Veep

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Veep is an American political satire television series that follows the inept and often chaotic career of a fictional U.S. vice president and later president, Selina Meyer.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Selina Meyer 3 0
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American television series
fictional character
political satire television series
television series
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
basedOn The Thick of It
castMember Anna Chlumsky
Gary Cole
Hugh Laurie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Kevin Dunn
Matt Walsh
Patton Oswalt
Reid Scott
Sam Richardson
Sarah Sutherland
Sufe Bradshaw
Timothy Simons
Tony Hale
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Armando Iannucci
executiveProducer Armando Iannucci
Christopher Godsick
David Mandel
Frank Rich
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
filmingLocation Baltimore
Los Angeles
finalAired 2019-05-12
firstAired 2012-04-22
genre comedy
political satire
inspiredBy The Thick of It
leadActor Julia Louis-Dreyfus
mainCharacter Selina Meyer
notableFor satirical depiction of U.S. politics
numberOfEpisodes 65
numberOfSeasons 7
occupation President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
originalChannelType premium cable television network
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork HBO
plays Selina Meyer
portrays United States government
surface form: U.S. federal government

United States politics
productionCompany HBO
setInPeriod 21st century
settingLocation Washington, D.C.

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