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Who plays James on The Politician? Theo Germaine defies gender norms as trans non-binary actor

Netflix’s The Politician, which premiered on the streaming platform on Friday, features the newcomer Theo Germaine. Germaine plays James in the comedy TV series created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. Germaine plays James alongside better-established stars, such as Ben Platt (as Payton Hobart), Gwyneth Paltrow (as Georgina Hobart), Jessica Lange (as Dusty

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Did The Politician use Gypsy Rose Blanchard as inspiration for Infinity Jackson?

This weekend, The Politician took the streaming world by storm, giving a fresh blend of quirky comedy with social-political satire in a high school setting. The show centers around Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), who has huge ambitions of one day being President of the United States. So he embarks on his first step toward the

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Netflix’s The Politician release date: When does the show premiere in fall 2019?

Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming original series The Politician, set to premiere in the fall of 2019. The satirical comedy series stars Ben Platt, who plays a hyper-ambitious high-school rich kid Payton Hobart. Hobart remains obsessively focused on winning the election for president of the student body at San Sebastian High School. He