The Circus: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Come one, come all to The Circus. This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the Trump era of presidential politics, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening. The Circus is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on one of the most fascinating and consequential political periods in modern American history.

Series details

• Title: The Circus
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2016-01-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-11-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Paramount+
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 32 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 11492
• IMDb ID: tt5351176
• TVDB ID: 304498

Cast and credited roles

• John Heilemann — Host
• Mark McKinnon — Host
• Jennifer Palmieri — Host
• Alex Wagner — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-17; final listed air date 2016-11-13; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-03-19; final listed air date 2017-05-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2018-04-15; final listed air date 2018-11-11; episode order: 15.
• Season 4: premiered 2019-01-27; final listed air date 2019-11-10; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2020-01-26; final listed air date 2020-11-08.
• Season 6: premiered 2021-01-10; final listed air date 2021-11-07; episode order: 16.
• Season 7: premiered 2022-03-06; final listed air date 2022-11-13; episode order: 16.
• Season 8: premiered 2023-02-26; final listed air date 2023-11-12; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Circus 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.