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Posted Thursday 10/24/19 at 3:57AM EDT
The Politician's portrayal of teen suicide draws mixed reviews from mental health officials
Chris Bright, director of public training for the LGBTQ suicide prevention organization the Trevor Project, called the Netflix drama's teen...
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The Fatal Flaw at the Heart of Ryan Murphy's The Politician
It should come as no surprise that The Politician is both imperfect and endlessly fascinating.
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Re-casted: Some Familiar Shows Almost Looked a Lot Different
If you're unfamiliar with the 1998 Gwyneth Paltrow movie Sliding Doors, it's a romantic drama that presents two versions of...
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Posted Saturday 10/05/19 at 9:42AM EDT
Why is Munchausen by proxy all the rage on TV?
With The Politician, The Act and last year's Sharp Objects, TV has Munchausen madness.
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Posted Saturday 10/05/19 at 9:42AM EDT
The Politician sends the message that the only safe place for a gay politician is in the closet
Ryan Murphy's Netflix series "flaunts its progressive signifiers, but its sexual politics are deeply conservative," says Daniel Schroeder.
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The Best Thing About The Politician Season 1 is The Politician Season 2
Last week we told you that the fifth episode of Netflix's The Politician — Netflix and Ryan Murphy's Election-meets-Glee collaboration — is the...
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Posted Sunday 9/29/19 at 12:34PM EDT
The Politician wasn't inspired by The Act with its Munchausen by proxy storyline; Jessica Lange says she may be done with TV
Lange and Zoey Deutsch both say Hulu's The Act didn't factor in their performances on the Netflix series.
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Posted Saturday 9/28/19 at 7:16AM EDT
The Politician feels like a Netflix algorithm version of a Ryan Murphy show that doesn't have much to say about politics
"The Politician neglects to match its budgetary or business ambition with the creative kind," says Alison Herman of Murphy's first...
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Posted Friday 9/27/19 at 4:46PM EDT
The Politician includes a "Viewer Discretion is Advised" warning
Following in the footsteps of 13 Reasons Why, Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series comes with an advisory.
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Posted Friday 9/27/19 at 11:14AM EDT
Ryan Murphy built each The Politician episode to induce binge-watching, but resisted making it too racy
Coming from the basic cable world of FX, Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan tried to make their new Netflix series...
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TV Today: Ryan Murphy Brings His Hit Machine to Netflix with The Politician
It could be argued that Ryan Murphy has ruled the Fox airwaves since the debut of Nip/Tuck in 2003.
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The One Must-Watch Episode of Ryan Murphy's The Politician
For Ryan Murphy’s first act as Netflix megaproducer, he’s whipped up a new series that’s one part Election, one part Glee,...
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The TV Favorites We Can't Wait to Welcome Back
We see it every year: networks hoping to capitalize on the popularity of past shows by stacking their new ones...
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Posted Monday 8/19/19 at 11:05AM EDT
Netflix unveils The Politician's official trailer
Watch Ben Platt play a ruthless politician, joined by Gwyneth Paltrow, on the Netflix drama from Ryan Murphy.
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Posted Thursday 8/08/19 at 1:36PM EDT
Ryan Murphy's The Politician is a class takedown with a "Trumpy twist"
President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's curious acceptance to Harvard -- his dad, real estate developer Charles Kushner, allegedly pledged $2.