EMMY®-WINNING comedy series, VEEP, kicks off for its seventh and final season same day as the U.S. on Monday 1 April on HBO (Astro Ch 411 / 431 HD) at 11:30pm. New episodes premiere every Monday at the same time.
The show stars Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, who is hitting the campaign trail as she runs for president. Selina Meyer, the former vice president and president, is looking to get back to the Oval Office. Can she shake off years of flubs and scandals?
The ensemble cast of the show also includes two-time Emmy® winner Tony Hale as Gary, her devoted bodyman; Emmy® nominee Anna Chlumsky as Amy, her right hand; Emmy® nominee Matt Walsh as Mike, her former spokesperson; Reid Scott as the ultra-ambitious Dan; Timothy C. Simons as Jonah Ryan, a former hanger-on turned congressman; Kevin Dunn as Ben, her campaign manager; Emmy® nominee Gary Cole as analyst Kent; Sam Richardson as staffer Richard; and Sarah Sutherland as Catherine, Selina’s daughter.
In 2017, VEEP received five Primetime Emmys®, including Outstanding Comedy Series, the show’s third win in a row, while Julia Louis-Dreyfus received the Emmy® for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, her sixth consecutive win in the category.
Overall, the show has received 17 Primetime Emmys®. Julia Louis-Dreyfus previously received Emmys® for “Seinfeld” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”
VEEP was created by Armando Iannucci; executive produced by David Mandel, Frank Rich, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lew Morton, Morgan Sackett Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory.
[CREDIT: HBO]
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