Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Ciaran Hinds is heading to Washington D.C. (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy's Ciaran Hinds is heading to Washington D.C.

The "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" actor will play the former president of the United States in the new summer series. The Irish actor has been tapped to star opposite Sigourney Weaver in USA Network's six-hour summer drama series, Political Animals, as the "jovial" ex-president of the United States, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

From Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark, Political Animals centers on Elaine Barrish (Weaver), a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state, who is struggling to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with the crises of the State Department.


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