Dylan McDermott Confirms Casting In Ryan Murphys The Politician Netflix Series, Says January Jones Will Play His Wife
Photo by Michael Buckner/Deadline/REX/Shutterstock Dylan McDermott has confirmed hes be..
Photo by Michael Buckner/Deadline/REX/Shutterstock
Dylan McDermott has confirmed hes been cast in The Politician, Netflixs upcoming comedy series from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan starring Tony winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen).
In an interview with Sirius XM, McDermott also revealed Mad Men alumna January Jones will play his wife. Details about the plot and characters in The Politician are being kept under wraps, but according to a source close to the project, it revolves around the politician aspirations of Platts Payton, a wealthy Santa Barbarian, and every season will revolve around a different political race his character is involved in. Murphy will direct the pilot for The Politician, described as a one-hour comedy with social commentary.
The project hails from Fox 21 TV Studios under Murphys overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV. Its packaging was guided by Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden, a longtime Murphy collaborator who oversees the studio.
You can listen to McDermotts interview below.
