The answer is the new season ofVeep.
Its a year after the big vote where Selina lost the presidency to President Montez.
We send everybody to different corners of the globe everyone is kind of separated.
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And we get some hints that it hasnt been a great year for Selina dealing with the loss.
Was that an inspiration?Absolutely.
One of the people we sat down with was Mitt Romney.
But obviously the Clinton Foundation was something that we keyed in on.
Shes interested in the press of the charity, but not in the charity itself.
So you sat down with Mitt Romney to research what happens after a major loss.
What was the general overview he relayed to you?It was interesting what he had to say.
How it helped us vis-a-vis Selina was in showing us what Selinadoesnthave.
So he had this great family and wonderful life to go back to.
The fun of that for us is what Selina doesnt have.
She doesnt have a family that she loves; thats not really an option for her.
And when Selinas mother died last season, she left all of her money to Selinas daughter Catherine.
How much of the show was already written before the November election?All of it.
When we first sat down, Trump was the prohibitive favorite to be the Republican nominee.
But him winning the election was obviously a shock to most people, including, I think, Trump.
But it certainly has added a nice element to the show.
That was definitely influenced by what we saw in the Trump election.
One notable shift in the new season is Dans transition into morning television.
So youll see a lot of that world through the season.
Is there still a path being laid for future seasons?
And in some ways, the post-presidency is an incredibly rich area.
If you look at history, post-presidencies have really changed who the presidents are.
Theres some life there.
Veepseason 6 premieres Sunday, April 16 at 10:30 p.m.
