Battleground

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 Pilot

February 14, 2012 22 min
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 Tak Davis try to...

S01E02 Who Is Claire Villareal?

February 21, 2012 22 min
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 team gears...

S01E03 Hold The Whipped Cream

February 28, 2012 22 min
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 campaign manager in a race in...

S01E04 The Comment

March 6, 2012 22 min
Tak clashes with his team over a decision he makes when a surprising announcement from the Makers camp changes everything.

S01E05 They'll Burn Your Eyes

March 13, 2012 22 min
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 chatting with the documentary crew, Cole...

S01E06 Polls Close at Six

March 20, 2012 22 min
The campaign must come up with a plan to fight misinformation being circulated by their opponents. Cole confronts KJ about their relationship.

S01E07 Political Machine

March 27, 2012 22 min
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 discovers that facing Governor Creighton won't be...

S01E08 Nothing to Hide

April 3, 2012 22 min
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 relationship.

S01E09 It's Getting Ugly

April 10, 2012 22 min
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 rally on a college campus.

S01E10 Flashback

April 17, 2012 22 min
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 shot and edited as a spoof/homage...

S01E11 Nothing About Chile

April 24, 2012 22 min
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 conference that leaves Tak trying...

S01E12 He's Better Than Television

May 1, 2012 22 min
On Halloween, with only two days until the election, Cole opens up about his past, while Samuels must deal with the consequences of hers.

S01E13 Did You Win?

May 8, 2012 22 min
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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