Political Animals Odcinek 1: Pilot

2012 In the series premiere, to protect a dark family secret, Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond (series star SIGOURNEY WEAVER)agrees to have hungry D.C. journalist Susan Berg (series star CARLA GUGINO) follow her during the week of her son Douglas' (seriesstar JAMES WOLK) engagement party. Elaine grapples with seeing her ex-husband, former president Donald "Bud" Hammond (series starCIARÁN HINDS), for the first time in two years, and suspects her other son, Thomas "T.J." Hammond (series star SEBASTIAN STAN),might be in trouble. Meanwhile, a hostage crisis in Iran drives her to make a momentous decision for the future of her family andher career.Political Animals also stars ELLEN BURSTYN as Elaine's mother, Margaret Barrish, and BRITTANY ISHIBASHI as Douglas' fiancée, AnneOgami. Recurring guest stars include ADRIAN PASDAR (Heroes, The Lying Game) as