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
Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford in The First Lady
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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.
Michelle Pfeiffer is joining Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Viola Davis (
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), who will play former first lady Michelle Obama and will executive produce.
The First Lady is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.