8 of his FX series, American Horror Story, which has Champs vs. Pros alum Gus Kenworthy as part of its cast.
Last Friday, Murphy's first series for Netflix, The Politician, premiered for subscribers to watch and binge, and like many of his past projects it has some notable stars in its lineup. AHS veteran Jessica Lange joined her fellow producer for The Politician as does Gwyneth Paltrow, though its key star is Pitch Perfect's Ben Platt, who turns his attention from a member of the opposing vocal group Benji Applebaum to playing the role of an ambitious student. Zoey Deutch plays Platt's running mate, Glee's Laura Dreyfuss as a campaign adviser, and cameos from The Practice's Dylan McDermott, Bette Midler and Tony Danza's TV wife on Who's The Boss?, Judith Light.
Platt's character, Payton Hobart, is a wealthy student from Santa Barbara and, since age 7, has had ambitions of going in the halls of Saint Sebastian High School to one day follow in another California native, Ronald Reagan, and ascend to become President of the United States. But before he can make the journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, he has to get through a political race as treacherous and difficult as any national election: a local one just to become president of his student body while also having his eyes on going to Harvard. To do that, Payton has to look for ways to outdo what his other classmates are doing to get to the top seat, while staying true to his image and morality.
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| John (2nd/R), w/ Trey, Trevor & friend Josh Robinson (IG) |
John joined the twins for a premiere party hosted by Platt last weekend in the Big Apple, and when
The Politician was posted in the Netflix library a week ago John wrote on IG @ItsJohnConner, "So I just wanna post a little something today for two of my best friends @trevoreason & @trey_eason because today is a monumental day in their lives! Today @the_politician Came out on @netflix! So damn proud of you guys and I’m so excited to see what the future has in store for you! Can’t wait to come home and watch it with you guys! Make sure you watch @the_politician on @netflix!"
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