{"id":159943,"date":"2022-02-17T21:59:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T02:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=159943"},"modified":"2022-02-17T22:11:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T03:11:24","slug":"the-first-lady-watch-viola-davis-as-michelle-obama-in-new-showtime-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/the-first-lady-watch-viola-davis-as-michelle-obama-in-new-showtime-series\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The First Lady&#8217;: Watch Viola Davis As Michelle Obama In New Showtime Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j36nGWGC5FI?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/j36nGWGC5FI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/02\/i-love-that-for-you-jenifer-lewis-to-star-in-new-showtime-comedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Showtime<\/a> just\u00a0released the official trailer for\u00a0<em>The First Lady,\u00a0<\/em>starring Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. which is set to\u00a0premiere on Sunday, April 17 at\u00a09 p.m. ET\/PT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/02\/the-woman-king-first-look-viola-davis-leads-gina-prince-bythewood-film-1234924288\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Viola Davis<\/a>&nbsp;<em>(Ma Rainey&#8217;s Black Bottom)<\/em>, stars as&nbsp;former first lady Michelle Obama and Oscar and Emmy&nbsp;nominee Michelle Pfeiffer&nbsp;(<em>French Exit<\/em>) as Betty Ford and Emmy and Screen Actors Guild winner Gillian Anderson (<em>The Crown<\/em>) as Eleanor Roosevelt in the new anthology drama. Produced for Showtime by Lionsgate Television, the 10-episode series, created by Aaron Cooley, is executive produced by Oscar winner Cathy Schulman (<em>Crash<\/em>), who also serves as showrunner, and Oscar and Emmy winner Susanne Bier (<em>The Undoing<\/em>) executive produces and directs all of season one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The First Lady<\/em>&nbsp;is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. In the government\u2019s East Wing, many of history\u2019s most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America&#8217;s charismatic, complex and dynamic First Ladies. The series will peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives of three unique, enigmatic women and their families, tracing their journeys to Washington, dipping into their pasts and following them&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the White House into their greatest moments. Through interweaving storylines so intimate it\u2019s as if the White House walls are talking,&nbsp;season one&nbsp;focuses on the enlightening lives of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series also stars Kiefer Sutherland (<em>24<\/em>) as President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Aaron Eckhart (<em>Wander<\/em>) as President Gerald Ford, Dakota Fanning (<em>The Alienist<\/em>) as Susan Elizabeth Ford, Regina Taylor (<em>I\u2019ll Fly Away<\/em>) as Michelle Robinson Obama\u2019s mother Marian Shields Robinson, Lily Rabe (<em>American Horror Story<\/em>) as Lorena \u201cHick\u201d Hickok and&nbsp;Jayme Lawson (<em>The Batman<\/em>) as Young Michelle Obama. Additional guest stars include O-T Fagbenle (<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Handmaid\u2019s Tale)&nbsp;<\/em>as President Barack Obama,&nbsp;Judy Greer (<em>Kidding<\/em>) as Nancy Howe,&nbsp;Ellen Burstyn (<em>Alice Doesn\u2019t Live Here Anymore)<\/em>&nbsp;as Sara Delano Roosevelt, Jackie Earle Haley (<em>Little Children<\/em>) as Louis McHenry Howe, Maria Dizzia (<em>Orange Is The New Black<\/em>) as Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd and Kate Mulgrew (<em>The Man Who Fell To Earth<\/em>) as&nbsp;Susan Sher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cathy Schulman, via her Welle Entertainment, executive produces&nbsp;<em><em>The First Lady<\/em><\/em>&nbsp;along with Susanne Bier,&nbsp;JuVee Productions\u2019&nbsp;Viola Davis, Julius Tennon and Andrew Wang, Aaron Cooley, Pavlina Hatoupis, Alyson Feltes, Jeff Gaspin via Gaspin Media and Brad Kaplan via Link Entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showtime just\u00a0released the official trailer for\u00a0The First Lady,\u00a0starring Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. which is set to\u00a0premiere on Sunday, April 17 at\u00a09 p.m. ET\/PT. 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