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The Politician October Surprise (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 42 min | Comedy, Drama

The Politician

October Surprise (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 42 min | Comedy, Drama

While Payton plays hardball with Harvard admissions, shocking betrayals and a scandalous videotape take the election to a new level of ruthlessness.

Showrunner

Ryan Murphy

Director

Janet Mock

Writers

Ryan Murphy (created by) (written by) | Brad Falchuk (created by) (written by) | Ian Brennan (created by) (written by)

Producers

Lou Eyrich | Eryn Krueger Mekash | Ryan Murphy | Todd Nenninger | Kenneth J. Silverstein (produced by) (as Kenneth Silverstein)

Composer

Mac Quayle

Cinematographers

Simon Dennis | Timothy S. Jensen (opening title sequence)

Editor

Peggy Tachdjian

Casting Director

Alexa L. Fogel

Production Designer

Jamie Walker McCall (as Jamie McCall)

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Edit Released

Updated 2019/09/27

Release date

9 27, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
32 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben Platt Payton Hobart Payton Hobart See fewer	Pitch Perfect (2012)
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Lucy Boynton Astrid Sloan Astrid Sloan See fewer	Sing Street (2016)
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Julia Schlaepfer Alice Charles Alice Charles See fewer	1923 (2022)
Laura Dreyfuss McAfee Westbrook McAfee Westbrook See fewer	Voyagers (2021)
Theo Germaine James Sullivan James Sullivan See fewer	They/Them (2022)
Rahne Jones Skye Leighton Skye Leighton See fewer	Pose (2018)
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Jessica Lange Dusty Jackson Dusty Jackson See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Gwyneth Paltrow Georgina Hobart Georgina Hobart See fewer	Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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January Jones Lizbeth Sloan Lizbeth Sloan See fewer	X-Men: First Class (2011)
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Rick Holmes Cooper Cooper See fewer	Atlanta (2016)
Koby Kumi-Diaka Pierre Pierre See fewer	The Politician (2019)
Tanner Thomason John Judson John Judson See fewer	Faith Based (2020)
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Julieta Espinoza Hobart Maid Hobart Maid See fewer	15 Minutes (2001)
Tracey Ann-Marie Nelson Admin. Assistant Admin. Assistant See fewer	The Politician (2019)
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