The Circus (2016)

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Inside the Craziest Political Campaign on Earth

Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.

• Released: 2016-01-17
• Genres: Documentary
• Seasons: 8, 130 episodes
• Episode length: 29m
• Network: Showtime
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 21 votes

Created by John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon.

Top cast

• John Heilemann as Self - Co-Host
• Mark McKinnon as Self - Co-Host
• Jennifer Palmieri as Self - Co-Host

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Circus

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Stan; buy on Apple TV Store

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