The Politician

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 27, 2019
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 5 out of 29
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  1. Scraper
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    An Ocean's 11 type ride through a world of catty politics populated by a giant mass of savvy, unlikable characters, whom each seem to possess some type of underhanded dickheadedness. Kind of like internet-level humor where the characters get off on being clever jerks. This show takes an act of will to make it through.
  2. manningn15
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    This is still my 3rd favorite Netflix show and one of my favorite shows of all time, this was even better than season 1 and another A+ season. Ben Platt and Bette Midler really steal the show, their performances are exceptional. Judith Light, Jackie Hoffman, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teddy Sears, Julia Schlaepfer, Sam Jaeger, Rahne Jones, Theo Germaine, and LauraThis is still my 3rd favorite Netflix show and one of my favorite shows of all time, this was even better than season 1 and another A+ season. Ben Platt and Bette Midler really steal the show, their performances are exceptional. Judith Light, Jackie Hoffman, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teddy Sears, Julia Schlaepfer, Sam Jaeger, Rahne Jones, Theo Germaine, and Laura Dreyfuss, gave pretty phenomenal performances as well. The writing is remarkably witty, funny, and deep all at the same time. The makeup and hairstyling is outstanding especially on Bette Midler, Zoey Deutch, Judith Light, Julia Schlaepfer, Ben Platt, Lucy Boynton, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The costumes are stupendous especially on Bette Midler, Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Judith Light, Julia Schlaepfer, Lucy Boynton, Rahne Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Teddy Sears, and Joe Morton. The music is terrific. I really hope it gets a 3rd season.… Expand
  3. Heyisgerard
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    Its very entertaining and it shows the real issue about politics. The comedy is really on point.
  4. hadear
    May 22, 2021
    8
    Entertaining, for sure. The cast continues to be outstanding, Ben Platt continues to be incredible as the annoying Payton. With a better director and better writers, this series could have been completely different.

Awards & Rankings

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#75 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Oct 5, 2020
    25
    Excess happens to be the least of the show’s problems. Frankly, the absence of a moral center, or even a driving ideology, turns an otherwise typical Murphy production into a spectacle of jaw-dropping tone-deaf nonsense.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jun 25, 2020
    40
    The gloss of "The Politician" may not compensate for its overall shallowness or the messy pointlessness of its plot, but it does remind us of celebrity's power to persuade us to make foolish decisions, including with our time. Except, that is, for these two hours [two episodes about voters].
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Kathryn VanArendonk
    Jun 23, 2020
    40
    The Politician’s second season is snappier than season one, avoiding the midseason doldrums that really plagued that first run of episodes. It turns out, though, that a show can be snappier while still being remarkably dull, and for The Politician, that’s largely because it has zero conviction in the full wackiness of its own premise.
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