Battleground is a mockumentary comedy drama television series created by J. D. Walsh streamed on Hulu. The show follows a group of political campaign staffers working to select a black horse candidate to the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Walsh functions as executive producer along with Marc Webb and Hagai Shaham. The show marks Hulu's first foray into programming that is scripted that is original. It premiered online on February 14, 2012.