Veep

The series follows the personal life and political career of Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Vice President and, later, President of the United States. Her party affiliation is never discussed (although, the party was coloured blue in an electoral map). Formerly a United States senator from Maryland, Meyer campaigns for her party's nomination in the 2012 presidential election and is initially the front-runner, but ultimately loses the nomination to Stuart Hughes. Meyer subsequently joins the Hughes ticket as his running mate and is elected vice president. Her staff as vice president, upon whom Meyer is almost totally reliant, includes chief of staff Amy Brookheimer (Anna Chlumsky), director of communications Mike McLintock (Matt Walsh), deputy director of communications Dan Egan (Reid Scott), body man Gary Walsh (Tony Hale), and personal secretary Sue Wilson (Sufe Bradshaw). Later additions to her team as president include White House Chief of Staff Ben Cafferty (Kevin Dunn) and political strategist Kent Davison (Gary Cole). Jonah Ryan (Timothy Simons), initially a White House liaison to the vice president's office and later a New Hampshire congressman, also features prominently.

Meyer frequently finds herself relegated and ignored by Hughes, who is never depicted on-screen at the outset of the series. In the second season, Meyer comes to accrue some power and influence and, by the end of the season, is actively considering challenging Hughes for their party's nomination in the 2016 election. This becomes a moot point when Hughes abruptly resigns due to his wife's poor mental health and Meyer becomes president. Meyer begins her presidential campaign at the end of the third season. The fourth season finds her adjusting to her new role while continuing her presidential campaign, both of which are undermined by a series of scandals. The election results in a tie between Meyer and challenger Bill O'Brien (Brad Leland), leading to a contingent election in the House of Representatives during the fifth season to decide the next president after a recount in Nevada fails to alter the election's outcome. The House vote ends in a tie, meaning that when the Senate votes to elect the vice president the winner will be the next president. The Senate vote also ends in a tie; Meyer's disgruntled Vice President Andrew Doyle (Phil Reeves), who did not run for a full term, casts the tiebreaking vote for O'Brien's running mate Laura Montez (Andrea Savage) instead of Meyer's running mate Tom James (Hugh Laurie), leading to Montez becoming president. The sixth season follows Meyer out of office for the first time in the series, as she attempts to ensure her legacy by authoring a memoir, setting up a foundation and attempting to establish a presidential library. At the end of the season, Meyer decides to run for president again. The seventh season sees Meyer attempting to run for president once again in the 2020 election, featuring her former political rivals Ryan and James as major competitors, in addition to introducing the young, likable, and progressive challenger Kemi Talbot (Toks Olagundoye).

The series also explores Meyer's personal life, such as her strained relationships with her daughter Catherine (Sarah Sutherland), ex-husband Andrew (David Pasquesi), and several significant others. The lives, careers, and relationships of the other characters are also explored, frequently intersecting with the series' principal narrative, satirizing the political activities and inner workings of the contemporary U.S. government.

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File:Julia_Louis-Dreyfus_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg, who portrays Selina Meyer]]

File:Anna_Chlumsky_(2018)_(cropped).jpg, who portrays Amy Brookheimer]]

File:Tony_Hale_at_the_2010_Streamy_Awards_(cropped).jpg, who portrays Gary Walsh]]

File:Reid_Scott_2014.jpg, who portrays Dan Egan]]

File:Timothy_Simons_2014.jpg, who portrays Jonah Ryan]]

File:Matt_Walsh_2014.jpg, who portrays Mike McLintock]]

File:Sufe Bradshaw 2014.jpg, who portrays Sue Wilson]]

