Battleground (TV series)
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| Genre |
Mockumentary Comedy-drama |
| Created by | J. D. Walsh |
| Starring | Jay Hayden Teri Reeves Jack DeSena Ben Samuel Lindsey Payne Jordan T. Maxwell Alison Haislip |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
J. D. Walsh Hagai Shaham Marc Webb |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | West High Drama, LLC |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hulu |
| Original release | February 14 – May 8, 2012 |
Battleground is a mockumentary comedy-drama web 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.
The series chronicles the inner workings of a Democratic Party primary campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin. Led by campaign manager Chris "Tak" Davis, the team battles against corrupt politicians and staff infighting while campaigning for a distant third-place candidate.
In October 2010, Fox gave a script commitment to the series, which was being written by J. D. Walsh and executive-produced by Walsh and Marc Webb. Fox later passed on making the show. Walsh shot a 20-minute pilot funded by family members. He said no television network was willing to air the series due to its politics-related theme.Hulu later stepped in to produce the series.
Battleground is set in Wisconsin, the childhood home of long-time friends Walsh and Webb. Walsh has also worked for Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in a previous political campaign. In a press release, he said: "People hate politics but they love elections. Campaigns are about good versus evil, our team versus yours, relationships, temptations, power, unimaginable triumphs and heartbreaking defeats. I’m interested in the people behind the people."
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