Political Animals (2012)

Obviously influenced by the career of Hillary Rodham Clinton, former First Lady and current Secretary of State Sigourney Weaver eyes a second run for the White House, juggling her political aspirations with the demands of her messed-up family. I had gone into this miniseries feeling that the premise along with a cast that also includes Ciarán Hinds, Ellen Burstyn, and Carla Gugino would have to be compelling. Instead, it’s a fairly standard nighttime soap opera, focusing more on family melodrama than the politics and power of its main character. The production feels set up for a multi-season arc, but not one I would have been interested in pursuing.