Series synopsis
Political Animals is an American drama television series that premiered on USA Network on July 15, 2012. It ended on August 19, 2012. It was created by Greg Berlanti. It stars Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds and James Wolk.
Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.
Premise
Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.
Premise: Power runs in the family
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish
- Carla Gugino as Susan Berg
- Ciarán Hinds as Bud Hammond
- James Wolk as Douglas Hammond
- Sebastian Stan as T.J. Hammond
- Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish
- Brittany Ishibashi as Anne Ogami
- Adrian Pasdar as Paul Garcetti
Supporting cast
- Roger Bart as Barry Harris
Guest cast
- Meghann Fahy as Georgia Gibbons
- Igor Jijikine as Victor Porchoff
- Marshall Manesh as Amir Jobrani
- Lucila Solá as Eva Flores
- Sonnie Brown as Beatrice Ogami
- Craig Ferguson as Craig Ferguson
- Andrea Mitchell as Andrea Mitchell
- Nazanin Nour as Roxanna Seraji
- Eric Mabius as Gary
- Waleed Zuaiter as Serkan
- Dean Alai as Jamal Khabazzi
- Iraj Anvar as Hakam
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | July 15, 2012 | August 19, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 Bonus Recap | |
| 2 | Episode 2 Bonus Recap | |
| 3 | Episode 3 Bonus Recap |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot In this series opener, the US Secretary of State tries to protect a shocking family secret all the while dealing with an Iranian hostage crisis. |
July 15, 2012 |
| 2 |
Second Time Around Douglas discovers Elaine has plans to run for office again as T.J. revisits his old habits and hits rock bottom. Elaine has Bud negotiate for the lives of Iranian hostages, placing him back into the spotlight. |
July 22, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Woman Problem Elaine makes an announcement to her family. The Hammond men visit a pollster during an impromptu fishing trip. Garcetti enacts a plan that puts Elaine in conflict with her longtime mentor. Susan shares her top-secret story with Alex. |
July 29, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | USA Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 15, 2012 |
| Last aired | August 19, 2012 |
| Runtime | 44 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 22:00:00 |