Presidents' Day - Entertaining Presidential TV
In honor of Presidents' Day, these TV series give viewers a look at the inner workings and the comical goings-on of the White House and upper echelons of the U.S. government.
Which of these select TV series about U.S. presidents, cabinet members, staff and their families gives the most entertaining look behind the curtain?
Discuss the topic here.
Which of these select TV series about U.S. presidents, cabinet members, staff and their families gives the most entertaining look behind the curtain?
Discuss the topic here.
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- CreatorAaron SorkinStarsMartin SheenRob LoweAllison JanneyInside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
- CreatorArmando IannucciStarsJulia Louis-DreyfusTony HaleAnna ChlumskyFormer Senator Selina Meyer finds that being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she hoped and everything that everyone ever warned her about.
- CreatorShonda RhimesStarsKerry WashingtonDarby StanchfieldKatie LowesA former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets.
- CreatorBeau WillimonStarsKevin SpaceyMichel GillRobin WrightA Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him.
- CreatorDavid GuggenheimStarsKiefer SutherlandAdan CantoItalia RicciA low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.
- CreatorRod LurieStarsGeena DavisDonald SutherlandHarry LennixMacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.
- CreatorJosh GadJon LovettJason WinerStarsJosh GadJenna ElfmanMartha MacIsaacPresident Gilcrest and his trophy wife are living in the White House, with their overachieving daughter sidetracked by pregnancy, a couch potato hopeless son, a genius young son, and an odd middle school girl.
- CreatorNick WautersStarsJason RitterSarah RoemerIan Anthony DaleWhen a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the President himself.
- StarsGreg KinnearBarry PepperKatie HolmesThe triumphs and tragedies of the most popular political family in American history.
- CreatorBarbara HallStarsTéa LeoniTim DalyErich BergenA political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.
- CreatorRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos BernardCounter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiStarsSigourney WeaverCarla GuginoJames WolkA divorced former First Lady is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.
- CreatorAlexi HawleyStarsKatherine HeiglAlfre WoodardAdam KaufmanA CIA officer is plucked from the field to become the president's daily briefer, assuming responsibility for targeting America's most critical threats while navigating the unique lifestyle that comes with such a high-powered job.
- CreatorMarc WarrenDennis RinslerStarsKyle MasseyJason DolleyMaiara WalshCory Baxter moves to the White House in Washington, DC when his father Victor, is named the new personal White House chef of the President.
- CreatorAnthony AtamanuikStarsAnthony AtamanuikPeter GroszAdam Pally"The President Show" brings America's most beloved leader to late-night as he brings his message to the people, fake news be damned. Everything's on the table and nothing's off-limits--except for anything that sounds even vaguely like dissent.
- CreatorTrey ParkerMatt StoneStarsTimothy BottomsCarrie Quinn DolinKurt FullerSomewhat dim President George W. Bush's White House more closely resembles the set of a sitcom than real life, down to the laugh track.
- CreatorJoshua Michael SternStarsNick NolteSkylar AstinHeléne YorkeFormer President Richard Graves has the epiphany, twenty years after leaving office, that his policies have damaged the country for decades. This, as his wife, the former First Lady, has political ambitions of her own.
- CreatorStephen ColbertR.J. FriedMatt LappinStarsJeff BergmanJames AdomianGabriel GundackerFrom executive producer Stephen Colbert comes this hilarious animated workplace comedy where the office is oval. It's a character study in search of character and a timely political send-up of our forty-fifth president.Added 01 March 2018
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsBrad BenedictEd QuinnKron MooreNewly-elected U.S. President Hunter Franklin and his family move into the White House.Added 01 February 2023