'The Politician': First Look at Ryan Murphy's New Netflix Series (PHOTOS)

What does it take to make a politician? Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is going to find out in the new Netflix series, The Politician.

And where better to get a crash course than in high school? The streaming service released a first look at Platt and the rest of the cast of Ryan Murphy's comedy Thursday.

The series follows Payton, a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, who has known he's going to be President of the United States since the age of seven. But in order to stay on his path to success, he must get elected Student Body President at Saint Sebastian High School and secure a spot at Harvard. And to do that, he has to "outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image," according to Netflix's description.

'The Politician': Ryan Murphy's First Netflix Project Gets Premiere Date

Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Lange & more star in the musical comedy.

Click through the gallery above to see the first photos of Platt, Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zoey Deutch, and the rest of the cast.

The Politician, Series Premiere, Friday, September 27, Netflix