political drama
Power struggle fiction
Political drama is a genre of fiction—typically film, television, or theater—centered on government, elections, or the exercise of power.
The stories explore backroom deals, campaign strategies, or ideological conflict: The West Wing is the quintessential political drama.
The term also describes real-world events when they take on theatrical qualities: The impeachment hearings became must-watch political drama.
- cold warHostility without open fighting
- deep stateCovert governmental power structure
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- politicianElected government official
- power struggleContest for dominance
power grab · television series · corruption · smoke-filled room · behind closed doors · West Wing · activist · coup · propaganda · backroom · spin doctor · monarchy · cover-up · dictatorship · apartheid · ideology · revolutionary leader · authoritarianism
- dramaacting, playwright, character study, acting class, character development
- film genreshorror, comedy, action, romance, animation
- dramasmelodrama
- TV dramasTV series, miniseries, family saga, melodrama, soap opera
- political cinemapropaganda films, censored films, October
- political fictiondystopia, utopia, Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1984, dystopian fiction
political dramaaction movie
High-adrenaline cinema
romantic comedy · slapstick comedy · rom-com · fantasy adventure · horror movie
political dramascrewball comedy
Chaotic romantic film genre
farce · light entertainment · summer blockbuster · slapstick · sitcom