If you don't understand much about American politics but still have an interest in the November presidential election, here are a few shows that might help get you in the mood.
Each day brings us closer to the fateful date. Next November 3 , millions of Americans - who have not already voted remotely - will go to the polls to elect a new president. And in this year 2020, notably marked by the health crisis linked to the Covid-19 epidemic, the choice promises to be crucial:will Donald Trump return for a second term in the White House? Or will Democrat Joe Biden, former Vice President of Barack Obama, end his reign?
In a few weeks, these questions will be on everyone's lips, including in France. So, if you want to understand the ins and outs of the American ballot without having to leave your sofa, here are some series, present on Netflix, which will be of great help to you.
Let's start with the best known, and probably the most successful of all, House of Cards . The program features a particularly interesting narrator:Franck Underwood, an old political wolf who will use his networks and redouble his mischief in order to slowly but surely gain access to the White House.
Unfortunately, the series which had very many followers was abandoned after six seasons, after the accusations of sexual harassment against the main actor Kevin Spacey. But it is still considered today as a fairly faithful reflection of political reality across the Atlantic.
Scandal , a series that has seven seasons, tells the professional and personal life of an expert in public relations, Olivia Pope, particularly renowned for her crisis management (for example, erasing all traces of crimes or misdemeanors) and her staff, made up lawyers, a litigation expert, a former spy, as well as a detective.
The program takes us behind the scenes of the White House, and allows us to discover the entire organization of this immense political machine.
In a more "muscular" style, Homeland is a series that reflects a hurt and paranoid America after 9/11. Back on American soil after 8 years of captivity in Iraq, Sergeant Brody (camped by Damian Lewis) is observed and followed by CIA agent Carrie Mathison, who suspects him of having been "turned" by Al- Qaeda. A breathtaking program that ended in 2020, after 8 seasons.
The Politician , a Netflix series whose first season aired in 2019, invites us to follow the daily life of Payton Hobart, the adopted son of an extremely wealthy family who is particularly capricious and ambitious. The young man has only one goal:to become President of the United States. But before that, he will first have to become the president of the student council of his high school and polish his file to enter the prestigious Harvard University.
Designated Survivor , which has three seasons on Netflix, begins with the death of the president and the vice-president of the United States during an attack on the Capitol, as well as all the members of Congress. The sole survivor, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland), is then chosen as the "designated survivor". ) and is sworn in as President of the United States.
