Come one, come all to THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH. This documentary series pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events from the individual campaigns are presented in real time, as they are happening. (imdb)
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The Outsiders (2016)
- S1E1
The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-the-scenes attention on the road to the Iowa caucus. (imdb)
Prisoner's Dilemma (2016)
- S1E2
Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire. (imdb)
Tension City (2016)
- S1E3
Follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing between Democrats Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton and the GOP's first real test of outsider candidates versus the establishment. (imdb)
The Big Mo (2016)
- S1E4
The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primary. Who's got it? Who doesn't? And how can the Clinton and Trump campaigns pick up the pace to beat back the surge of Sanders and Cruz? (imdb)
The Winnowing (2016)
- S1E5
From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. Trump tastes victory, Kasich picks up momentum - and Bush faces the prospect of an impending do-or-die reality. (imdb)
Fear and Loathing (2016)
- S1E6
Anxiety grows about how high the stakes are in Nevada and South Carolina. (imdb)
Confidence Game (2016)
- S1E7
Down to The Big Five, all eyes are on the upcoming prize: Super Tuesday. (imdb)
The Reckoning (2016)
- S1E8
With big wins for the front-runners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the results. But the biggest story of all might be one both Democratic and Republican establishments can agree on: how do they stop Trump? (imdb)