Judith Light And Bette Midler Join Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Politician’; Janet Mock To Direct Episode Of Netflix Series
#RyanMurphy #ThePolitician #BetteMidler #JudithLight #Paleyfest During the Pose panel at PaleyFest, Ryan Murphy revealed tons of news for the hit FX series and he also spilled some casting news about his forthcoming Netflix series The Politician. He announced that Bette Midler and Judith Light will be joining the cast and Pose writer and director Janet Mock will helm an episode. Related'The Politician': Ryan Murphy's Netflix Series Starring Ben Platt Gets Premiere Date “That’s my diva update,” he said after making the announcement on the PaleyFest stage. Last week, it was announced that The Politician is set to premiere on the streaming giant on Sept. 27. The darkly comic show stars Ben Platt as Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, CA, who has known since age 7 that he’s going to be president of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected student b