Sources of fascination but also of geopolitical issues for the whole world, the American presidential elections are in full swing. This Tuesday, November 5, Americans will decide whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris will lead the country for the next four years. And there is no shortage of fiction that has romanticized this prestigious function or revealed its mysteries. But rather than reviewing the no less excellent House of Cardsa series that has become a queen concerning the American presidency, other gems are currently hidden in the catalogs of your favorite streaming platforms. Overview of these fictions dedicated to the POTUS (President of the United States) that have remained under the radar.
White House Plumbers on Max and Canal+: a comic revisitation of the Watergate scandal
In 1971, the mandate of President Richard Nixon was marked by the revelation of the Pentagon Papers in the media. In order to identify and limit leaks, a special investigation unit was set up within the White House, called the White House Plumbers (the White House plumbers). This satirical series tells the story of G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) and E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson), the two agents at the head of this unit who, by wanting to protect their President, will end up being at the origin of the Watergate scandal, leading to the resignation of Nixon himself. A comedy which returns with humor to one of the biggest problems in American political history, with the two actors in better shape than ever.
The Kennedys : the legendary presidential clan told on Prime Video with Katie Holmes
Even those less familiar with the history of the American presidency are no strangers to the Kennedy dynasty. This series revisits the destiny of this family as powerful as it is tormented. From the election of John F. Kennedy to the murder of his little brother Bobby, including the assassination of the president in Dallas, the series looks back at the significant events that made up their legend. In a relatively classic form but with a choice cast, Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes playing JFK and Jackie respectively, this fiction sheds certain light on a story that has become mythology.
Veep : the vice-president is a woman and she is hilarious on Max and Canal+
The presidency can also be turned into a sitcom! And it is this feat that HBO achieved by launching the series in 2012 Veepwhere Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a presidential candidate who ultimately lands as vice president. A hilarious series, full of convictions and comic agility, which made Americans laugh for seven seasons, until 2019. Because everything can be made a mockery of, including the Oval Office, don’t miss this always entertaining fiction. news.
American Crime Story : Impeachmentor the Monica Lewinsky affair brilliantly explained on Disney+
It is one of the biggest scandals in American political history: at the end of the 1990s, the affair between President Bill Clinton and a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, came to light. The media and even judicial machine then goes into overdrive, even going so far as to file a request for impeachment against Bill Clinton. After dealing with the OJ Simpson affair then the murder of Gianni Versace, the anthology series American Crime Story dissects this state scandal and its consequences on a human scale with brio and a captivating sense of storytelling. Note that to write the series, Ryan Murphy relied on the collaboration of Monica Lewinsky herself.
Humor and betrayal on the roads of the presidential campaign with The Girls on the Busavailable on Max and Canal+
When four political journalists with very divergent opinions board the same bus to follow the presidential campaign of a Democratic candidate, nothing goes as planned. If this comedy appears at first almost like a political soap, the fiction quickly becomes wildly addictive, exploring a universe little known to the general public and tackling necessary subjects. An original series which is a real pleasure to discover, thanks in particular to the complementary and charismatic actresses like Melissa Benoist (Supergirl), who reveals herself to have a new maturity, and Carla Gugino (The Haunting of Hill House), magnetic.
