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The Comey Rule
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The Comey Rule

Sun, Sep 27, 2020
  • War & Politics
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

An immersive, behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath, which divided a nation. This two-part biopic tells the story of two powerful figures, Comey and Trump, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.

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  • Showtime↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    as James Comey
  • Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    as Donald Trump
  • Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    as Sally Yates
  • Michael Kelly
    Michael Kelly
    as Andrew McCabe
  • Jennifer Ehle
    Jennifer Ehle
    as Patrice Comey
  • Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    as Rod Rosenstein
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Episodes

1 season · 2 episodes

Ended · 2 aired
Season 1
2 episodes · 2 aired
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  • E1
    Night One
    Aired · Mon, Sep 28, 2020 · 120m

    James Comey interviews with President Obama and gets the job of a lifetime, Director of the FBI. But the Bureau is plunged into two hugely controversial cases that will alter both his place in history and history itself.

  • E2
    Night Two
    Aired · Tue, Sep 29, 2020 · 120m

    James Comey awakens on 11/9/2016 as "the man who got Donald Trump elected." It becomes clear that Trump wants to use Comey, the Bureau, and the Department of Justice for his own political aims - forcing these two men on a collision course.