Year 2013 Video Release 2013-03-26 Studio HBO Home Entertainment Genre TV Series MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 268 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and rising star in her party with her eye on the White House then she became Vice President. Emmy R Award winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seinfeld stars in VEEP, the new HBO R comedy series created by Oscar R nominee Armando Iannucci In the Loop . VEEP follows the whirlwind day-to-day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the president's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the chief executive. The ensemble cast also stars Tony Hale Arrested Development , Anna Chlumsky In the Loop , Matt Walsh Hung , Reid Scott My Boys , Timothy Simons Days Together and Sufe Bradshaw Overnight .