sentences:  In April 2011, HBO announced that it had ordered "Veep" as a series, and later announced in January 2012 that the series would premiere on April 22, 2012.Louis-Dreyfus described "Veep"'s intent not to have the President on-screen, or to reveal the political party of the characters.Meyer's party affiliation is somewhat implied in "Election Night" to be Democratic, since CNN represents states that she wins as blue.