The holiday season is in full swing at the White House where first lady Jill Biden has chosen 'We The People' as the theme for the executive mansion's 2022 decorations.
The holiday season is in full swing at the White House where first lady Jill Biden has chosen 'We The People' as the theme for the executive mansion's 2022 decorations.
Rolling Stone Historical Fiction Podcast ‘Edith!’ Stars Rosamund Pike as Former First Lady
New series offers a satirical, irreverent take on the story of First Lady Edith Wilson following President Woodrow Wilson’s stroke
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Certain periods in history are so ripe for dramatization, it’s hard to believe they haven’t gotten the treatment sooner.
Shortly after surviving a bout with the flu during the 1918 pandemic, negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, and cutting short a train tour to promote the formation of the peacekeeping League of Nations due to health issues, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke. Protective of her husband and his power, First Lady Edith Wilson shielded him from intruders and helped him run the country from his bedside while he recovered.
Michelle Pfeiffer would star as Betty Ford in the anthology series “
The First Lady.” The network also announced that Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Susanne Bier would direct and executive produce the project, which also stars and is executive produced by Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis, who will play former first lady Michelle Obama.
The description reads, “The First Lady is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.”
Produced by Showtime and Lionsgate Television, the series is executive produced by Oscar-winner Cathy Schulman, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Andrew Wang, Jeff Gaspin, and Brad Kaplan, and created by author Aaron Cooley, who will write several of the episodes and executive produce. The announcement was made by Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.
The First Lady
OSCAR NOMINEE MICHELLE PFEIFFER JOINS OSCAR WINNER VIOLA DAVIS IN THE FIRST LADY (w/t) FOR SHOWTIME
OSCAR WINNER SUSANNE BIER TO DIRECT ALL EPISODES
Anthology Series To Star Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, With Davis Executive Producing via JuVee Productions and Starring as Michelle Obama
Oscar Winner Cathy Schulman To Executive Produce; Created by Aaron Cooley
LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2021 – SHOWTIME has announced that Oscar and Emmy® nominee and Golden Globe® winner Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit) will star as Betty Ford and Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce the anthology series THE FIRST LADY (w/t), starring and executive produced by Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis (Ma Rainey s Black Bottom), who will play former first lady Michelle Obama. THE FIRST LADY is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of th