"Power runs in the family"

2012- 2012

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

7.2(77 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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9 members

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Sigourney Weaver

Elaine Barrish

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Carla Gugino

Susan Berg

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Ciarán Hinds

Bud Hammond

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James Wolk

Douglas Hammond

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Sebastian Stan

T.J. Hammond

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Ellen Burstyn

Margaret Barrish

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Brittany Ishibashi

Anne Ogami

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Adrian Pasdar

Paul Garcetti

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Roger Bart

Barry Harris

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