“Veep” creator Armando Iannucci responded to fans pointing out similarities between the Emmy Award-winning satirical comedy series and current political events.
The HBO series, which ran from 2012 until 2019, starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, a senator-turned-VP. “Veep” documented Meyer’s struggles with balancing her personal and professional life and navigating a dysfunctional relationship with the president she served.
In the show, the president resigns, leaving Meyer to ascend the office herself and later launch her own campaign. This has led fans to point out similarities between these events and President Joe Biden ending his re-election bid and endorsing VP Kamala Harris as his replacement.
“Let’s remind ourselves that #Veep has already written a fictional version of this script .. Kamala *inherits* the actual presidency. Then runs. The electoral college is tied. The house (sic) vote is tied. Which means the Senate has to choose the tie breaking candidate. And that ends up with … JD Vance as POTUS (Nb this is DRAMA …)” one popular fan comment on X said.
Iannucci responded by saying, “Don’t forget we made all that up, though.”
“Still working on the ending,” he replied to another fan who mentioned how Iannucci was “continuing to predict our political reality.”
A clip of Louis-Dreyfus as Meyer telling her team she was running for president was also widely shared on social media. “I’m not leaving. POTUS is leaving. He’s not going to run for a second term. I’m gonna run. I’m gonna run for president!” she says in the season 2 finale.
The show creator added to the conversation by tweeting a photo of Dreyfus and Biden walking through the White House in a clip from the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Biden announced on Sunday that he was no longer seeking re-election with a written statement posted on X. On Tuesday, the president announced that he would address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening.
Harris has received endorsements from several prominent Democrats, including President Joe Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The VP has secured enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination.
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