THE LION, WITCH AND WARDROBE
When Ryan Murphy was conceiving his first Netflix original series, he wanted a political show done in comedic and satirical fashion. The Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning writer, director and producer enlisted long time friends and collaborators Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk to create The Politician.
As the opening billboard suggests, the eight-episode series centers on the making of a politician, while simultaneously touching on the themes of wealth, privilege and sex. Set in the affluent Santa Barbara, California, the show focuses on the lives of eight high school student of Saint Sebastian High School. Full of ambition and determination, these eight will do whatever it takes to become the next president, or worse, be the biggest hurdle of the opposition. While the series is set in high school, , was not designed to be a teenage show like Murphy’s hit . “I thought of it as a show for families to watch together, [to] start off conversations about ambition and sex and morality, choices that influence
