Veep
Grew the BeardSeason 1 rated 7.7. From season 3 on it settled around 8.3.
CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 10/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 10/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 9/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10Tight writingNo wasted scenes, just disciplined storytelling.This show: 8/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Julia Louis-DreyfusTony HaleAnna ChlumskyReid ScottTimothy SimonsMatt Walsh
Written by
Armando Iannucci
Starring
Julia Louis-DreyfusTony HaleAnna ChlumskyReid ScottTimothy SimonsMatt Walsh
Written by
Armando Iannucci
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Veep Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | |||
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | |
| S4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | |
| S5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | |
| S6 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |
| S7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
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About
"Political ambition curdled into pure, gleeful cruelty"
Veep follows Selina Meyer, a Vice President consumed by ambition, ego, and the daily humiliations of a job with almost no real power. Her staff of scheming, foul-mouthed aides claw for relevance while disasters both political and personal pile up. It's a rapid-fire, profanity-soaked farce where every character is venal, cowardly, or incompetent, and that's the joke. The pace is relentless, the insults are inventive, and the cringe is constant. It gets sharper and meaner as it goes, trading gentle satire for something closer to a bleak, hilarious indictment of power itself.
Watch it for
the density of vicious, quotable insults delivered by a flawless ensemble cast.
Maybe skip if
you need characters to be likable or the satire to feel gentle.
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All Seasons
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Season 12012
7.714K83h 38m
Senator Selina Meyer has just become the Vice President of the United States...and discovered that the job is nothing like she expected--but everything she was warned about. Season one follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles public and private demands and defends the interests of the chief executive--with whom she shares a uniquely dysfunctional relationship.
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Season 22013
8.113K104h 34m
In season two, Selina tries to parlay slightly above average popularity polls into increased influence with the president and his new senior strategist Kent Davison. But just as in the first season, even the most banal decision made by Selina and her staff can have the most unexpected and far-reaching consequences.
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Season 32014
8.313K104h 36m
After the revelation at the end of Season 2 that the president will not run for re-election, Season 3 begins with Selina, eyeing a promotion, courting Iowa Caucus voters at a signing of her new book. Soon, however, she learns that the Secretary of Defense, war veteran Danny Chung, is resigning - setting the stage for a possible clash with her nemesis in the presidential primaries.
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Season 42015
8.412K104h 48m
In season four, POTUS is stepping down and newly sworn-in President Selina Meyer scrambles to hang on to her new office while avoiding becoming America's shortest-serving president. While Selina has ascended to the highest office in the land, she must still run for election, prompting her and her staff to grapple with making her seem “presidential” while also deciding who will make the best running mate.
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Season 52016
8.613K104h 41m
In season five, Amy and Dan are on the ground in Nevada working on a recount, and Selina finds herself spinning her wheels in DC, as her staff continues their mission to make her seem presidential (even though she is the President) while fending off the ambitions of her charismatic Vice Presidential running mate Tom James, who in a twist of obscure constitutional procedure could end up becoming President.
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Season 62017
7.911K104h 40m
In season six, former Vice President and onetime President Selina Meyer looks to secure her legacy now that she's out of office.
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Season 72019
8.59K73h 58m
Selina Meyer, the former vice president and president, is looking to get back to the Oval Office. Can she shake off years of flubs and scandals?
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Selina Meyer
Tony Hale Gary Walsh
Anna Chlumsky Amy Brookheimer
Reid Scott Dan Egan
Timothy Simons Jonah Ryan
Matt Walsh Mike McLintock
Gary Cole Kent Davison
Kevin Dunn Ben Cafferty
Sufe Bradshaw Sue Wilson
Sarah Sutherland Catherine Meyer
Crew
Armando Iannucci
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