Graves

Graves

Canceled First aired 16/Oct/2016 United States English 2 season(s) 20 episode(s)
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Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
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Season 2 · Season 2
10 episode(s) · Air date: 22/Oct/2017
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After a year of public protests against his Presidential legacy, Season 2 finds former President Richard Graves turning inward in search of the man he used to be before he was President. This journey is compounded by the arrival of his first grandchild, thanks to daughter Olivia and a new revelation about his son, Jeremy. Graves’s journey coincides with wife Margaret’s Senate campaign, as the former First Lady attempts to build her own political legacy at the exact moment that her husband is tearing his down; and his assistant, Isaiah Miller’s search for new direction. Meanwhile, Graves’s spiritual muse Samantha finds a new calling as a singer/songwriter.

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After a year of public protests against his Presidential legacy, Season 2 finds former President Richard Graves turning inward in search of the man he used to be before he was President. This journey is compounded by the arrival of his first grandchild, thanks to daughter Olivia and a new revelation about his son, Jeremy. Graves’s journey coincides with wife Margaret’s Senate campaign, as the former First Lady attempts to build her own political legacy at the exact moment that her husband is tearing his down; and his assistant, Isaiah Miller’s search for new direction. Meanwhile, Graves’s spiritual muse Samantha finds a new calling as a singer/songwriter.

S2E10
Spark Meet Gasoline
Air date: 10/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves visits the menacing nuclear missile he commissioned years ago; Margaret holds a press conference after events careen off the rails; Olivia hosts a brunch; Jeremy becomes an inspirational speaker; Samantha leaves town with her new band.

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Graves visits the menacing nuclear missile he commissioned years ago; Margaret holds a press conference after events careen off the rails; Olivia hosts a brunch; Jeremy becomes an inspirational speaker; Samantha leaves town with her new band.

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S2E9
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Air date: 10/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves seeks out Leonard Valentine, who engineered the nuclear-missile silo that Graves commissioned years ago; Margaret reconnects with her relatives; Isaiah reveals his still-lingering PTSD; Jeremy quits his TV show.

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Graves seeks out Leonard Valentine, who engineered the nuclear-missile silo that Graves commissioned years ago; Margaret reconnects with her relatives; Isaiah reveals his still-lingering PTSD; Jeremy quits his TV show.

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S2E8
They Die Happier
Air date: 03/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves and Isaiah take the family jet to New York on a rogue diplomatic mission to meet with Yemen President Amir Ahsan, as Graves seeks to right his most dangerous Presidential wrong.

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Graves and Isaiah take the family jet to New York on a rogue diplomatic mission to meet with Yemen President Amir Ahsan, as Graves seeks to right his most dangerous Presidential wrong.

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S2E7
All the King's Horses
Air date: 26/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves takes over baby duty to help a frustrated Olivia. Margaret commits a televised blunder at the Senatorial Debate. Jeremy receives the paternity test results. Sammy's song goes into rotation.

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Graves takes over baby duty to help a frustrated Olivia. Margaret commits a televised blunder at the Senatorial Debate. Jeremy receives the paternity test results. Sammy's song goes into rotation.

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S2E6
Cradle to the Graves
Air date: 19/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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The entire family is on board for Olivia's home birth. A distraught Jeremy undergoes a psychotherapy session, then insists that Margaret discuss who his father really is.

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The entire family is on board for Olivia's home birth. A distraught Jeremy undergoes a psychotherapy session, then insists that Margaret discuss who his father really is.

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S2E5
Delights of My Suffering
Air date: 12/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves returns to the White House for a state dinner. Margaret networks with politicos but is pestered by Jerry North. Jeremy buddies up with tech billionaire Jonathan Dalton. Isaiah prepares a sushi feast for Katie.

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Graves returns to the White House for a state dinner. Margaret networks with politicos but is pestered by Jerry North. Jeremy buddies up with tech billionaire Jonathan Dalton. Isaiah prepares a sushi feast for Katie.

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S2E4
Something Left to Love
Air date: 05/Nov/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves reunites with his first wife who reminds him of his idealistic youth. Margaret throws a lavish baby shower for Olivia. Jeremy hires a private eye to quell rumors. Isaiah secretly submits Samantha's song to a radio network.

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Graves reunites with his first wife who reminds him of his idealistic youth. Margaret throws a lavish baby shower for Olivia. Jeremy hires a private eye to quell rumors. Isaiah secretly submits Samantha's song to a radio network.

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S2E3
The Opposite of People
Air date: 29/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves and Isaiah take a chaotic trip to Graves's childhood home, while Margaret hits the campaign trail and is challenged by incumbent Senator Jerry North. Olivia fabricates a story about her baby's father. Jeremy is rattled by rumors.

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Graves and Isaiah take a chaotic trip to Graves's childhood home, while Margaret hits the campaign trail and is challenged by incumbent Senator Jerry North. Olivia fabricates a story about her baby's father. Jeremy is rattled by rumors.

