Name: The First Lady
Genre: Drama

The First Lady Episode 1.02 voices carry

The First Lady Episode 1.02 voices carry

Episode Premiere

April 24, 2022

Genre

Drama

Production Company

Showtime, Lionsgate TV, JuVee Productions

Official Site

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

Information

Episode Premiere

April 24, 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, Ellen Fairey, Cathy Schulman

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
Derek Cecil
Rhys Wakefield

Synopsis

Moved by the toll the Great Depression has taken on the country, Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly and lobbies for an unprecedented formal position in the administration while helping craft his inaugural address. After Nixon’s resignation, Jerry assumes the presidency and Betty becomes First Lady days before an important state dinner, which Jerry's staff try to cancel. In the days leading up to Barack’s inauguration, Michelle faces opposition from members of his transition team who plan to diminish her role.