Obama To Spend The Long Weekend Binge-Watching ‘True Detective’

In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch first lady Michelle Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention on television from the Treaty R... In this image released by the White House, President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch first lady Michelle Obama speak at the Democratic National Convention on television from the Treaty Room of the White House Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza) MORE LESS
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Presidents, they’re just like you: they too can’t wait for the work week to end so they can dive headfirst into a good TV drama.

President Barack Obama’s plans for the long weekend include binge-watching HBO’s newest show “True Detective,” according to a New York Times story published Thursday.

“True Detective,” which stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two homicide investigators hunting for a serial killer in Louisiana, fits right in with Obama’s other favorite dark series like AMC’s “Breaking Bad” and Netlfix’s “House of Cards.”

Obama is expected to spend President’s Day weekend at the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

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