"An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor."
Emma Mackey
as Ella McCay
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Helen McCay
Albert Brooks
as Governor Bill
Spike Fearn
as Casey McCay
Woody Harrelson
as Eddie McCay
Rebecca Hall
as Claire McCay
Ayo Edebiri
as Susan
Kumail Nanjiani
as Trooper Nash
Jack Lowden
as Ryan Newell
Julie Kavner
as Estelle
Joseph Brooks
as State Trooper Alexander
Lincoln Whitty
as Casey McCay - 4 Years Old
Kellen Raffaelo
as Casey McCay - 10 Years Old
Becky Ann Baker
as Ryan's Mother
Kathleen Choe
as Maggie (Majority Leader)
Joseph Giles
as TK
Tracey Ullman
as Olympia (voice)
Gary Tanguay
as Baritone Senator
Shawn Fitzgibbon
as State Senator
Michael Steven Costello
as Chief Justice
Steve Gagliastro
as State Rep Al Thomason
Jordan Ahnquist
as Stewart
John Kuntz
as Official #1
Chris Everett
as Official #2
Kelly Rowen Kean
as Official #3
Nada Despotovich
as Older Female Candidate
Steven Barkhimer
as Mr. Torey
Carrie Adams
as Female One
Robin Hamilton
as Anchor #1
Bob Halloran
as Anchor #2
Michael Felger
as Anchor #3
Chandra Michaels
as On Air Anchor SC. 37
Bobby Cius
as Young Man
Rhonda Araujo Smith
as Trooper Captain
Tim Caputo
as TV Reporter
Erica McDermott
as Hugging Woman
Ashley Kim
as Roommate #1
Melanie Kahn
as Roommate #2
Elizabeth Fleming
as Legislator #1
Pamela Figueiredo
as Ayden Summers
Jeff Bouffard
as State Trooper (as Jeffrey Bouffard)
Charlie Talbert
as Health Inspector Don
John Neisler
as Ryan's Father
Nicholas Marchan
as Cop
Andrew Najar
as Legal Aid Employee #1
Kara Mitchell
as Legal Aid Employee #2
Britany Bella
as Legal Aid Employee #3 (as Britany Bolling)
Imran Saeed
as Legal Aid Employee #4
Miya Colbert
as Legal Aid Employee #5
Miles Glew
as Legal Aid Employee #6
Sheetal Sheth
as Audrey (uncredited)
Tierre Diaz
as Matthew Harris (Government Official) (uncredited)
Amelie McKendry
as Dental Hygienist (uncredited)
Tamara Hopkins
as Mom (uncredited)
Emma Tedeschi
as University Student (uncredited)
James L. Brooks
Director
Writer
Producer
Seth William Meier
Executive Producer
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Richard Toyon
Production Design
Francine Maisler
Casting
Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Editor
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Betsy Danbury
Executive In Charge Of Production
Unit Production Manager
Ian Kincaid
Gaffer
Melissa Morris
Casting Associate
Richard Sakai
Julie Ansell
Jennifer Brooks
Brandi Kalish
Set Decoration
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
Stephanie Tull
Second Assistant Director
George Williams III
Second Second Assistant Director
Emma Barber
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Paul Marini
Stunt Coordinator
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Amy Brooks
Colby Pines
Maddy Young
Assistant Art Director
Second Unit Director
Matt Curtis
Title Designer
David Scorca
Visual Effects Editor
Kimberly Huston
Rob Nokes
Supervising Sound Editor
Frédéric Dubois
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kyle Arzt
Kevin S. Parker
Production Sound Mixer
Ivana Primorac
Makeup Designer
Hair Designer
Matthew Pachtman
Co-Producer