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer (née Eaton):{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/selina-meyer/index.html|title=Selina Meyer played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905223342/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/selina-meyer/index.html|url-status=live}} Born Selina Catherine Eaton, a former U.S. Senator from Maryland who, in the start of the series, is the titular Vice President, or "Veep." She has a strained relationship with the President. After the president declines to run for a second term, she begins campaigning for the presidency in Season 3. At the end of Season 3, she becomes president when he resigns for personal issues. Due to a complex manipulation of constitutional law, she loses the presidential race in Season 5. After trying to decide what her post-presidential legacy should be during Season 6, she decides to run for another term as President by Season 7. She is divorced with one daughter, but remains romantically entangled with her ex-husband during the first two seasons and the sixth. She seems to display little or no maternal instinct towards her daughter. Louis-Dreyfus has received widespread critical acclaim for her performance, winning a record-breaking six Primetime Emmy Awards{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/entertainment/julia-louis-dreyfus-emmys/index.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes Emmy history|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|date=September 18, 2017|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 18, 2017|archive-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918024521/http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/entertainment/julia-louis-dreyfus-emmys/index.html|url-status=live}} and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and receiving five consecutive Golden Globe nominations.
• Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/amy-brookheimer/index.html|title=Amy Brookheimer played by Anna Chlumsky|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831091025/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/amy-brookheimer/index.html|url-status=live}} the Vice President's Chief of Staff. She credits herself as the vice president's "trouble-shooter, problem-solver, issue-mediator, doubt-remover, conscience-examiner, thought-thinker and all-round everything-doer". Amy is constantly sacrificing her own reputation to save Selina's political credibility. She is known to be uptight and overly dedicated to her career, unwilling to settle down and have children, much to the dismay of her family. She has romantic history with Dan, and may still have feelings for him. She has a few different boyfriends throughout the series, including a fundraiser for Selina and a Nevada politician. Amy becomes Selina's campaign manager during her presidential run, but resigns as a result of the brief appointment of an equivocating, yet omnipresent, old friend of Selina's to the campaign team. She rejoins the Meyer team when a tie in the general election leads to a statewide recount in Nevada. At the end of season 6 it is revealed that after a one-night stand with Dan, she is pregnant with his child. However, she gets an abortion in Season 7, mainly due to Dan's inability to settle down. In season 7, Amy leaves Selina's team to join Jonah's presidential campaign, becoming his campaign manager and encouraging his unorthodox demeanor and presentation of conspiracy theories as fact. Chlumsky previously portrayed a similar character, Liza Weld, in Iannucci's 2009 film, In the Loop. She received six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance.
• Tony Hale as Gary Walsh:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/gary-walsh/index.html|title=Gary Walsh played by Tony Hale|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831164054/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/gary-walsh/index.html|url-status=live}} Selina's personal aide and body man. A long-term associate and confidant of Selina, Gary is portrayed as incredibly loyal and devoted. Despite his menial job, Gary is actually a graduate of Cornell University, having majored in hotel management. In the fourth and fifth seasons, Gary is portrayed as having issues adapting to Selina's presidency, since he can no longer be as close to her as previously, due to lack of security clearance. When Selina fails to win reelection, he stays on as her personal aide. Hale describes Gary's loyalty to Selina stemming from the idea that the character "is one of those guys who never really had an identity. He attached himself to people to find who he was."{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/features/tony-hale-veep-arrested-development-1201472407/|title=Tony Hale on 'Veep' and Playing the Bad Guy for a Change|last=Birnbaum|first=Debra|date=April 16, 2015|work=Variety|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320210941/http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/tony-hale-veep-arrested-development-1201472407/|url-status=live}} Hale received two Primetime Emmy Awards for his performance on the series, with four further nominations.
• Reid Scott as Dan Egan:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/dan-egan/index.html|title=Dan Egan played by Reid Scott|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008081618/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/dan-egan/index.html|url-status=live}} the deputy director of communications in the Vice President's Office. Dan is a highly ambitious, cutthroat up-and-comer in D.C. who takes pride in his contacts and networking skills. He has dated the daughters of influential politicians to get ahead in his career. He often butts heads with Amy, whom he previously dated (and it is suggested he may still have feelings for her). He has a brief stint as Selina's campaign manager for her presidential campaign but is fired from that position after having a nervous breakdown following several crises. He resumes his post in Communications but is fired as a scapegoat amid a data-theft scandal. After briefly working unsuccessfully as a lobbyist and as a CNN analyst, he returns to the campaign staff, as a senior campaign official. When Selina fails to win reelection, Dan goes to work as a lead anchor on CBS This Morning. In Season 7, he joins Selina's new reelection campaign.
• Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/jonah-ryan/index.html|title=Jonah Ryan played by Timothy Simons|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008065404/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/jonah-ryan/index.html|url-status=live}} the White House liaison to Vice President Meyer's office. He constantly clashes with most members of the Veep's office, particularly Amy. Everyone he encounters dislikes him, even foreign politicians. In the third season, he is temporarily fired from the White House for running a blog disclosing insider information, leading him to create his own news website, Ryantology. In season four, he works again as a liaison, this time between President Meyer and Vice President Doyle. He later works for the Meyer general election campaign, until a New Hampshire congressman dies. He is then drafted to run for that seat in order to secure Meyer's vote in the electoral college. He is elected and becomes a congressman, appointing Richard as his Chief of Staff; as he begins his congressional term, he is diagnosed with testicular cancer and undergoes treatment, entering remission by Season 6. In season 7, Jonah launches a presidential campaign to compete with Selina for the nomination of their party; while initially a long-shot candidacy, Jonah begins to gain traction by promoting numerous conspiracy theories, such as supporting the anti-vax movement and alleging that math was created by Muslims and should not be taught in schools. Amy joins his campaign as his campaign manager. He ultimately becomes vice president in the second Meyer administration. According to Matt Walsh, Jonah Ryan was originally envisioned by the show's writers as "just a fat, short, heavy smoker," but was changed to his current characterization after Simons auditioned for the role.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/veep-matt-walsh-interview-a-better-you-1201448090/|title=Matt Walsh On How Improv Informs 'Veep': "I Wasn't Scared Putting My Script Down" – Emmys|last=Lincoln|first=Ross A.|date=June 18, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321113445/http://deadline.com/2015/06/veep-matt-walsh-interview-a-better-you-1201448090/|url-status=live}}
