In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.
Michael Murphy
as Jack Tanner
Pamela Reed
as T.J. Cavanaugh
Cynthia Nixon
as Alex Tanner
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Hayes Haggerty
Daniel H. Jenkins
as Stringer Kincaid
Jim Fyfe
as Emil Berkoff
Matt Malloy
as Deke Connors
Ilana Levine
as Andrea Spinelli
Veronica Cartwright
as Molly Hark
Harry Anderson
as Billy Ridenhour
Wendy Crewson
as Joanna Buckley
Sandra Bowie
as Stevie Chevalier
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
