Battleground Lightning Review: Political Science/Fiction

First Netflix debut its so - so Norwegiancomedy - dramatic event Lilyhammer . Today brings us Hulu ’s original series answer : Battleground , a well - timed political ‘ dramedy ’ ( ugh ) that pick out us behind the scenes of a fictional Wisconsin Senate campaign . It ’s very almost good !

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What Is It?

An original , scripted serial publication from Hulu that follows the plucky campaign staff of an underdog Wisconsin Senate candidate . A new episode debuts each Tuesday , each with a run clip of just over 20 minutes . It ’s shoot in imitation docudrama vogue , if you love / hate that sort of thing .

Who’s It For?

mass who are n’t so maxed out on the actual effort dramatic play of the next several months that they ca n’t abide another 20 minutes a hebdomad of fake campaign dramatic event with a patina of forced humour . Also fans of that one guy who ’s in all those commercial . He stars .

Premise

Chris “ Tak ” Davis struggles to balance managing an underdog run , a burgeoning love trilateral within pronounce movement , and an indefensibly twee cognomen .

Watching It

The Best Part

In between round of pressure dialog and buffoonery is a plot that , two episodes in , keeps you hooked enough that you may well become a regular .

Tragic Flaw

field of battle is like watch two shows at once that do n’t wreak nice to each other . Hopefully , as the plot line acquire more serious — and all indications are that it will — the serial will , too , about itself .

Should You Watch It?

Yes , you should . Especially if it wield to regain surer tonic footing , Battleground will be a goodish counterpoint to watching the literal - living pols duke it out until November .

• Hulu

• instalment : 2 ( and counting )