The Campaign

Right now you can watch The Campaign in Australia on Netflix, and in the UK on Netflix — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 1,899 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Will Ferrell — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Netflix — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

The Campaign is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The Campaign gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It hit screens in 2012. What keeps The Campaign from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The Campaign is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Will Ferrell anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.