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Tanner '88 - Season 1

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

Top Cast

  • Michael Murphy

    Michael Murphy

    Jack Tanner

  • Pamela Reed

    Pamela Reed

    T.J. Cavanaugh

  • Cynthia Nixon

    Cynthia Nixon

    Alex Tanner

  • Kevin J. O'Connor

    Kevin J. O'Connor

    Hayes Haggerty

  • Daniel H. Jenkins

    Daniel H. Jenkins

    Stringer Kincaid

  • Jim Fyfe

    Jim Fyfe

    Emil Berkoff

  • Matt Malloy

    Matt Malloy

    Deke Connors

  • Ilana Levine

    Ilana Levine

    Andrea Spinelli

  • Veronica Cartwright

    Veronica Cartwright

    Molly Hark

Overview

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

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