Political Animals (miniseries)

*Political Animals*
Political Animals
	Promotional poster for the series with the tagline "Power runs in the family."
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Greg Berlanti;
Starring	Sigourney Weaver; Carla Gugino; James Wolk; Sebastian Stan; Brittany Ishibashi; Ellen Burstyn; Ciarán Hinds;
Opening theme	"Future Starts Slow" by The Kills
Composer	Blake Neely
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Greg Berlanti; Laurence Mark; Sarah Caplan;
Production companies	Berlanti Productions; Laurence Mark Productions; Warner Horizon Television;
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	July 15 –; August 19, 2012
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Political Animals is a six-episode American comedy drama miniseries created by Greg Berlanti. The series aired in the United States on USA Network from July 15 through August 19, 2012.^[1]^[2]^[3] Sigourney Weaver portrays Elaine Barrish, a divorced former First Lady and Governor of Illinois, as well as the current Secretary of State. Weaver and the show's production team acknowledge that the lead character has some similarities to Hillary Clinton. They say that the premise of the show is "very much about all families who have been in the White House, the price they've paid for being there and the fact that those same families will often try or continue to try to get back into the White House again."^[4]

While it was speculated that the miniseries would lead into a full season, on November 2, 2012, USA Network announced their decision to stick with their initial plan of producing it as a miniseries.^[5]

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^ Volmers, Eric (July 14, 2012). "Sigourney Weaver prowls U.S. political jungle". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
^ Gonzalez, Sandra (November 2, 2012). "'Political Animals': Network not going forward with more episodes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

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[4] Volmers, Eric (July 14, 2012). "Sigourney Weaver prowls U.S. political jungle". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

[5] Gonzalez, Sandra (November 2, 2012). "'Political Animals': Network not going forward with more episodes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

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