The Politician

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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  1.Pilot

  7.0

  27-09-201962m

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

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  2.The Harrington Commode

  7.8

  27-09-201947m

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

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  3.October Surprise

  7.6

  27-09-201942m

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

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  4.Gone Girl

  7.8

  27-09-201942m

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

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  5.The Voter

  7.2

  27-09-201928m

  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.

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  6.The Assassination of Payton Hobart

  7.5

  27-09-201956m

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

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  7.The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2

  7.8

  27-09-201940m

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

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  8.Vienna

  8.5

  27-09-201956m

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