Created by armando iannucci oscar nominee for co writing in the loop veep takes a sharp satirical look at the insular world of washington politics following the whirlwind day to day existence of the onetime vp and now president selina meyer julia louis dreyfus in her emmy winning role picking up where s4 left off season 5 finds selina in the midst of a virtually unprecedented electoral college tie with her future as president coming down to only a few hundred votes with amy and dan