• Matt Walsh as Mike McLintock:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/mike-mclintock/index.html|title=Mike McLintock played by Matt Walsh|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831090714/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/mike-mclintock/index.html|url-status=live}} the vice president's director of communications. Mike has served as her communications director since her tenure as senator from Maryland. His career dedication is often questionable, to the extent that he pretends to have a pet dog so he can escape from work commitments. The other characters in the show often mock his lack of ambition, suggesting that he has reached the peak of his career. He is often portrayed as lacking the skills required for the job. In the third season, he marries a reporter named Wendy Keegan. In Season 4, Mike becomes the White House Press Secretary. In Season 5, Mike and Wendy attempt to adopt a baby. They ultimately adopt a Chinese toddler, and also have twins via a surrogate. In Season 6, Selina employs him to write her biography A Woman First, but a scandal arises soon after its publication whereby the true nature of the Meyer Administration was revealed due to him leaving the diary he used for research at the offices of The Washington Post. Walsh received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performance.
• Sufe Bradshaw as Sue Wilson:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/sue-wilson/index.html|title=Sue Wilson played by Sufe Bradshaw|publisher=HBO|access-date=March 22, 2013|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831125423/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/sue-wilson/index.html|url-status=live}} the vice president's personal secretary. A direct and no-nonsense personality, Sue boasts she is the third most important person in the world, as she is the one who controls which people get to see Selina, the second most important person in the world. During a committee inquiry into Selina's office, the chairperson states that Sue "could organize the D-Day landings and still have time for Iwo Jima." Sue becomes the Chief of Scheduling for the White House in Season 4. She remains in that capacity when President Montez is inaugurated. Bradshaw based her character on that of a DMV employee, elaborating that, "DMV workers are strait-laced and go by the book, and they don't have much time because there's so much to do in a day."{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/a-conversation-with-veep-s-sufe-bradshaw/article/381890|title=A conversation with 'VEEP's Sufe Bradshaw|last=Peterman|first=Mindy|date=April 23, 2014|publisher=Digital Journal|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321123156/http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/entertainment/a-conversation-with-veep-s-sufe-bradshaw/article/381890|url-status=live}} (seasons 1–5; guest season 7)
• Kevin Dunn as Ben Cafferty:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/ben-cafferty/index.html|title=Ben Cafferty, played by Kevin Dunn|publisher=HBO|access-date=May 11, 2016|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831095607/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/ben-cafferty/index.html|url-status=live}} the White House Chief of Staff, under both the unseen former president and President Meyer. Although he is depressed and a high-functioning alcoholic, he is often very insightful and is treated with respect and even fear throughout Washington. Ben shows little regard for his co-workers or his job, and appears to love his nine-cup coffee thermos more than anything else. Selina refers to him as a "burned-out loser," but he apparently considers her a close friend and resolves to help her become president. Though he was planning on leaving the White House imminently, he agrees to remain with the administration indefinitely. When Selina fails to win reelection, he joins Congressman Ryan's staff with Kent. (Seasons 3–7; recurring season 2)
• Gary Cole as Kent Davison:{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/kent-davison/index.html|title=Kent Davison, played by Gary Cole|publisher=HBO|access-date=May 11, 2016|archive-date=October 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009181040/http://www.hbo.com/veep/cast-and-crew/kent-davison/index.html|url-status=live}} the senior strategist to the president, under both the unseen former president Hughes and later President Meyer. He is a number-cruncher, and is often referred to as being cold and robotic. His obsession with polling statistics negatively influences the President's decision-making during several episodes in the second season. Kent is also focused on the public images of Selina and Catherine. It is implied that he and Sue are in some form of ersatz relationship. Although Selina initially dislikes him, she comes to appreciate his useful polling and statistical data, and he becomes a key part of her presidential administration. When Selina fails to win reelection, he joins Congressman Ryan's staff with Ben. Cole received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance. (seasons 4–7; recurring seasons 2–3)
• Sam Richardson as Richard Splett: an amiable, if not always completely competent, campaign aide who fills in for Gary during Selina's book tour, later becoming Amy's assistant on Selina's presidential campaign, and then briefly Jonah's personal assistant. Splett is cheerful and often the butt of jokes. In Season 5, Selina promotes Richard after discovering he has a doctorate in electoral law. As part of Richard's promotion, Jonah becomes his assistant. When Jonah is elected to Congress, Richard becomes his Chief of Staff. Richard makes many allusions to his blog, splettnet.net. After losing the presidency, Selina hires him to be her Chief of Staff for the Meyer Fund. During season 6, he becomes the sperm donor for Catherine and Marjorie's baby. Richard begins his own political career in season 7, after being asked to serve as mayor of his small hometown in Iowa. He quickly rises through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant Governor of Iowa after accidentally exposing a corruption scandal that causes the incumbent to resign, and Governor after Jonah accidentally infects the incumbent with a deadly strain of chickenpox. In the season 7 epilogue, Richard is revealed to become a successful two-term president. (seasons 4–7; recurring season 3){{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/sam-richardson-veep-regular-835591/|title=Sam Richardson Upped To Regular On 'Veep'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=September 17, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=September 23, 2014|archive-date=September 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922125526/http://deadline.com/2014/09/sam-richardson-veep-regular-835591/|url-status=dead}}
• Sarah Sutherland as Catherine Meyer: Selina's reserved, put-upon daughter. Catherine is often caught in the middle of Selina's issues, especially with her father. She is generally unable to gain her mother's respect or attention. She tends to have highly liberal views concerning social justice. During the first four seasons, she is a film major at Vassar College. She briefly attracts attention for dating a Persian student. Later, she dates and becomes engaged to a lobbyist her mother dislikes. Selina initiates the demise of their relationship by declaring that they've broken up during an inquiry into her administration. Catherine goes along with the breakup to protect her mother's administration. She is seen in the fifth season filming a documentary based on the unprecedented Electoral-College tie that concludes Selina's presidential run, and she becomes romantically involved with her mother's lookalike bodyguard, Marjorie. In the season 6 finale, she gives birth to son Richard, conceived by artificial insemination, with Richard Splett as the donor. Catherine and Marjorie later marry in season 7, with Selina using their wedding in Norway as a diversion to escape Interpol and return to the United States, much to Catherine's chagrin. She ends her relationship with her mother permanently after Selina promises to end same-sex marriage in order to win the presidency, in which she ultimately is successful. Years later, Catherine does not attend her mother's funeral, instead watching it on television with Marjorie and the now-adult Richard. (season 7; recurring seasons 2–6; guest season 1)
• Clea DuVall as Marjorie Palmiotti: Selina's bodyguard and lookalike. She resigns when she begins a relationship with Catherine. In the season 6 premiere, her relationship with Catherine has progressed rapidly, and they later marry in season 7. After Selina leaves office as president, Marjorie is hired to serve as Director of the Meyer Fund. (season 7; recurring seasons 5–6)

