The West Wing: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The West Wing (1999): Drama. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The entire White House staff bristles with activity when it's learned that the President injured himself during a bicycle accident, and his absence becomes a factor as chief of staff Leo McGarry must juggle a host of impending crises, including a mass boatlift of Cuban refugees approaching the Florida coast and the reaction of conservative Christians to a controversial televised comment by deputy chief of staff Josh Lyman.
Series details
- Title: The West Wing
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama
- Premiere date: 1999-09-22
- Final broadcast date listed: 2006-05-14
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8.6/10
- TVMaze ID: 523
Cast and credited roles
- Martin Sheen — President Jed Bartlet
- John Spencer — Leo McGarry
- Allison Janney — Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg
- Bradley Whitford — Josh Lyman
- Janel Moloney — Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff — Toby Ziegler
- Dulé Hill — Charlie Young
- Rob Lowe — Sam Seaborn
- Joshua Malina — Will Bailey
- Stockard Channing — Abbey Bartlet
- Mary McCormack — Kate Harper
- Jimmy Smits — Matthew Santos
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1999-09-22; final listed air date 2000-05-17; episode order: 22.
- Season 2: premiered 2000-10-04; final listed air date 2001-05-16; episode order: 22.
- Season 3: premiered 2001-10-03; final listed air date 2002-05-22; episode order: 21.
- Season 4: premiered 2002-09-25; final listed air date 2003-05-14; episode order: 23.
- Season 5: premiered 2003-09-24; final listed air date 2004-05-19; episode order: 22.
- Season 6: premiered 2004-10-20; final listed air date 2005-04-06; episode order: 22.
- Season 7: premiered 2005-09-25; final listed air date 2006-05-14; episode order: 22.
Source and licence
Adapted from The West Wing 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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