Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
8 episodes
E01
Pilot
After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
E02
The Harrington Commode
Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
E03
October Surprise
While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
E04
Gone Girl
With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
E05
The Voter
Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.
E06
The Assassination of Payton Hobart
As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
E07
The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2
Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
E08
Vienna
Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.
Season 2
7 episodes
Laura Dreyfuss
as McAfee Westbrook
Rahne Jones
as Skye Leighton
Ben Platt
as Payton Hobart
Theo Germaine
as James
Lucy Boynton
as Astrid Sloan
Julia Schlaepfer
as Alice Charles
Zoey Deutch
as Infinity Jackson
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Georgina Hobart
David Corenswet
as River Barkley
Judith Light
as Dede Standish
Bette Midler
as Hadassah Gold
Benjamin Barrett
as Ricardo
