The Independent

Synopsis

It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.

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When & where

Streaming on

• Peacock Premium↗

Top of the call sheet

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  Jodie Turner-Smith
  as Elisha "Eli" James
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  Brian Cox
  as Nick Booker
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  Ali Marsh
  as Sharon Romney
• 
  Luke Kirby
  as Lucas Nicoll
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  John Cena
  as Nate Sterling
• 
  Ann Dowd
  as Patricia Turnball

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