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Using his television platform, Hegseth tirelessly promoted the case for freeing Eddie Gallagher, who was accused by his fellow soldiers of brazenly murdering civilians.

That willingness to defend and indeed celebrate evil is no doubt a major factor in Hegseth’s rise; so too is his prominent jawline — he just looks like a military guy, which very much matters to a president who owes his rise to television — and the fact, too, that he is a relative nobody: "Who the f**k is this guy?" one defense lobbyist asked Politico.

After all, this is a year dominated by movie and television stars like Glen Powell, Adam Brody, Paul Mescal or Jonathan Bailey.

“But we could take that concept and lean into the strengths of episodic television — character development and multi-seasons — and make it in a whole different dramatic form.”

“It was about the spy craft. But really what I found was how propulsive it was. It was the sort of television I love to watch.”