Battleground
Battleground is a mockumentary comedy-drama television series created by J. D. Walsh streamed on Hulu. The show follows a group of political campaign staffers working to elect a dark horse candidate to the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Walsh serves as executive producer alongside Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb. The show marks Hulu's first foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on February 14, 2012.
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A workplace dramedy that goes behind-the-scenes with an unruly group of campaign workers and volunteers living life on the campaign trail.
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
14-02-201222mThe episode introduces the race for a Senate seat in Wisconsin. The campaign team for State Senator Deirdre Samuels, who is trailing in the primary polls at third place, led by Tak...
- Ep 2
2.Who Is Claire Villareal?
21-02-201222mSamuels moves up into second place in the polls but rumors of her being a lesbian are circulated by an anonymous attack ad and a planted question at a campaign event. The campaign...
- Ep 3
3.Hold The Whipped Cream
28-02-201222mSamuels's husband George insists on holding a press conference to dispel rumors of her lesbian affair, but Tak maneuvers reporters to stay away. KJ receives an offer to become camp...
- Ep 4
4.The Comment
06-03-201222mTak clashes with his team over a decision he makes when a surprising announcement from the Makers camp changes everything.
- Ep 5
5.They'll Burn Your Eyes
13-03-201222mWhen Tak gets a hold of damaging information about Congresswoman Rudy's personal life, Samuels tells him not to release it to continue to run a clean campaign. Meanwhile, while cha...
- Ep 6
6.Polls Close at Six
20-03-201222mThe campaign must come up with a plan to fight misinformation being circulated by their opponents. Cole confronts KJ about their relationship.
- Ep 7
7.Political Machine
27-03-201222mThe Samuels campaign is told about an endorsement from Sen. Makers. Cole quits as speechwriter, and Jordan must give a speech to local elementary school students. The team discover...
- Ep 8
8.Nothing to Hide
03-04-201222mTak confronts George about financial misdealings, while KJ feels Cole's absence as she struggles to write a speech for Samuels. Ali causes some friction in Ben and Lindsey's relati...
- Ep 9
9.It's Getting Ugly
10-04-201222mA break-in at campaign headquarters rattles the Samuels team, especially George. Tak must juggle his relationships with his father, his wife, and Cole, all while trying to plan a r...
- Ep 10
10.Flashback
17-04-201222mA flashback to 2004 looks at the relationship between Tak and his father, as well as some other familiar faces, during the Makers re-election campaign. The episode's format is shot...
- Ep 11
11.Nothing About Chile
24-04-201222mWith the election a week away, the DNC sends in a representative to help the Samuels campaign, who clashes with Tak over its direction. The Creighton campaign announces a press con...
- Ep 12
12.He's Better Than Television
01-05-201222mOn Halloween, with only two days until the election, Cole opens up about his past, while Samuels must deal with the consequences of hers.
- Ep 13
13.Did You Win?
08-05-201222mOn Election Day the team hopes that a last-second endorsement from the President will be enough to bring them victory.
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