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Before creating Veep, Scottish satirist Armando Iannucci created the BBC satire comedy The Thick of It, set in a fictional department of the British government. The Thick of It was first broadcast in 2005 and won a number of awards. Iannucci directed a spin-off film, In the Loop, which was released in 2009 and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

A pilot for an American version of The Thick of It was produced as a candidate for the 2007–08 season on ABC. Also titled The Thick of It, it was developed for American audiences by writers Mitch Hurwitz and Richard Day and followed a low-level member of the United States Congress and his staff. Iannucci had a production credit on the show, but he was not otherwise involved. The pilot was produced by Sony Pictures Television and BBC Worldwide and directed by Christopher Guest.{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/zap-christopherguestdirectingthethickofit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422021515/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/zap-christopherguestdirectingthethickofit |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |title=Christopher Guest Jumps Into 'The Thick of It' |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 26, 2007 |access-date=March 16, 2007 }}

In the pilot, John Michael Higgins played newly-elected Congressman Albert Alger, and Oliver Platt played committee chairman Malcolm Tucker.{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/zap-pilotcasting-oliverplattchrislowell |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422021517/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/zap-pilotcasting-oliverplattchrislowell |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |title=Platt, 'Piz' Pluck Pilot Parts |date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |publisher=Zap2it }} Rhea Seehorn portrayed Ollie Tadzio, an ambitious young speechwriter, and Michael McKean played Glen Glahm, "a former campaign operative who's now the Chief of Staff" for the congressman.{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/zap-gilmoregirlsmelissamccarthyjoinsabcpilot |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150422021636/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/zap-gilmoregirlsmelissamccarthyjoinsabcpilot |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |title='Gilmore' Regular Joins ABC Pilot |date=March 15, 2007 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |publisher=Zap2it }}

ABC did not pick up the show for its fall 2007 schedule.{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Sometimes-buzz-about-TV-pilots-is-just-a-lot-of-2593112.php |title=Sometimes buzz about TV pilots is just a lot of hot air |access-date=May 27, 2007 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |first=Tim |last=Goodman |date=May 21, 2007 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020163524/http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Sometimes-buzz-about-TV-pilots-is-just-a-lot-of-2593112.php |url-status=live }} Iannucci distanced himself from the pilot, stating, "It was terrible...they took the idea and chucked out all the style. It was all conventionally shot and there was no improvisation or swearing. It didn't get picked up, thank God."{{cite news|last=Rosser|first=Michael|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/iannacci-in-talks-with-hbo-over-us-thick-of-it/2021907.article|title=Iannacci in talks with HBO over US Thick of It|work=Broadcast|date=April 24, 2009|access-date=April 24, 2009|archive-date=July 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703051430/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/iannacci-in-talks-with-hbo-over-us-thick-of-it/2021907.article|url-status=live}}

After The Thick of It was dropped by ABC, several networks including HBO, Showtime and NBC expressed interest in adapting the show.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thick-idUSN0441749720070604 |title=Rejected by ABC, political satire sparks interest |date=June 4, 2007 |access-date=June 4, 2007 |publisher=Reuters |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101003252/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/06/04/us-thick-idUSN0441749720070604 |url-status=live }} Iannucci re-entered talks with HBO (his initial preference) about adapting the series, with the result that a new pilot episode for a series situated in the office of the Vice President of the United States called Veep (a nickname derived from the position's initials "VP") was commissioned in late 2009. Iannucci was given much more creative control over the production,{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/04/armando-ianucci-hbos-veep.html |title=Armando Iannucci talks political satire and new HBO series 'Veep' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 20, 2012 |access-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604144049/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2012/04/armando-ianucci-hbos-veep.html |url-status=live }} and co-wrote the pilot with British comedy writer Simon Blackwell, who also contributed to the British series The Thick of It.

