New Season of The Politician, Starring Ben Platt, Sets June Premiere Date
Season two of The Politician, starring Tony winner Ben Platt, is set to return to Netflix on June 19. The new season of Ryan Murphy's political satire finds Platt's character, Payton Hobart, trying to unseat Dede Standish, played by Tony winner Judith Light in the New York State Senate race. Standish has a no-nonsense chief of staff, Hadassah Gold, portrayed by Tony winner Bette Midler. Payton, wh…