A série mostra acontecimentos na Casa Branca, especificamente na ala Oeste, o centro nervoso do lugar, onde o presidente e seus assessores diretos trabalham. Entre eles estão: Sam Seaborn, subdiretor de comunicação; Léo McGarry, secretário de Estado; Toby Zigler, diretor de comunicação; Madeline Hampton, uma passional consultora política; Josh Lyman, chefe de Madeline e C.J. Creeg, uma super secretária de imprensa, cujo papel é falar pela Casa Branca e livrar o presidente de embaraços.
A série protagonizada por Kiefer Sutherland é centrada em um funcionário do Gabinete da Casa Branca que é indicado para assumir a presidência dos Estados Unidos após um ataque ter deixado mortos todos acima dele na linha sucessória. O título da série vem do termo “sobrevivente designado”, que é utilizado quando algum membro do Gabinete está isolado em um local seguro enquanto todos os outros líderes estão reunidos em um único local. A política é usada para preservar a continuidade do governo no caso de alguma catástrofe. O elenco tem ainda Maggie Q (Nikita, Divergente) e Kal Penn (House), com roteiro produzido por Simon Kinberg (Perdido em Marte, X-Men: Apocalypse) e pela Mark Gordon Company.
Um político inescrupuloso não mede esforços para conquistar o poder nos EUA neste drama vencedor do Emmy e do Globo de Ouro.
Mackenzie Allen, vice-presidente independente dos Estados Unidos, de 45 anos, está prestes a se aventurar em um território onde nenhuma mulher já havia entrado. Durante uma cerimônia oficial com o marido e chefe de gabinete, Rod Allen, ela foi informada pelo chefe de gabinete do presidente, Jim Gardner e pelo procurador-geral, que o presidente Bridges está prestes a se submeter a uma cirurgia de emergência de um tumor no cérebro.
Os Gilchrist são uma família única e disfuncional como qualquer outra e lidam com as situações cotidianas típicas, mas em um lugar muito especial: a Casa Branca.
If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are destined for greatness are rarely aware of it. Take Jack and Bobby McCallister for example: two bright young brothers growing up under the watchful eye of their eccentric single mother Grace McCallister. Grace's personality is a force of nature destined to shape both of these young men's lives and secure one a place in the history books - as President of the United States.
That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for also creating South Park, the series centers on the fictitious personal life of President George W. Bush, as played by Timothy Bottoms. Carrie Quinn Dolin played Laura Bush, and Kurt Fuller played Karl Rove. Despite the political overtones, the show itself was actually a broad lampoon of American sitcoms, including lame jokes, a laugh track, and stock characters such as klutzy bimbo secretary Princess, know-it-all maid Maggie, and supposedly helpful "wacky" next-door neighbor Larry.
President Trump is bypassing the crooked media by hosting a late-night show direct from the Oval Office. No unfair questions from reporters, no awkward photo ops with German ladies, and no bedtimes. The weekly series will have the best guests, the “hottest women,” and only the nicest of questions.
Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
This documentary-series examines Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
A five-part docu-series following a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as the Lincoln Project. The fastest-growing super PAC in America takes on the task of “saving democracy” and defeating their own party’s sitting president, Donald Trump. While working to accomplish their stated goal of “defeating Trumpism,” the group is shaken by internal upheaval, a sexual harassment scandal, and a tidal wave of negative press.
Thirty years after his film JFK, filmmaker Oliver Stone takes viewers on a journey though recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy - the most consequential American murder mystery of the twentieth century. Joined by Oscar-winning narrators Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland, as well as a distinguished team of forensics, medical and ballistics experts, historians, and witnesses, Stone presents compelling evidence that in the Kennedy case “conspiracy theory” is now “conspiracy fact.”
Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.
Sandburg's Lincoln is a six-part mini-series starring Hal Holbrook as Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States.
The early years of America's most dashing president, from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.
The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.
Exploring broader topics including media, feminism, politics and power, the documentary unfolds and traces the twisted, intertwined series of events that led to the impeachment trial that set the nation on the path towards a more staunchly partisan political system. The series features arresting archival footage as well as comprehensive interviews with the people closest to the events including a timely, in-depth reflection on the topic with Monica Lewinsky.
No dia 22 de Novembro de 1963, o presidente dos Estados Unidos da América, John F. Kennedy, foi assassinado. No 60º aniversário da data, esta série nos leva àquele dia quase em tempo real. Em três episódios, veremos o assassinato presidencial, a enorme caçada humana, o assassinato de um policial e a morte do assassino. A série oferece de uma maneira totalmente nova perspectivas sobre os múltiplos ângulos do dia, esclarecendo pontos e atraindo a audiência em todo o mundo.
For millions, the election of Barack Obama marked a new era of hope. This four-part series tells the story of how he tried to reshape America as told by his inner circle - and the president himself.
A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.