'Veep' season 5 news: Series continues without creator

By Jess Dailo, Christian Post Contributor Wednesday, September 23, 2015

It was reported that the upcoming season of "Veep" is expected to present some interesting turn of events following the previous season.

Season 4 of "Veep" ended with the presidential elections between Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Bill O'Brien, played by Brad Leland. The finale let off with a close call on who got the majority. With that, an Electoral College tie had to be settled with the House of Representatives, given the power to elect the new president, and senate choosing the vice president.

Therefore, the upcoming season will begin with the morning after the elections, showing how Selina and her team will handle the results. Actor Tony Hale, who portrays the role of Gary, recently spoke about the show and how the writers deal with the story. He said, "In the past experiences it's been that they've written something and then it's actually happened in the press. So I'm worried about what they're going to write and then it actually happening. That's what I'm more worried about, because the show is satire, but sometimes satire turns to life."

However, it was reported that the creator of the series Armando Iannucci will not be returning for the upcoming season, due to personal reasons. David Mandel will now be taking on the role of the new showrunner for the season to come.

Iannucci recently shared details about his departure from the series during an interview with Screen Crush. He said, "There was a mischievous part of me that knew this would be my last season anyway, so I rather liked the idea of leaving that constitutional dilemma to my successor. In terms of the four seasons that I've done, it felt like a solution I wanted to make because so much [in politics] is that gridlock that actually the finale has to be in gridlock too."

Season 5 of "Veep" is expected to air sometime next year.