122 Year Old Ben Platt Stars As A High Schooler…Again…In New Ryan Murphy Netflix Series

August 8, 2019• byMichael Strangeways

Ben Platt in the upcoming Ryan Murphy show THE POLITICIAN dropping on Netflix on September 27, 2019.

OK…the dude is very talented. And, an out gay man.

But, how much longer are we going to be seeing Tony Award winning actor Ben Platt play high school kids? He’s 25 but he’s one of those dudes who looks mature for his age….he had “Hot Dad Face” when he was 20. We could buy him as a teen in his award winning role in Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen but he’s STILL getting cast as a high schooler in the upcoming new Netflix series from superstar TV producer Ryan Murphy.

It’s THE POLITICIAN and it has the usual Ryan Murphy killer cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, and Bob Balaban in main roles plus guest spots from Dylan McDermott, January Jones, Judith Light and Bette Midler.

Read more down below…it drops on September 27th.

Jessica Lange in the upcoming Ryan Murphy show THE POLITICIAN dropping on Netflix on September 27, 2019.

More cast in the upcoming Ryan Murphy show THE POLITICIAN dropping on Netflix on September 27, 2019.

Netflix Original Series

FIRST LOOK IMAGES HERE

Today Netflix released first look images of Ryan Murphy’s highly anticipated 8 part comedy series The Politician.

The Politician launches on September 27 only on Netflix.

Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image. Full of comedy and sly satire, Ryan Murphy’s The Politician offers a rare glimpse into just what it takes to make a politician.

The series regular stars include Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss, Rahne Jones, Theo Germaine, Julia Schlaepfer and Bob Balaban. Also starring Dylan McDermott, January Jones, David Corenswet, Judith Light and Bette Midler.

Created and written by: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan.

Executive produced by: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Directed by: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Janet Mock, Helen Hunt, Ian Brennan and Gwyneth Horder-Payton.

For more information, visit the show’s social pages:

@The_Politician on Facebook, Twitter, IG

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.