Sjunde säsongen blir Veeps sista: ”Det blev tydligt”

Veep is an American political satire comedy television series, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, that premiered on HBO on April 22, 2012. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of the British sitcom The Thick of It. 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 the American government. Veep has received critical acclaim and won several major awards. It has been nominated six years in a row for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning the award for its fourth and fifth seasons. Its second and fourth seasons won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, with the third season winning the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Louis-Dreyfus' performance as Selina Meyer has won her five consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, a Television Critics Association Award, and five consecutive Golden Globe nominations. Tony Hale has received five consecutive Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Gary Walsh, including wins in 2013 and 2015. Supporting cast members Anna Chlumsky (five nominations), Gary Cole (one nomination) and Matt Walsh (two nominations) have also received Emmy nominations for their work on the series. The series' 10-episode sixth season premiered on April 16, 2017. Veep has been renewed for a seventh and final season, which will premiere in 2018. It was announced on September 6, 2017, that the seventh season will be the show's last.