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'Veep' Viewership Soars 350% After Joe Biden Endorses Kamala Harris


Julia Louis-Dreyfus portrays fictional U.S. Senator Selina Meyer on the HBO hit show.

With Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly thrust into the spotlight as the Democrats' likely nominee in the race for the White House, interest is surging in HBO's Veep, the Emmy Award-winning series whose fictional storyline bears remarkable similarities to President Joe Biden's decision to exit the campaign and endorse his second-in-command. But when her boss resigns in the show's second season, Meyer moves into the Oval Office. Veep creator Armando Iannucci responded to a post on social media site X that called attention to the similarities between the fictional show and the events currently unfolding at the White House.

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