New York (AFP)
The actors of the cult television series "A la Maison Blanche" (The West Wing) will meet, for the first time in 17 years, for a special episode produced for the benefit of an association urging Americans to vote co-directed by Michelle Obama, reported the HBO Max streaming platform.
The reunion of those who played seven seasons behind the scenes of the American presidency will be posted online in the fall, HBO Max said in a statement Tuesday, without giving a specific date.
The star actors of the Martin Sheen - as President Bartlet - Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff and Bradley Whitford series will participate, the platform said.
Aaron Sorkin, creator of the series, will be executive producer with Thomas Schlamme and Casey Patterson.
This reunion should, "in the run-up to one of the most crucial elections in American history", give a boost to the association "When We all Vote" ("When we all vote") - founded in 2018 and co-chaired by former First Lady Michelle Obama to increase voter turnout, according to HBO Max.
The episode could also give a boost to the streaming platform launched in May, which tries to carve out a market share against the leaders, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney +, Apple TV + or even the recent Peacock from NBC Universal. .
Over its seven seasons, released in 1999, "At the White House" has collected an avalanche of awards, including twenty Emmys, the awards of American television, and two Golden Globe.
The series - in which the president and his team are portrayed as hard workers, anxious to do the best for their country, far from the cynicism of the more recent "Veep" series or the chaos described by some under the Trump presidency - is considered as one of the most successful political series on American television.
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