In April 2011, HBO announced that it had ordered Veep as a series,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/its-official-hbo-announces-series-order-for-comedy-veep-with-julia-louis-dreyfus-123657/ |title=It's Official: HBO Announces Series Order For Comedy Veep With Julia Louis-Dreyfus |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=April 18, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426230529/http://deadline.com/2011/04/its-official-hbo-announces-series-order-for-comedy-veep-with-julia-louis-dreyfus-123657/ |url-status=live }} and later announced in January 2012 that the series would premiere on April 22, 2012.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/hbo-sets-premiere-dates-for-series-veep-movie-game-change-214092/ |title=UPDATE: Premiere Dates For HBO's 'Girls,' 'Game Of Thrones', 'Veep' & 'Game Change' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 13, 2012 |access-date=April 24, 2012 |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418232234/http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/hbo-sets-premiere-dates-for-series-veep-movie-game-change/ |url-status=live }}

Directors for Season 1 included Armando Iannucci, Tristram Shapeero and Chris Morris. Veep is executive produced by Iannucci, Christopher Godsick and Frank Rich. Co-executive producers are Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche, with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Stephanie Laing as producers. The series' first four seasons featured an entirely British writing staff, including Iannucci, Blackwell, Roche, Sean Gray, Will Smith, Roger Drew, Ian Martin, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, David Quantick, Georgia Pritchett and Jesse Armstrong, among others,{{cite web |url=http://www.afro.com/sections/arts_entertainment/story.htm?storyid=72668 |title=HBO Begins Filming of 'VEEP' in Maryland |publisher=Afro.com |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=March 22, 2013 |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203045750/http://www.afro.com/sections/arts_entertainment/story.htm?storyid=72668 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/26/expletives-not-deleted |title=Expletives Not Deleted |magazine=The New Yorker |first=Ian |last=Parker |date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=April 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408143052/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/26/expletives-not-deleted |url-status=live }} many of whom had previously worked with Iannucci on The Thick of It.

Series creator Armando Iannucci departed as showrunner following the fourth season's end of production. Iannucci stated that his continuing busy schedule, as well as the challenge of maintaining his family life while switching between Baltimore and London, would not allow him to "[dedicate] one hundred percent" as head of the show, and he had chosen to "fire" himself as a result. David Mandel took over as showrunner for future episodes, becoming Veep's first American writer. Mandel retained a small number of Iannucci's writing staff, as well as Chris Addison as director and supervising producer, whilst also bringing in his own staff, and American writers.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/veep-creator-armando-iannucci-depart-787794 |title='Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci to Depart After Four Seasons (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Kate |last=Stanhope |date=April 10, 2015 |access-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-date=April 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412221037/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/veep-creator-armando-iannucci-depart-787794 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/veep-creator-armando-iannucci-explains-why-hes-still-leaving-show-season-5-after-best-2106324|title='Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci Explains Why He's Still Leaving The Show Before Season 5 After Best Comedy Series Emmy Win|last1=McCarthy|first1=Tyler|last2=Castillo|first2=Monica|work=International Business Times|date=September 21, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324074615/http://www.ibtimes.com/veep-creator-armando-iannucci-explains-why-hes-still-leaving-show-season-5-after-best-2106324|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/166085_why_veep_creator_armando_iannucci_had_to_fire_himself/|title=Why 'Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci Had to Fire Himself|last=Lambe|first=Stacy|work=Entertainment Tonight|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323160611/http://www.etonline.com/news/166085_why_veep_creator_armando_iannucci_had_to_fire_himself/|url-status=live}}

Image:Calvert Street In Charles Village Baltimore.jpg, one of the areas where Veep filmed for its first season production{{cite web|url=http://patch.com/maryland/northbaltimore/tv-show-veep-films-in-charles-village|title=TV Show VEEP Films in Charles Village|last=Bednar|first=Adam|publisher=Patch|date=October 7, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323233115/http://patch.com/maryland/northbaltimore/tv-show-veep-films-in-charles-village|url-status=live}}]]

