Name: The First Lady
Genre: Drama

The First Lady Episode 1.01 that white house

The First Lady Episode 1.01 that white house

Episode Premiere

April 17, 2022

Genre

Drama

Production Company

Showtime, Lionsgate TV, JuVee Productions

Official Site

https://www.sho.com/the-first-lady

Information

Episode Premiere

April 17, 2022

Genre

Drama

Period

2022 -

Production Co

Showtime, Lionsgate TV, JuVee Productions

Distributor

Showtime

Official Site

https://www.sho.com/the-first-lady

Cast and Crew

Director

Susanne Bier

Screenwriter

Aaron Cooley

Main Cast

Viola Davis as Michelle Obama
Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford
Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt
Aaron Eckhart as President Gerald Ford
Rhys Wakefield
Judy Greer
Dakota Fanning
O-T Fagbenle
Kiefer Sutherland

Additional Cast

Jackie Earle Haley
Kate Mulgrew
Clea DuVall
Jayme Lawson
Derek Cecil

Synopsis

After Franklin’s sudden polio diagnosis, Eleanor Roosevelt commits to enabling his political future despite pressure from her mother-in-law, Sara. As the Watergate scandal unfolds, Betty Ford unexpectedly becomes Second Lady upon Jerry’s nomination as Vice President and she clashes with his staff over her newly public role. Following the historic 2008 election, Michelle Obama wrestles with the expectations and dangers that Barack and their children face as the first Black family to live in the White House.