The Comey Rule: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on Comey's No. 1 New York Times bestselling book A Higher Loyalty and more than a year of additional interviews with a number of key principals, The Comey Rule is an immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation. The Comey Rule is not a biopic of one man, but is instead the story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.

Series details

• Title: The Comey Rule
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2020-09-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 48730
• IMDb ID: tt9174536
• TVDB ID: 384097

Cast and credited roles

• Jeff Daniels — James Comey
• Brendan Gleeson — President Donald J. Trump
• Holly Hunter — Acting Attorney General Sally Yates
• Michael Kelly — FBI Director Andrew McCabe
• Jennifer Ehle — Patrice Comey
• Scoot McNairy — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
• Jonathan Banks — National Intelligence Director James Clapper
• Oona Chaplin — Lisa Page
• Amy Seimetz — Trisha Anderson
• Steven Pasquale — Peter Strzok

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-09-27; final listed air date 2020-09-28; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Comey Rule 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.