The pilot episode was filmed in February 2011 in Maryland,{{cite web |url=http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/10/03/hbo-to-start-filming-veep-in-maryland-this-week/ |title=HBO To Start Filming VEEP In Maryland This Week |publisher=CBS Baltimore |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721092746/http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/10/03/hbo-to-start-filming-veep-in-maryland-this-week/ |url-status=live }} and filming for the series began in October 2011 in Baltimore,{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-hbo-series-veep-starts-production-baltimore-20111003,0,1225743.story |title=HBO's series 'VEEP' starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus begins production in Maryland |work=The Baltimore Sun |first=David |last=Zurawik |date=October 3, 2011 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018064825/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-hbo-series-veep-starts-production-baltimore-20111003,0,1225743.story |url-status=live }} after several months of rehearsal designed to get the actors comfortable improvising with one another.{{cite web |title=Episode 68: Featuring Sufe Bradshaw |url=http://www.rosscarey.com/2012/07/10/episode-68-featuring-sufe-bradshaw/ |publisher=RossCarey.com |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015094408/http://www.rosscarey.com/2012/07/10/episode-68-featuring-sufe-bradshaw/ |url-status=live }} For its first season, Veep reportedly hired 978 local Maryland residents, generating $40 million for the state, according to the Maryland Film Office.{{cite web|url=http://www.bmoremedia.com/features/lizchudayacting021913.aspx|title=Break a leg: Baltimore actress Liz Chuday talks 'VEEP'|last=Dash|first=Julehka|publisher=Bmore Media|date=February 19, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324040048/http://www.bmoremedia.com/features/lizchudayacting021913.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/05/01/hbo-renews-baltimore-made-veep-for-a-third-season/|title=HBO renews Baltimore-made 'VEEP' for a third season|last=Zurawik|first=David|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=May 1, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324014946/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-01/entertainment/bal-hbo-renews-veep-for-third-season-20130501_1_armando-iannucci-vice-president-meyer-sufe-bradshaw|url-status=live}} Season 2 production began shooting in November 2012, continuing to film in Baltimore and other areas of Maryland. Veep primarily filmed on a sound stage constructed from a Columbia, Maryland industrial warehouse, where replicas of places such as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and West Wing were also built.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/julia-louis-dreyfus-talks-veep-enough-said.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the Present Tense: How the Actress Made Her Transformational Turn on Veep|last=van Meter|first=Jonathan|work=Vulture|date=December 8, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324021414/http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/julia-louis-dreyfus-talks-veep-enough-said.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/04/09/set-visit-hbo-veep/2059131/|title=From Baltimore, 'Veep' holds a mirror to D.C.|last=Blas|first=Lorena|work=USA Today|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330062746/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/04/09/set-visit-hbo-veep/2059131/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/julia-louis-dreyfus-savoring-veeps-wicked-sense-of-hubris/2013/04/11/2cabc33c-9e46-11e2-a2db-efc5298a95e1_story.html|title=Julia Louis-Dreyfus, savoring 'Veep's' wicked sense of hubris|last=Stuever|first=Hank|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 12, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315100629/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/julia-louis-dreyfus-savoring-veeps-wicked-sense-of-hubris/2013/04/11/2cabc33c-9e46-11e2-a2db-efc5298a95e1_story.html|url-status=live}} The show continued filming in Maryland for its third and fourth seasons, as a bill was approved by state lawmakers in April 2013 that increased tax credits for film and TV productions in the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-assembly-approves-25-million-in-film-tax-credits-20130402-story.html|title=Assembly approves $25 million in film tax credits|last=Cox|first=Erin|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=April 2, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324014554/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/blog/bal-assembly-approves-25-million-in-film-tax-credits-20130402-story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/04/22/hbo-to-return-to-baltimore-for-veep-season-4/|title=HBO to return to Baltimore for 'Veep' Season 4|last=Zurawik|first=David|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2016}} Later filming locations included Annapolis and the Physical Sciences Complex in the University of Maryland, College Park campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc2news.com/entertainment/calling-all-actors-hbos-veep-casting-for-season-4-in-baltimore|title=Calling all actors: HBO's 'Veep' casting for season 4 in Baltimore|publisher=WMAR-TV (ABC)|date=July 24, 2014|access-date=March 21, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324084036/http://www.abc2news.com/entertainment/calling-all-actors-hbos-veep-casting-for-season-4-in-baltimore|archive-date=March 24, 2016|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/2013/10/01/veep-is-filming-at-the-university-of-maryland-this-week/|last=Gilbert|first=Sophie|title=Veep Is Filming at the University of Maryland This Week|work=Washingtonian|date=October 1, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324073156/http://www.washingtonian.com/2013/10/01/veep-is-filming-at-the-university-of-maryland-this-week/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dbknews.com/archives/article_a972da76-316d-11e3-aa29-0019bb30f31a.html|title=HBO's Veep films scenes on campus|last=Blasey|first=Laura|work=The Diamondback|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024041812/http://www.dbknews.com/archives/article_a972da76-316d-11e3-aa29-0019bb30f31a.html|archive-date=October 24, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

Principal photography moved from Baltimore to Los Angeles in the show's fifth season after being one of a few series to be awarded tax incentives from the California Film Commission, as part of an expanded $330 million California Film Tax Credit program signed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hbo-veep-is-headed-west-moving-its-production-from-md-to-los-angeles/2015/06/18/36463e20-15fb-11e5-9518-f9e0a8959f32_story.html|title=HBO: 'Veep' is headed west, moving its production from Md. to Los Angeles|last=Wiggins|first=Ovetta|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=August 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804125028/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hbo-veep-is-headed-west-moving-its-production-from-md-to-los-angeles/2015/06/18/36463e20-15fb-11e5-9518-f9e0a8959f32_story.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/news/californias-expanded-tax-credit-veep-american-horror-1201510491/|title=California's Expanded Tax Credit Set for 'Veep,' 'American Horror Story'|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321145139/http://variety.com/2015/artisans/news/californias-expanded-tax-credit-veep-american-horror-1201510491/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/california-film-tv-tax-credit-bill-signed-jerry-brown-hollywood-836075/|title=Hooray For Hollywood! Gov. Brown Signs Film & TV Tax Credit Bill Extension|last=Patten|first=Dominic|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 18, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304145419/http://deadline.com/2014/09/california-film-tv-tax-credit-bill-signed-jerry-brown-hollywood-836075/|url-status=live}} Filming took place for part of the show's fifth season in Washington, D.C., from February 25, 2016, to March 3, 2016. As a result of HBO's Community Impact program, a select number of local D.C. residents also worked on the production during the eight-day film shoot in the area.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/02/29/veep-is-filming-in-d-c-and-these-lucky-residents-are-helping-on-set/|title='Veep' is filming in D.C., and these lucky residents are helping on set|last=Stein|first=Perry|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309100912/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/02/29/veep-is-filming-in-d-c-and-these-lucky-residents-are-helping-on-set/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.novacvideo.org/hbo/veep|title=HBO Community P.A. Training Program|publisher=New Orleans Video Access Center|access-date=March 18, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320234318/http://www.novacvideo.org/hbo/veep|archive-date=March 20, 2016|df=mdy-all}} Areas in D.C. where production was reportedly found filming include the Superior Court, the Spring Valley neighborhood (where Julia Louis-Dreyfus once lived), and Dupont Circle's Kramerbooks independent bookstore.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/03/01/veep-is-filming-in-washington-and-its-a-homecoming-for-julia-louis-dreyfus/|title='Veep' is filming in Washington, and it's a homecoming for Julia Louis-Dreyfus|last=Heil|first=Emily|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103714/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/03/01/veep-is-filming-in-washington-and-its-a-homecoming-for-julia-louis-dreyfus/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.borderstan.com/2016/03/04/duponts-kramerbooks-may-appear-in-season-5-of-veep/|title=Dupont's Kramerbooks to Appear in Season 5 of "Veep"|last=Regan|first=Tim|work=Borderstan | Covering Dupont, Logan, U Street & Columbia Heights |publisher=Borderstan|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327142957/https://www.borderstan.com/2016/03/04/duponts-kramerbooks-may-appear-in-season-5-of-veep/|url-status=live}} The seventh and final season wrapped filming in December 2018.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/12/19/veep-wraps-production-season-7/ |title=Veep stars say goodbye to show on emotional final day of shooting |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Dan |last=Snierson |date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222221456/https://ew.com/tv/2018/12/19/veep-wraps-production-season-7/ |url-status=live }}

