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LISTEN: Ben Platt Unveils Music From THE POLITICIAN Season Two

By: Jun. 19, 2020
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Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning artist Ben Platt has announced today's release of Music From The Netflix Original Series The Politician Season 2. This release includes "Corner of the Sky", a cover of the Stephen Schwartz song from the play Pippin and also showcases Platt's "Run Away," originally found on Platt's debut solo album, Sing To Me Instead.

Listen to both songs below!


In season two of The Politician, Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) fights to unseat Dede Standish (Judith Light) in the New York State Senate race. As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold (Bette Midler) at her side, Dede's re-election was supposed to be easy, but Payton - who sees this as the next step on his path to the Presidency - must decide what kind of politician he ultimately wants to be in order to succeed, even if that means exposing secrets, lies, and a throuple. Meanwhile, his mother, Georgina Hobart (Gwyneth Paltrow), makes a momentous decision that threatens to upstage him and everything he's hoping to accomplish. But if Payton wants to rise above petty politics and succeed without compromising his character, he must find his voice and strengthen his political message to inspire and excite the voters.

Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, The Politician offers a comedic and satirical glimpse into just what it takes to be a politician.




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