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Battleground

Battleground

Battleground

2012 1 Seasons 13 Episodes ⭐ 8.8 Comedy Documentary Drama War & Politics

Battleground is a mockumentary comedy-drama television series created by J. D. Walsh streamed on Hulu. The show follows a group of political campaign staffers working to elect a dark horse candidate to the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Walsh serves as executive producer alongside Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb. The show marks Hulu's first foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on February 14, 2012.

Battleground is a mockumentary comedy-drama television series created by J. D. Walsh streamed on Hulu. The show follows a group of political campaign staffers working to elect a dark horse candidate to the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Walsh serves as executive producer alongside Hagai Shaham and Marc Webb. The show marks Hulu's first foray into original scripted programming. It premiered online on February 14, 2012.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

The episode introduces the race for a Senate seat in Wisconsin. The campaign team for State Senator Deirdre Samuels, who

EP 2

Who Is Claire Villareal?

Samuels moves up into second place in the polls but rumors of her being a lesbian are circulated by an anonymous attack

EP 3

Hold The Whipped Cream

Samuels's husband George insists on holding a press conference to dispel rumors of her lesbian affair, but Tak maneuvers

EP 4

The Comment

Tak clashes with his team over a decision he makes when a surprising announcement from the Makers camp changes everythin

EP 5

They'll Burn Your Eyes

When Tak gets a hold of damaging information about Congresswoman Rudy's personal life, Samuels tells him not to release

EP 6

Polls Close at Six

The campaign must come up with a plan to fight misinformation being circulated by their opponents. Cole confronts KJ abo

EP 7

Political Machine

The Samuels campaign is told about an endorsement from Sen. Makers. Cole quits as speechwriter, and Jordan must give a s

EP 8

Nothing to Hide

Tak confronts George about financial misdealings, while KJ feels Cole's absence as she struggles to write a speech for S

EP 9

It's Getting Ugly

A break-in at campaign headquarters rattles the Samuels team, especially George. Tak must juggle his relationships with

EP 10

Flashback

A flashback to 2004 looks at the relationship between Tak and his father, as well as some other familiar faces, during t

EP 11

Nothing About Chile

With the election a week away, the DNC sends in a representative to help the Samuels campaign, who clashes with Tak over

EP 12

He's Better Than Television

On Halloween, with only two days until the election, Cole opens up about his past, while Samuels must deal with the cons

EP 13

Did You Win?

On Election Day the team hopes that a last-second endorsement from the President will be enough to bring them victory.

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