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The Circus

Paramount+ · 2016–2023 · Ended · History · ★ 5.2/10

Come one, come all to The Circus . This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the Trump era of presidential politics, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening. The Circus is a non-partisan, never-before-attempted take on one of the most fascinating and consequential political periods in modern American history.

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The Circus episode guide

Season 1 · 26 episodes · Jan 17, 2016 – Nov 13, 2016
  1. The Outsiders
  2. Prisoner's Dilemma
  3. Tension City
  4. The Big Mo
  5. The Winnowing
  6. Fear and Loathing
  7. The Confidence Game
  8. The Reckoning
  9. Dead or Alive
  10. High Hopes
  11. Home and Abroad
  12. On Wisconsin
  13. Circus Recap
  14. Game On
  15. Veepstakes
  16. Trump Show
  17. In the Arena
  18. Closing the Gap
  19. Fit to Serve
  20. Battleground
  21. The Newsrooms
  22. Tale of the Tape
  23. From Russia with Love
  24. His Word as a Biden
  25. Nobody F***ing Knows
  26. President Trump
Season 2 · 8 episodes · Mar 19, 2017 – May 7, 2017
  1. Shocking but Not Surprising
  2. Checking and Balancing
  3. How's He Doing?
  4. The Whole World Is Watching
  5. Recess Reset
  6. The Resistance
  7. Learning Curve
  8. Looking Back and Moving On
Season 3 · 15 episodes · Apr 15, 2018 – Nov 11, 2018
  1. The Looking Glass War
  2. Too Many Lawyers
  3. Man of the World
  4. Trump Country
  5. War and Peace
  6. Their Brand Is Crisis
  7. The Gathering Storm
  8. Burden of Proof
  9. Judgment Day
  10. The Verdict
  11. California Dreaming
  12. Senatorial Combat
  13. Black and White
  14. A Place Called Fear
  15. Mother(f***er) of All Midterms
Season 4 · 16 episodes · Jan 27, 2019 – Nov 10, 2019
  1. New World Disorder
  2. Circling Vultures
  3. The State of Our Union Is ...
  4. 2020 Is Here
  5. States of Emergency
  6. The Big Split
  7. To the Left
  8. What the F*** Happens Next?
  9. The People on That Stage
  10. Across the Rubicon
  11. Impeachmentland
  12. Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
  13. The Widening Gyre
  14. The Deep State
  15. Field of Dreams
  16. Here Be Dragons
Season 5 · 21 episodes · Jan 26, 2020 – Nov 8, 2020
  1. Obligations and Opportunities
  2. Closing Arguments
  3. Clusterf**k
  4. Unfinished Business
  5. What Happens in Vegas
  6. On the Boil
  7. Super Duper Tuesday
  8. The Cruelest Month
  9. The New Abnormal
  10. Unconventional
  11. Party of One
  12. Law and Disorder
  13. Going Postal
  14. Force Majeure
  15. Full Court Press
  16. October Surprise
  17. Crisis Mismanagement
  18. Steal This Election
  19. End Games
  20. Landslide?
  21. Who the F*** Are We?
Season 6 · 16 episodes · Jan 10, 2021 – Nov 7, 2021
  1. Reigning Chaos
  2. Clear and Present Danger
  3. President Biden
  4. Rubber Meets Road
  5. Dysfunction Junction
  6. Persona Non Grata
  7. Being Green
  8. Points on the Board
  9. Calling the Shots
  10. The Biden Doctrine
  11. It's All Happening
  12. Lone Star Blues
  13. Coup II
  14. Virginia Is For...
  15. Big F***ing Deal
  16. The Broken Place
Season 7 · 16 episodes · Mar 6, 2022 – Nov 13, 2022
  1. On the Brink
  2. The Escalation Ladder
  3. The Information War
  4. The Nuclear Option
  5. The Home Front
  6. There Will Be Blood
  7. Keystone Chaos
  8. Tip of the Spear
  9. Not in Kansas Anymore
  10. Rule of Law
  11. State of Denial
  12. Buckeyes and Bulldogs
  13. This Land is Greene-Land
  14. The Main Event
  15. Here Comes the Flood
  16. Rip Tides
Season 8 · 12 episodes · Feb 26, 2023 – Nov 12, 2023
  1. The Year of Living Dangerously
  2. Off to the Races
  3. Kevin's House
  4. Fake News?
  5. Wheels of Justice
  6. Nothing But the Truth
  7. Exhaustion, Depression and Dread...Oh Vey
  8. Piercing the Bubble
  9. The Crucible
  10. This Thing of His
  11. The A.I. Election
  12. Life During Wartime

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