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S2E2
In His Labyrinth
Air date: 22/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:30 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves and Isaiah go elk-hunting. Margaret searches for her husband so he will be by her side when the primary results are revealed. Olivia considers having a home birth and Jeremy gets advice as his TV talk show goes nightly.

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Graves and Isaiah go elk-hunting. Margaret searches for her husband so he will be by her side when the primary results are revealed. Olivia considers having a home birth and Jeremy gets advice as his TV talk show goes nightly.

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S2E1
Half a World Gone Mad
Air date: 22/Oct/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves works on his autobiography in seclusion. Isaiah visits to bring him back. Margaret Graves competes in the primaries with the help of her new campaign team. Olivia and Samantha develop a friendship, while Jeremy embraces his TV success.

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Graves works on his autobiography in seclusion. Isaiah visits to bring him back. Margaret Graves competes in the primaries with the help of her new campaign team. Olivia and Samantha develop a friendship, while Jeremy embraces his TV success.

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Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Oct/2016
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S1E10
Not Giants, But Windmills
Air date: 18/Dec/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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At a Republican convention, Graves enlists Isaiah’s help to quell dangerous rumors about Margaret’s relationship with Jonathan Dalton. Margaret manages infighting among her team as she prepares to officially announce her candidacy at the convention. Olivia and Jeremy feel the pressure as the FBI starts asking questions about their connection to Arturo. Treadwell escapes his security escort and leaves his mother’s hospital room on a mission.

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At a Republican convention, Graves enlists Isaiah’s help to quell dangerous rumors about Margaret’s relationship with Jonathan Dalton. Margaret manages infighting among her team as she prepares to officially announce her candidacy at the convention. Olivia and Jeremy feel the pressure as the FBI starts asking questions about their connection to Arturo. Treadwell escapes his security escort and leaves his mother’s hospital room on a mission.

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S1E9
Through a Glass Gravely
Air date: 11/Dec/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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With Christmas around the corner, Graves travels across state lines to convince Isaiah to come back to his staff. Olivia calls Jeremy for help during an unexpected, life-changing crisis. Margaret sets up her campaign office and discovers that her kooky opponent may be more of a challenge than she’d anticipated. Treadwell visits his mother during his supervised furlough.

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With Christmas around the corner, Graves travels across state lines to convince Isaiah to come back to his staff. Olivia calls Jeremy for help during an unexpected, life-changing crisis. Margaret sets up her campaign office and discovers that her kooky opponent may be more of a challenge than she’d anticipated. Treadwell visits his mother during his supervised furlough.

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S1E8
TV Is The Shepherd
Air date: 04/Dec/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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The family welcomes the America 360 (a 60 Minutes-like new magazine with host Martin Bashir) team into their home for an hour-long special on Graves’ post-presidential life. While presenting themselves as a picture-perfect family, Olivia discovers she’s pregnant as Jeremy’s burgeoning career as a political commentator – built on spiteful comments he made on air about his father – begins to heat up. Pushed to his limits by the family’s shenanigans, Isaiah makes a decision about his future.

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The family welcomes the America 360 (a 60 Minutes-like new magazine with host Martin Bashir) team into their home for an hour-long special on Graves’ post-presidential life. While presenting themselves as a picture-perfect family, Olivia discovers she’s pregnant as Jeremy’s burgeoning career as a political commentator – built on spiteful comments he made on air about his father – begins to heat up. Pushed to his limits by the family’s shenanigans, Isaiah makes a decision about his future.

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S1E7
Hunter or Savage
Air date: 27/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves tries to rectify mistakes he made dealing with Native American groups during his presidency, and Isaiah’s burgeoning relationship with Sammy becomes collateral damage during the adventure. Jeremy speaks at Treadwell’s furlough hearing and makes a new friend in the process. Margaret and Olivia give each other the confidence boost they both need: Olivia with her divorce proceedings and Margaret with her decision to run for Senate.

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Graves tries to rectify mistakes he made dealing with Native American groups during his presidency, and Isaiah’s burgeoning relationship with Sammy becomes collateral damage during the adventure. Jeremy speaks at Treadwell’s furlough hearing and makes a new friend in the process. Margaret and Olivia give each other the confidence boost they both need: Olivia with her divorce proceedings and Margaret with her decision to run for Senate.

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A Tincture of Madness
Air date: 20/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Concerned about her husband’s strange behavior, Margaret arranges for a therapist to visit the Graves home and hold a session for the family… that does not go smoothly. While news of Treadwell’s furlough hearing sends Jeremy into an adrenaline-fueled rage, Olivia acts out over her impending divorce. Sammy and Isaiah grow closer as she fights with her deadbeat boyfriend.

