The activities of Sen. Dick Durbin have inspired plenty of political plaudits and denunciations — and now there's a TV series.
The online show "Alpha House," created and written by Garry Trudeau, is based on a Capitol Hill row house where various lawmakers room together, including Durbin for the last 20 years. His current roommates are Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the home's owner, Rep. George Miller, D-Calif.
"Alpha House" has changed a key detail. The Democrats have been replaced by four fictional Republican senators, played by Mark Consuelos, John Goodman, Clark Johnson and Matt Malloy.
The satirical series by Amazon Studios comes after the success of another set-in-Washington, online-only show, "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey. Thirteen episodes of "Alpha House" will air this year and early next year, according to The Washington Post.
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