Actors have been cast to play Bill Clinton and Barack Obama
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In one day, two different actors have been cast to play two different U.S. presidents in two different TV shows, because yes, the past 20 years of U.S. politics really have been that dramatic.
Deadline reports that Clive Owen will play Bill Clinton on American Crime Story, which will dramatize the sex scandal that led to his impeachment. Meanwhile, Kingsley Ben-Adir will play Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, which will dramatize James Comey's memoir about his tenure as FBI director, which ended in a dramatic firing by President Trump.
If you don't feel like waiting for the shows to premiere, you can get all the spoilers from literally any contemporaneous newspaper. Read more at Deadline.
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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
