Al Franken, who resigned in disgrace from the U.S. Senate over sexual misconduct accusations in 2017 during the height of the #MeToo movement, is now set to play a U.S. Senator in an upcoming TV show.
Former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is poised to join the upper chamber again, at least on the small screen — Franken is playing a senator in a forthcoming Netflix series. The “Saturday Night Live” alum turned lawmaker will play a fictional senior senator from Washington state named Aaron Filkins in Netflix’s “The Residence.” The Shonda…