Political Animals (2012)

Drama

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.

First Air Date: July 15, 2012
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Rating: 7.1/10 (80 votes)

Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, James Wolk, Sebastian Stan, Ellen Burstyn, Brittany Ishibashi, Adrian Pasdar

Network: USA Network

Production: Berlanti Productions, Warner Horizon Television

politics miniseries

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Seasons

Season 1

6 episodes

2012

Full Cast (9 people)

Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish
Carla Gugino as Susan Berg
Ciarán Hinds as Bud Hammond
James Wolk as Douglas Hammond
Sebastian Stan as T.J. Hammond
Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish
Brittany Ishibashi as Anne Ogami
Adrian Pasdar as Paul Garcetti
Roger Bart as Barry Harris

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Political Animals

Political Animals

Political Animals

Political Animals

Political Animals

44 min

1 seasons

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.

44 min

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.

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Networks

Production Companies

Berlanti Productions

Warner Horizon Television

Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired7/15/2012

Last Aired8/19/2012

Seasons1

Episodes6

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

Creators & Crew

1

Seasons

6

Episodes

44m

Per Episode

2012

First Aired

Keywords

politics miniseries

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Cast

SW

Sigourney Weaver

as Elaine Barrish

CG

Carla Gugino

as Susan Berg

CH

Ciarán Hinds

as Bud Hammond

JW

James Wolk

as Douglas Hammond

SS

Sebastian Stan

as T.J. Hammond

EB

Ellen Burstyn

as Margaret Barrish

BI

Brittany Ishibashi

as Anne Ogami

AP

Adrian Pasdar

as Paul Garcetti

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1 seasons

Season 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Political Animals about?▾

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC j…

How many seasons does Political Animals have?▾

1

How many episodes does Political Animals have?▾

6

Is Political Animals still running?▾

No, it ended in 2012.

When did Political Animals first air?▾

July 15, 2012

Who created Political Animals?▾

Greg Berlanti

Who stars in Political Animals?▾

Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds

What genre is Political Animals?▾

Drama