The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Top Cast

Joan AllenLaine Hanson

Gary OldmanShelly Runyon

Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans

Christian SlaterReginald Webster

Sam ElliottKermit Newman

William L. PetersenJack Hathaway

Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver

Philip Baker HallOscar Billings