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Season 1
8 Episodes2019
Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, has known since age 7 that he's going to be president of the United States, but first he has to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all, Saint Sebastian High School.
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Episodes (8)
Ep 1
Pilot
★7.0
2019-09-27•62m
After a charismatic candidate joins the race for student body president, Payton searches for a running mate who will make him seem more authentic.
Ep 2
The Harrington Commode
★7.8
2019-09-27•47m
Amid escalating concerns about his vice presidential pick, Payton gets plunged into a family crisis that stokes long-seething resentments.
Ep 3
October Surprise
★7.6
2019-09-27•42m
While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.
Ep 4
Gone Girl
★7.8
2019-09-27•42m
With the election just days away, Payton faces tough questions about just how far he's willing to go to defeat his opponent.
Ep 5
The Voter
★7.2
2019-09-27•28m
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.
Ep 6
The Assassination of Payton Hobart
★7.5
2019-09-27•56m
As Payton confronts hard truths about his ambition following an election day bombshell, he reconnects with a former ally -- and becomes a target.
Ep 7
The Assassination of Payton Hobart: Part 2
★7.8
2019-09-27•40m
Payton faces his darkest hour and the fight of his life as transgressions are revealed, backs stabbed and confessions made.
Ep 8
Vienna
★8.5
2019-09-27•56m
Payton reevaluates his life after a reckoning, but when a window of opportunity opens, he grapples with a big decision about his political aspirations.