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The first season of Veep received generally positive reviews from television critics. Review aggregator site Metacritic gave the season a score of 72 out of 100 based on reviews from 30 critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 78% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10 based on 46 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "The jokes are funny and Julia Louis-Dreyfus is great in the lead, but Veep is still working to find its voice."{{cite web|title=Veep: Season 1|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s01/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=June 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607010404/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s01/|url-status=live}} Hank Stuever of The Washington Post praised the series, writing, "Thanks to Louis-Dreyfus, and the show's remarkable knack for dialogue and timing, Veep is instantly engaging and outrageously fun."{{cite news|last=Stuever|first=Hank|title='Veep': A playful pander in Washington's zoo|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/veep-a-playful-pander-in-washingtons-zoo/2012/04/19/gIQAqc0HTT_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707162148/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/veep-a-playful-pander-in-washingtons-zoo/2012/04/19/gIQAqc0HTT_story.html|url-status=live}} Rob Brunner of Entertainment Weekly gave the season a positive review: "Charmingly goofy as ever, Louis-Dreyfus isn't quite believable as a Vice President – even a sitcom VP whose lack of gravitas is the show's central joke. But she's still a joy to watch, especially when she shows off that famous gift for physical comedy."{{cite magazine|last=Brunner|first=Rob|title=Veep|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/13/veep|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 13, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=April 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416041932/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/04/13/veep|url-status=live}} Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post gave the show a lukewarm review, writing, "Despite the clear talents of the assembled cast, Veep merely reinforces what most people already think and revisits territory many other politically oriented movies and TV shows have thoroughly covered."{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|title='Veep' HBO Review: Political Comedy Misses The Mark|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/veep-hbo-review-political_b_1437554.html|work=The Huffington Post|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224702/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maureen-ryan/veep-hbo-review-political_b_1437554.html|url-status=live}} Brian Lowry of Variety gave the show a negative review and said a "show about an always-second office becomes second-tier TV."{{cite web|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=Review: 'Veep'|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/reviews/veep-1117947412/|work=Variety|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606235858/http://variety.com/2012/tv/reviews/veep-1117947412/|url-status=live}}

The second season received acclaim from critics. It averaged a Metacritic score of 75 out of 100 based on reviews from 10 critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it received a 92% approval rating with an average score of 8.6/10 based on 24 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "In Veep{{'}}s second season, the satire is sharper, the insights are deeper, the tone is more consistent, and the result is a comedy of unexpected heft."{{cite web|title=Veep: Season 2|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s02/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502144514/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s02|url-status=live}} David Hiltbrand of The Philadelphia Inquirer praised the series saying, "HBO's Veep is the sharpest Beltway satire the medium has ever seen, mostly because it focuses not on the power wielded by politicians, but on their desperate venality".{{cite news|last=Hiltbrand|first=David|title=Lots of Funny Business on TV|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20131221_Lots_of_funny_business_all_over_TV.html|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=June 6, 2014|date=December 20, 2013|archive-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205054100/http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/david_hiltbrand/20131221_Lots_of_funny_business_all_over_TV.html|url-status=live}} Bruce Miller of Sioux City Journal also praised the show, writing: "The show is smart—smarter than most on network television—and it has life."{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Bruce|title='Veep' returns with more laughs, familiar situations|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/television/veep-returns-with-more-laughs-familiar-situations/article_296425bd-a2bd-5454-a7c0-08a496ec5af2.html|work=Sioux City Journal|access-date=June 6, 2014|date=April 21, 2013|archive-date=April 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416184132/http://siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/television/veep-returns-with-more-laughs-familiar-situations/article_296425bd-a2bd-5454-a7c0-08a496ec5af2.html|url-status=live}}

