Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect

Name: Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2026-10-16
Duration: 1 h 26 min
Cast: Michele Norris, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Abdul El-Sayed

Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect (2026)

1:26 (86 min)

Documentary, History

United States

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MS NOW

Release date

16 October 2026

Director

Michele Norris

Actors

Michele Norris

Self (Host)

Bernie Sanders

himself

Zohran Mamdani

themself

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

herself

Abdul El-Sayed

Self (archival footage)

Graham Platner

Self (archival footage)

Steve Benen

Self (Producer)

Angie Nixon

Self (archival footage)

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Short description

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, MS NOW Senior Contributing Editor Michele Norris takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking career and burgeoning influence of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Through exclusive sit-down interviews with Sanders, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Norris explores the Senator’s role in shaping a new generation of candidates and political leaders who are redefining the Democratic Party.