Brendan Gleeson's Donald Trump wants "loyalty" in the first trailer Showtime's The Comey Rule
The world continues to quake beneath our feet as this fall’s election draws ever closer, making the events of 2016 seem all the more distant. Well, Showtime’s here with a reminder of the months both leading up to and following the election of Donald Trump to the presidency with The Comey Rule, a two-part miniseries based on A Higher Loyalty, the memoir of former FBI director James Comey, as well as additional interviews with some of the story’s key figures.
Today, following a brief teaser last month, Showtime has shared a full trailer for the series, one that offers a clear look at Brendan Gleeson’s muted portrayal of our cartoon president. The primary scene on display is one that dominated the headlines: A private dinner between Comey and Trump in which the newly elected president demands loyalty from the FBI director. As you might expect from an actor as estimable as Gleeson, the actor displays a firm grasp of Trump’s droopy facial tics and routine cadence. Granted, he’s got a lot of material to draw from— how many times have we had to hear Trump declare that “Nobody gets treated as unfairly as I do”?
Check out the trailer below.
