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With no shortage of drama, tragedy, and comedy, the 2024 presidential race is beginning to look more like a bingeable TV series than an actual election cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
President Biden\u2019s decision to step aside<\/a> and endorse Kamala Harris in a race against Donald Trump is one of the most unprecedented events in the history of U.S. presidential campaigns. But viewers have found a surprising comfort in the HBO-produced political satire, Veep<\/em>\u2014and regardless of what that says about American politics, for the streaming platform Max, it\u2019s a nice boost for an old favorite.<\/p>\n Streams of the first season of Veep<\/em> more than quadrupled on Monday, as viewers watched the show for 2.2 million minutes\u2014up from just 486,000 the day before, according to the entertainment industry tracker Luminate<\/a>.<\/p>\n Veep<\/em>, which ran for seven seasons and won 17 Emmys, narrates the political career of U.S. Senator Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who becomes vice president after failing to get nominated for the head of the ticket. But the moment that has real-life voters riled up comes at the end of season two, when Meyer learns that the president won\u2019t be seeking re-election, clearing her path to the Oval Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n Since Joe Biden made his announcement on Sunday, the internet has exploded with comments, clips, and memes connecting the dots back to the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kamala right now pic.twitter.com\/Moh2e7znn5<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/dyfYXcCIir<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 austin (@jesuissupreme) July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cNow we know what HBO\u2019s \u201cVeep\u201d writers were doing during the strike,\u201d one post read.<\/p>\n Now we know what HBO\u2019s \u201cVeep\u201d writers were doing during the strike<\/p>\n This season is \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n \u2014 Alex Plitsas \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alexplitsas) July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Max, for its part, has been playing into the buzz. The show, which ended in 2019, is listed prominently again on the streaming platform\u2019s homepage.<\/p>\n Veep<\/em> isn\u2019t the only show that\u2019s been getting a bump from the 2024 election cycle. The Netflix<\/a> adaptation of J.D.Vance\u2019s memoir Hillbilly Elegy<\/em> <\/a>climbed to the site\u2019s fourth most popular movie slot in the U.S. last week<\/a> after Trump nominated the Ohio senator to be his running mate, and the book topped Amazon\u2019s bestsellers list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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