Lone Star's James Wolk Joins USA Political Miniseries Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 07:35 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012 Lone Star's James Wolk is heading to D.C. The actor has joined USA's six-hour miniseries Political Animals, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Slated to premiere in the summer, Political Animals will focus on Elaine Barrish, a divorced former first lady and current secretary of state who struggles to keep her family together as she deals with the State Department's crises.