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Concerned about her husband’s strange behavior, Margaret arranges for a therapist to visit the Graves home and hold a session for the family… that does not go smoothly. While news of Treadwell’s furlough hearing sends Jeremy into an adrenaline-fueled rage, Olivia acts out over her impending divorce. Sammy and Isaiah grow closer as she fights with her deadbeat boyfriend.

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S1E5
Lions in Winter
Air date: 13/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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­After learning his longtime friend and political ally ex-U.K. Prime Minister Trevor Lloyd is dying of cancer, Graves takes off to see him in Baltimore for one last adventure. Isaiah and Sammy join him, and Isaiah gets a peek behind the curtain when she takes him to visit her family. Olivia enlists Jeremy’s help when she realizes she’s in over her head with Arturo and Margaret finds herself falling into familiar patterns as she and Dalton strategize on her campaign.

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­After learning his longtime friend and political ally ex-U.K. Prime Minister Trevor Lloyd is dying of cancer, Graves takes off to see him in Baltimore for one last adventure. Isaiah and Sammy join him, and Isaiah gets a peek behind the curtain when she takes him to visit her family. Olivia enlists Jeremy’s help when she realizes she’s in over her head with Arturo and Margaret finds herself falling into familiar patterns as she and Dalton strategize on her campaign.

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S1E4
That Dare Not Speak
Air date: 06/Nov/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Graves is forced to acknowledge that his views are on the wrong side of history as he reluctantly attends his speechwriter’s marriage…to another man. Meanwhile, Olivia falls deeper in love with Arturo and Margaret gets a surprising call from an old friend with benefits, tech billionaire Jonathan Dalton. Isaiah tries to prep Jeremy for a local morning news show but he’s more interested in throwing a party.

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Graves is forced to acknowledge that his views are on the wrong side of history as he reluctantly attends his speechwriter’s marriage…to another man. Meanwhile, Olivia falls deeper in love with Arturo and Margaret gets a surprising call from an old friend with benefits, tech billionaire Jonathan Dalton. Isaiah tries to prep Jeremy for a local morning news show but he’s more interested in throwing a party.

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S1E3
Nothing Can Come From Nothing
Air date: 30/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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The family deals with the repercussions of Graves’ unorthodox show of support for Mexican immigrants, and Graves encourages a federal bureaucrat to grant amnesty to a group of illegal immigrants who have sought refuge at his ranch.

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The family deals with the repercussions of Graves’ unorthodox show of support for Mexican immigrants, and Graves encourages a federal bureaucrat to grant amnesty to a group of illegal immigrants who have sought refuge at his ranch.

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S1E2
You Started Everything
Air date: 23/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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The family and staff try unsuccessfully to prevent Graves from finding out that Martin Treadwell, the man who tried to assassinate him 25 years ago, is seeking a furlough to visit his dying mother. Margaret is approached by the Republican Party and invited to launch a Senate campaign, while Isaiah and Olivia get too close for Isaiah's comfort.

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The family and staff try unsuccessfully to prevent Graves from finding out that Martin Treadwell, the man who tried to assassinate him 25 years ago, is seeking a furlough to visit his dying mother. Margaret is approached by the Republican Party and invited to launch a Senate campaign, while Isaiah and Olivia get too close for Isaiah's comfort.

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S1E1
Evil Good and Good Evil
Air date: 16/Oct/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 30 min
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Expected to spend his retired years living quietly outside Santa Fe, NM, former President Richard Graves spins out into an existential crisis when he realizes that the policies of his time in office 25 years ago have messed up the country and decides to go on a journey to right his administration’s wrongs.

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Expected to spend his retired years living quietly outside Santa Fe, NM, former President Richard Graves spins out into an existential crisis when he realizes that the policies of his time in office 25 years ago have messed up the country and decides to go on a journey to right his administration’s wrongs.

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Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte
President Richard Graves
Sela Ward
Sela Ward
Margaret Graves
Callie Hernandez
Callie Hernandez
Samantha Vega
Heléne Yorke
Heléne Yorke
Olivia Rockefeller
Chris Lowell
Chris Lowell
Jeremy Graves
Skylar Astin
Skylar Astin
Isaiah Miller
Angélica María
Angélica María
Ramona Alvarez
Roger Bart
Roger Bart
Lawrence Mills
Rudolph Giuliani
Rudolph Giuliani
Self
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
Self
Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels
Self
Tania Gunadi
Tania Gunadi
Summer
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden
Self
Robert Pine
Robert Pine
Senator Walsh
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Jacob Mann
Nia Vardalos
Nia Vardalos
Annie Spiro
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn
Laura Wolf
Khotan Fernández
Khotan Fernández
Arturo Del Rey

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Joshua Michael Stern
Joshua Michael Stern
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Ed Duran
Ed Duran
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Allison Anders
Allison Anders
Director
Anton Cropper
Anton Cropper
Director
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Director
Frank Coraci
Frank Coraci
Director
Iain B. MacDonald
Iain B. MacDonald
Director

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