Die Serie handelt von den Ereignissen im Weißen Haus, dem sogenannten „West Wing“, wo die Entscheidungsträger und -berater des Präsidenten der USA arbeiten. Die Verzahnung von Politik, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und der persönlichen Schicksale der einzelnen Mitarbeiter sind der Inhalt dieser mehrfach prämierten US-Serie. Es werden oft auch aktuellen Themen gewählt, manchmal auch vom Weißen Haus vorgeschlagen, um den Amerikanern ein besseres Verständnis der anstehenden Politik zu vermitteln, welches meist recht unparteiisch verarbeitet wird.

Emmy- und Golden-Globe-prämiertes Politdrama über einen skrupellosen Kongressabgeordneten, dem jedes Mittel recht ist, um die Macht in Washington an sich zu reißen.

Tom Kirkman, ein niedrigrangiges Kabinettsmitglied, wird plötzlich zum Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten ernannt, nachdem ein katastrophaler Angriff während der Ansprache zur Lage der Nation alle über ihm in der Nachfolge des Präsidenten getötet hat.

Die Idylle in einer Gemeinde, die von einigen der einflussreichsten Menschen der Welt bewohnt wird, zerbricht, als ein entsetzlicher Mord geschieht und eine hochbrisante Ermittlung beginnt.

Ein ehemaliger US-Präsident wird aus dem Ruhestand geholt, um einen tödlichen Cyberangriff aufzuklären, und entdeckt dabei ein Netz aus Lügen und Verschwörungen.

Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female president of the United States. Before that happens, however; Mackenzie, who serves as vice president, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current president, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the president want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected her in the first place. But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.

If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are destined for greatness are rarely aware of it. Take Jack and Bobby McCallister for example: two bright young brothers growing up under the watchful eye of their eccentric single mother Grace McCallister. Grace's personality is a force of nature destined to shape both of these young men's lives and secure one a place in the history books - as President of the United States.

Sean Walker untersucht das Verschwinden seiner Verlobten und stößt dabei unabsichtlich auf eine der größten Verschwörungen in der US-Geschichte. Seine Nachforschungen wirken sich auf das Leben mehrerer Personen aus, darunter sein mit dunklen Geheimnissen ausgestatteter Schwiegervater und der gerade erst gewählte US-Präsident Martinez.

Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

President Trump is bypassing the crooked media by hosting a late-night show direct from the Oval Office. No unfair questions from reporters, no awkward photo ops with German ladies, and no bedtimes. The weekly series will have the best guests, the “hottest women,” and only the nicest of questions.

Immer im Terminzwist mit seiner klugen Ehefrau Laura versucht der sehr bemühte, aber etwas dusselige Präsident Bush, es allen recht zu machen. Das geht nicht immer glatt und endet oft in einem unglaublichen Chaos im Weißen Haus… Doch die gute, aber schnippische Hausfee Maggie steht mit ihren bissigen Kommentaren dem Ehepaar Bush stets zur Seite.

Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy.

The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others.

The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.

Eigentlich sind die Gilchrists eine ganz normale amerikanische Familie – wäre da nicht ein erwähnenswertes Detail am Rande: Sie leben im Weißen Haus, denn Familienoberhaupt Dale Gilchrist ist Präsident der USA. Neben der Politik plagen Dale mit privaten Turbulenzen, die insbesondere seine vier Kinder erzeugen. Sein nicht übermäßig intelligenter Sohn Skip hat es nicht eilig, einen Job zu finden. Die minderjährige Tochter Becca sorgt mit einem positiven Schwangerschaftstest für Schlagzeilen. Emily, die neue First Lady, versucht derweil, das Vertrauen ihrer vier Stiefkinder zu gewinnen.

Nancy is an American sitcom that aired on NBC during the 1970-1971 television season. The series stars Renne Jarrett in the title role.

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

Doku-Drama über den aus bescheidenen Verhältnissen stammenden Ulysses S. Grant, der zu einer der bedeutensten Figuren in der jüngeren US-amerikanischen Geschichte werden sollte.

On the 22nd of November 1963, the President of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated. For the 60th anniversary, this series takes us into the day almost in real-time. Across three episodes, what unfolds is a presidential assassination, a full-scale manhunt, a murder of a policeman, and the killing of the assassin. Giving insight into the multiple perspectives of a day in a brand-new way that will cut through the clutter and appeal to audiences around the world.

A five-part docu-series following a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as the Lincoln Project. The fastest-growing super PAC in America takes on the task of “saving democracy” and defeating their own party’s sitting president, Donald Trump. While working to accomplish their stated goal of “defeating Trumpism,” the group is shaken by internal upheaval, a sexual harassment scandal, and a tidal wave of negative press.

The epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau — the man who would come to kill him.