Showtime announces special one-hour episode of 'Our Cartoon President' that focuses on midterm elections
Showtime's 'Our Cartoon President' has announced a special one-hour episode titled 'Our Cartoon President: Election Special 2018' that will deal with the looming midterm elections in November. The episode will feature the cartoon President Donald Trump alongside some of his closest advisors, including Rudy Giuliani, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and "an unforgettable balloon ride."
The series is executive produced by multiple Emmy Award winner Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, as well as showrunner R.J. Fried and "follows the true-ish misadventures of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and his merry band of advisors and family members." Based on a recurring segment from Colbert's late night talk show 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' it first premiered on the network in February this year.