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Political Animals

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Political Animals

"Power runs in the family"

2012- 2012

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

7.1(83 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Berlanti Productions

Warner Horizon Television

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Elaine Barrish

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Susan Berg

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Bud Hammond

James Wolk

James Wolk

Douglas Hammond

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan

T.J. Hammond

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Margaret Barrish

Brittany Ishibashi

Brittany Ishibashi

Anne Ogami

Adrian Pasdar

Adrian Pasdar

Paul Garcetti

Roger Bart

Roger Bart

Barry Harris

Creative team

Created by: Greg Berlanti
Showrunner: Greg Berlanti
Laurence Mark

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