Battleground

Battleground

2012 1 Seasons ⭐ 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.

Seasons

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1. Pilot

2012-02-14

The episode introduces the race for a Senate seat in Wisconsin. The campaign team for State Senator Deirdre Samuels, who is trailing in the primary polls at third place, led by Ta…

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2. Who Is Claire Villareal?

2012-02-21

Samuels moves up into second place in the polls but rumors of her being a lesbian are circulated by an anonymous attack ad and a planted question at a campaign event. The campaign…

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3. Hold The Whipped Cream

2012-02-28

Samuels's husband George insists on holding a press conference to dispel rumors of her lesbian affair, but Tak maneuvers reporters to stay away. KJ receives an offer to become cam…

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4. The Comment

2012-03-06

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

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5. They'll Burn Your Eyes

2012-03-13

When Tak gets a hold of damaging information about Congresswoman Rudy's personal life, Samuels tells him not to release it to continue to run a clean campaign. Meanwhile, while ch…

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6. Polls Close at Six

2012-03-20

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

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7. Political Machine

2012-03-27

The Samuels campaign is told about an endorsement from Sen. Makers. Cole quits as speechwriter, and Jordan must give a speech to local elementary school students. The team discove…

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8. Nothing to Hide

2012-04-03

Tak confronts George about financial misdealings, while KJ feels Cole's absence as she struggles to write a speech for Samuels. Ali causes some friction in Ben and Lindsey's relat…

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9. It's Getting Ugly

2012-04-10

A break-in at campaign headquarters rattles the Samuels team, especially George. Tak must juggle his relationships with his father, his wife, and Cole, all while trying to plan a …

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10. Flashback

2012-04-17

A flashback to 2004 looks at the relationship between Tak and his father, as well as some other familiar faces, during the Makers re-election campaign. The episode's format is sho…

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11. Nothing About Chile

2012-04-24

With the election a week away, the DNC sends in a representative to help the Samuels campaign, who clashes with Tak over its direction. The Creighton campaign announces a press co…

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12. He's Better Than Television

2012-05-01

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

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13. Did You Win?

2012-05-08

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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