The third season received acclaim from critics. It received a Metacritic score of 86 out of 100 based on 10 reviews. It scored a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.6/10 based on 26 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Veep continues its winning streak with a mix of smart comedy, bright performances and a refreshing approach to D.C. politics."{{cite web|title=Veep: Season 3|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s03/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 30, 2014|archive-date=October 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008062816/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s03|url-status=live}} Matt Roush of TV Guide praised the show, and in a joint review of Veep and Silicon Valley wrote: "[Silicon Valley is] paired with the third season of the savagely hilarious Veep; this combo promises to be HBO's most robust and certainly most entertaining comedy hour in years."{{cite news|last=Roush|first=Matt|title=Weekend TV: Silicon Valley, Thrones and Veep on HBO; AMCs' Turn|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Weekend-TV-Silicon-Valley-1080041.aspx|work=TV Guide|date=April 4, 2014|access-date=June 6, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606215428/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Weekend-TV-Silicon-Valley-1080041.aspx|url-status=live}} Brandon Nowalk of The A.V. Club wrote the show "has become the clearest heir to 30 Rock and Arrested Development, and specific bits throughout the season recall both series."{{cite news|last=Nowalk|first=Brandon|title=The campaign trail brings out the best in Veep|url=https://www.avclub.com/review/campaign-trail-brings-out-best-veep-202908|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=June 6, 2014|date=April 2, 2014|archive-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706073810/http://www.avclub.com/review/campaign-trail-brings-out-best-veep-202908|url-status=live}} Tim Molloy of TheWrap praised the cast saying, "The show works because all of its actors seem so human, so likable, despite the words coming from their mouths."{{cite news|last=Molloy|first=Tim|title='Veep' Review: High Stakes Bring Out Selina Meyer's Worst|url=https://www.thewrap.com/veep-review-high-stakes-bring-selina-meyers-worst/|work=TheWrap|access-date=June 6, 2014|date=April 4, 2014|archive-date=June 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607004353/http://www.thewrap.com/veep-review-high-stakes-bring-selina-meyers-worst/|url-status=live}}

The fourth season received acclaim from critics. It received a Metacritic score of 90 out of 100 based on 11 reviews. As with the previous season, Veep scored a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 9.1/10. The site's consensus reads, "Veep shows no signs of slowing down in its fourth season, thanks to sharp, funny, rapid-fire dialogue between POTUS and her hilariously incompetent staff."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s04/|title=Veep: Season 4|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502043001/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s04|url-status=live}} Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Veep enters its fourth season, firmly established as one of television's best comedies, and then immediately does what seems impossible—it delivers its most thoroughly assured, hilarious and brilliantly written and acted episodes."{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/veep-silicon-valley-hbo-julia-788021 |title='Veep' and 'Silicon Valley': TV Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Tim |last=Goodman |date=April 12, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=April 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415003648/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/veep-silicon-valley-hbo-julia-788021 |url-status=live }} Ben Travers of Indiewire wrote, "Veep is incomparable in comedy" and that "the HBO comedy has crafted a style so unique the series itself is entirely its own beast."{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/review-veep-season-4-proves-holding-power-can-be-as-hysterical-as-craving-it-20150408 |title=Review: 'Veep' Season 4 Proves Holding Power Can Be as Hysterical as Craving It |work=Indiewire |first=Ben |last=Travers |date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410202106/http://www.indiewire.com/article/review-veep-season-4-proves-holding-power-can-be-as-hysterical-as-craving-it-20150408 |url-status=live }}

The fifth season received acclaim from critics. It received a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100 based on 18 reviews. The season scored a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Thanks to the spot-on comedic prowess of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and company Veep is back with as many laughs and expletive-filled absurdities as ever."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s05/|title=Veep: Season 5|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=July 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728011509/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s05|url-status=live}} Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Veep doesn't just feel like it's firing on all cylinders, it feels invigorated and out to prove something."{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Goodman|title=Veep Season 5: TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/veep-season-5-tv-review-886749|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 21, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-date=May 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505025616/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/veep-season-5-tv-review-886749|url-status=live}} while Kevin Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "in the switch to new showrunner David Mandel, the state of Veep is strong".{{cite magazine|first=Kevin|last=Sullivan|title=Veep season 5: EW review|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/21/veep-season-5-ew-review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 21, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-date=May 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529202631/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/21/veep-season-5-ew-review|url-status=live}}

The sixth season received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a score of 88 out of 100 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". It has a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 36 reviews with an average score of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A move from the White House hasn't dulled Veep{{'}}s razor-sharp satirical edge, thanks to Julia Louis-Dreyfus and her castmates' deft comic chemistry."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s06 |title=Veep: Season 6 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824191003/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s06/ |url-status=live }}

The seventh season received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". It has a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 59 reviews with an average score of 8.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Brash and bonkers as ever, Veep bows out with an unapologetically absurd final season that solidifies its status as one of TV's greatest comedies."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s07 |title=Veep: Season 7 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527235801/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/veep/s07 |url-status=live }}

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Through its seven seasons, Veep has received critical acclaim and won several major awards, including seventeen Primetime Emmy Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, a Peabody Award, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Television Critics Association Awards, three Directors Guild of America Awards and three Writers Guild of America Awards.

Veep has remained popular since it ended.{{cite news |last1=Vasquez |first1=Zach |title=How Veep became the most influential political satire of this era |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/23/veep-show-kamala-harris |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=23 July 2024}} It has also received attention due to the show's plot lines resembling the real-world progress of the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries and the withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election, which made Vice President Kamala Harris the presumptive Democratic nominee.{{cite news |last1=Soloski |first1=Alexis |title='Veep' Is Re-elected |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/arts/television/veep-kamala-harris.html |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 July 2024}}

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