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The Politician (TV Series)
''The Politician'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan and released on Netflix. The trio also serves as executive producers with Alexis Martin Woodall, Ben Platt, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The series centers on the story of Payton Hobart (Platt), a wealthy Santa Barbaran, and each season revolves around a different political race his character is involved in. The first season was released on Netflix on September 27, 2019. The series stars Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Bob Balaban, Laura Dreyfuss, Julia Schlaepfer, Theo Germaine, Rahne Jones and Gwyneth Paltrow. David Corenswet, Benjamin Barrett, and Jessica Lange joined the main cast in the first season, while Judith Light and Bette Midler joined the main cast in the second season. Production on the second season started in November 2019, which premiered on June 19, 2020. A third and final season is in development. Premise The first season is set at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. Satire may also poke fun at popular themes in art and film. A prominent feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( ; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman. The daughter of filmmaker Bruce Paltrow and actress Blythe Danner, she established herself as a leading lady appearing in mainly mid-budget and period films during the 1990s and early 2000s, before transitioning to blockbusters and franchises. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films such as '' Seven'' (1995), '' Emma'' (1996), '' Sliding Doors'' (1998), and '' A Perfect Murder'' (1998). She garnered wider acclaim for her role as Viola de Lesseps in the historical romance '' Shakespeare in Love'' (1998) which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. This was followed by roles in '' The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), and ''Shallow Hal'' (2001). She made her West End debut in the David Auburn play ''Proof'' (2003) earning a Laurence Olivier Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting Alaska, the city lies between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara's climate is often described as Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean, and the city has been dubbed "The American Riviera". According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 88,665. In addition to being a popular tourist and resort destination, the city has a diverse economy that includes a large service sector, education, technology, health care, finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and local government. In 2004, the service sector accounted for 35% of local employment. Area institutions of higher learning include the University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Westmont Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fox 21 Television Studios
The second incarnation of Touchstone Television, formerly known as Fox 21 Television Studios, was an American television production company and a subsidiary of the Disney Television Studios, a subsidiary of the Disney Media Networks business segment of the Walt Disney Company. It was founded in 2014 from the merger of Fox Television Studios and Fox 21 and given its second name in mid-2020 following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney. On December 1, 2020, Disney announced that the label was folded into 20th Television. Predecessors Fox Television Studios Fox Television Studios, Inc. was a television production subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group, the flagship entertainment division of 21st Century Fox, the unofficial production arm of Fox and the secondary production arm of 20th Century Fox Television, which is itself the television arm of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. Fox Television Studios (FTVS) was formed on August 1, 1997, alongside 20th Century Fox Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Single-camera
In filmmaking, television production and video production, the single-camera setup or single-camera mode of production (also known as portable single crew, portable single camera or single-cam) is a method in which all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera. The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the Classical Hollywood cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema. In television production, both single-camera and multiple-camera methods are commonly used. Description In this setup, all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera, or multiple cameras pointed in one direction, which are moved and reset to get a new angle. If a scene cuts back and forth between actor A and actor B, the director will first point the camera toward A and run part or all of the scene from this angle, then move the camera to point at B, relight, and then run the scene through from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nelson Cragg
Nelson Cragg (born April 7, 1978) is an American director and producer. He is known for his work on the Amazon Prime limited series ''Them'', on which he served as executive producer and director of the pilot episode and the bulk of the series. He also worked on Showtimes ''Homeland'' and the FX mini-series '' The People vs. O. J. Simpson'', both of which earned him Emmy Award nominations. His other directing credits include multiple shows for producer Ryan Murphy, including '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Pose'', and '' Ratched.'' Life and career Cragg is of Korean American descent and was born on April 4, 1978, in Fairfax, Virginia. He attended James Madison University, studying English Literature; then University of Southern California, graduating with a MFA in Film Production. He began his career as a director of photography on ''Battleground: The Art of War'', in 2002. He went on to serve in the capacity on su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shelly Westerman
Shelly Westerman is an American television and film editor. She is best known for her work on ''Only Murders in the Building'', ''Halston'', '' Ratched'', ''American Crime Story''. Westerman is a member of American Cinema Editors, and has previously served as an editing thesis mentor at the AFI Conservatory The AFI Conservatory is a private non-profit graduate film school in the Hollywood Hills district of Los Angeles. Students (called "Fellows") learn from the masters in a collaborative, hands-on production environment with an emphasis on stor .... Selected filmography Awards and nominations References External links * Living people American Cinema Editors American film editors American television editors American women film editors Women television editors Year of birth missing (living people) {{tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lou Eyrich
Lou A. Eyrich ( ; born New Ulm, Minnesota) is an American costume designer best known for her work in the television series ''Glee'' and '' American Horror Story: Asylum.'' In 2012, she was awarded a Career Achievement Award in Television from the Costume Designers Guild. In 2010 and 2011, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Costumes for a Series category for her work on ''Glee,'' work that was also given awards in 2010, 2011, and 2012 by the Costume Designers Guilde for in the Outstanding Contemporary Television Series. Her work on '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' received an award from the Costume Designers Guild in the Outstanding Made for TV Movie or Mini Series category in 2013, and her work on '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' was nominated in the same category in 2015. More recently, Eyrich designed the costumes for the FX series ''Feud,'' which depicts the Hollywood rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis between 1963 and 1978. Eyrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mac Quayle
Frederick MacDonald "Mac" Quayle, Jr. is an American composer for film, television, and video games. He has worked as the score composer for several TV series, including ''American Horror Story'', ''Mr. Robot'', ''Scream Queens'', ''American Crime Story'', ''Feud'', ''Pose'', ''9-1-1'' and its spinoff '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'', and ''The Politician''. Quayle has also scored additional music for films and video games, and has mixed and produced scores led by other composers. Quayle began his career in the late 1980s, working with producer Hex Hector as HQ2 and briefly performing in hip-hop band Rise Robots Rise. He worked with Cliff Martinez as an additional composer for several films, including ''Drive'', '' Contagion'' (both 2011), and ''Spring Breakers'' (2013). He won the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for ''Mr. Robot'', and has also been nominated for three other Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Early life and education Frederick Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens ( ; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released ten solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nominations. His debut album, ''A Sun Came'', was released in 2000 on the Asthmatic Kitty label, which he co-founded with his stepfather. He received wide recognition for his 2005 album ''Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album), Illinois'', which hit number one on the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers chart, and for the single "Chicago (Sufjan Stevens song), Chicago" from that album. Stevens later contributed to the soundtrack of the 2017 film ''Call Me by Your Name (film), Call Me by Your Name''. He received an 90th Academy Awards, Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Song, Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
