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Political Animals - Episodes & Seasons Summaries | Recap-TV
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Political Animals

2012

7.7/10

Drama

Elaine Barrish's husband Bud Hammond was a popular President of the United States during the 1990s despite his extramarital affairs. After leaving the White House, Elaine Barrish was elected Governor of Illinois and ran for the Democratic nomination for President, but lost to Paul Garcetti. The night Barrish conceded the nomination, she asked her husband for a divorce. Two years later, as Garcetti's Secretary of State, Barrish deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.

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Cast

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

as Elaine Barrish

Adrian Pasdar

Adrian Pasdar

as President Paul Garcetti

Brittany Ishibashi

Brittany Ishibashi

as Anne Ogami

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

as Susan Berg

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

as Bud Hammond

Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman

as Alex Davies

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

as Vice President Fred Collier

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

as Margaret Barrish

James Wolk

James Wolk

as Douglas Hammond

LaMonica Garrett

LaMonica Garrett

as Agent Clark

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