Tanner '88

Overview

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

February 15, 1988

Last aired

August 22, 1988

Episodes

12

Network

HBO

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creators

Robert Altman, Garry Trudeau