The Powers That Be: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Powers That Be (1992): Comedy. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
A comedy series about Democratic Senator William Powers and his maladjusted family and staff, including wife Margaret, daughter Caitlyn Van Horne, son-in-law Representative Theodore Van Horne, grandson Pierce Van Horne, illegitimate daughter Sophie Lipkin, administrative assistant/mistress Jordan Miller, press secretary Bradley Grist and maid Charlotte.
Series details
- Title: The Powers That Be
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy
- Premiere date: 1992-03-07
- Final broadcast date listed: 1993-06-19
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 24024
- IMDb ID: tt0103515
- TVDB ID: 76668
Cast and credited roles
- John Forsythe — Sen. William Powers
- Holland Taylor — Margaret Powers
- Eve Gordon — Jordan Miller
- Peter MacNicol — Bradley Grist
- Valerie Mahaffey — Caitlyn Van Horne
- Elizabeth Berridge — Charlotte
- David Hyde Pierce — Rep. Theodore Van Horne
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Pierce Van Horne
- Robin Bartlett — Sophie Lipkin
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1992-03-07; final listed air date 1992-04-18; episode order: 8.
- Season 2: premiered 1992-11-07; final listed air date 1993-06-19; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Powers That Be 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.
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