Political Animals: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Elaine Barrish's husband Bud Hammond was a popular President of the United States during the 1990s despite his extramarital affairs. After leaving the White House, Elaine Barrish was elected Governor of Illinois and ran for the Democratic nomination for President, but lost to Paul Garcetti. The night Barrish conceded the nomination, she asked her husband for a divorce. Two years later, as Garcetti's Secretary of State, Barrish deals with State Department issues while trying to keep her family together.

Series details

• Title: Political Animals
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2012-07-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-08-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: USA Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 1082

Cast and credited roles

• Sigourney Weaver — Elaine Barrish
• Adrian Pasdar — President Paul Garcetti
• Brittany Ishibashi — Anne Ogami
• Carla Gugino — Susan Berg
• Ciarán Hinds — Bud Hammond
• Dan Futterman — Alex Davies
• Dylan Baker — Vice President Fred Collier
• Ellen Burstyn — Margaret Barrish
• James Wolk — Douglas Hammond
• LaMonica Garrett — Agent Clark
• Marshall Manesh — Ambassador Amir Jobrani
• Roger Bart — Barry Harris

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-07-15; final listed air date 2012-08-19; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Political Animals on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.