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Tanner '88
Comedy
War & Politics
February 15, 1988 – August 22, 1988 (began 38 years ago)
6.9/10
Ended
1 Season
12 Episodes
HBO
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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.