Political Animals (2012)

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Season 1

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6. Resignation Day
5. 16 Hours
4. Lost Boys
3. The Woman Problem
2. Second Time Around
1. Pilot

Cast

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Sigourney Weaver
Elaine Barrish
Carla Gugino
Susan Berg
James Wolk
Douglas Hammond
Sebastian Stan
T.J. Hammond
Brittany Ishibashi
Anne Ogami
Ellen Burstyn
Margaret Barrish
Ciarán Hinds
Bud Hammond
Adrian Pasdar
President Paul Garcetti
Roger Bart
Barry Harris
Dylan Baker
Vice President Fred Collier
Dan Futterman
Alex Davies
Meghann Fahy
Georgia Gibbons
Linda Powell
Pauline Samson
R.J. Kelly
Secret Service Agent Sam
Griffin Newman
Russ
LaMonica Garrett
Agent Clark
Kristine Nielsen
Alice
Ming Lo
Ambassador Libao

Creator

Greg Berlanti

Synopsis

Divorced former First Lady Elaine Barrish is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She finds an unlikely ally in a D.C. journalist who had previously dedicated herself to tearing Barrish to pieces.

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