The Politician
2019
Original language: English
- comedy
The story
Payton has known since childhood that he's going to be president. First he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape: high school.
What it’s like
Saturated, candy-bright pastels fill nearly every frame of this Ryan Murphy series, with pink, mint and baby-blue wardrobes against sun-washed Santa Barbara campuses, suburban lawns and polished campaign offices. The camera is restless and stylized: quick snap zooms, direct-to-camera asides, hard cuts to wipes and split screens, and whip pans that turn a school hallway into a stage. Musical numbers and pop-cover needle drops punctuate the episodes, so the sound is bright and bouncy, with a glossy, sometimes deliberately artificial shine. The vibe is sharp, sugary satire with a bite underneath, best for a late-night binge or a fun, chatty weekend with friends. Pacing is fast and jokey, with mock-earnest melodrama that swings between cutting and tender, and the people's arcs centre on ambition, compromise and a few characters slowly wanting something more honest than what they were groomed to pursue. Intensity is moderate: frequent sexual content and innuendo, drug use, some profanity, and emotional cruelty played for laughs, with little physical violence. It suits viewers who enjoy irreverent, sexually frank comedy about power and image, not those seeking anything gentle or calm.
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