Veep is an American
political satire comedy television series, starring
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, that premiered on
HBO on April 22, 2012.
[1] The series was created by
Armando Iannucci, who also created the British political comedy series
The Thick of It, and also wrote and directed that series' film spin-off
In the Loop (2009), all of which feature the same writing staff.
Veep is set in the office of
Selina Meyer, a fictional
Vice President, and subsequent
President, of the
United States. The series follows Meyer and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define
Washington, D.C.[2]
The fifth season of
Veep premiered on April 24, 2016,
[3] with a sixth season ordered for 2017.
[4]
Veep has received critical acclaim and won several major awards. It has been nominated four years in a row for the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning the award for its fourth season. Its second season won the
Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, and its third season won the
Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Louis-Dreyfus has won four consecutive
Primetime Emmy Awards, one
Screen Actors Guild Award, two
Critics' Choice Television Awards and one
Television Critics Association Award for her performance.