The First Lady
American anthology drama television series
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| October 1 2024 | The First Lady television series premiered on select PBS stations, syndicated by American Public Television. |
| 2023 | The series continued to receive critical recognition with nominations at the Critics' Choice Awards for Michelle Pfeiffer as Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television. |
| 2023 | Viola Davis received a nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special at the NAACP Image Awards. |
| 2022 | The series was nominated for Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, including Best Actress for Michelle Pfeiffer and Best Writing for Aaron Cooley, Cathy Schulman, Ellen Fairey, and Abby Ajayi. |
| 2022 | The series received Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Period Costumes, Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling, and Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic). |
| 2022 | The TV series received multiple award nominations, including Black Reel Television Awards nomination for Viola Davis as Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series. |
| August 1 2022 | Showtime canceled the series after one season. |
| April 17 2022 | The series premiered on Showtime and Paramount+ Internationally. |
| April 17 2022 | The First Lady television series premiered on Showtime, featuring performances by Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson portraying Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama respectively. |
| July 2021 | Kiefer Sutherland and Lily Rabe joined as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok, with additional cast members Ellen Burstyn, Eliza Scanlen, Cailee Spaeny, Clea DuVall, and Charlie Plummer added. |
| June 2021 | Gloria Reuben and Kate Mulgrew joined the cast as Valerie June Jarrett and Susan Sher, respectively. |
| April 13 2021 | Regina Taylor joined as Marian Shields Robinson, with Saniyya Sidney, Julian De Niro, and Evan Parke joining in recurring roles. |
| March 10 2021 | Nine additional cast members were added, including Derek Cecil as Donald Rumsfeld and Jake Picking as young Gerald Ford. |
| March 9 2021 | Lexi Underwood joined the cast in a recurring role as Malia Obama. |
| March 2 2021 | Dakota Fanning joined the cast as Susan Ford. |
| February 25 2021 | Filming for 'The First Lady' television series officially began in Covington, Georgia, marking the start of production for the anthology drama series. |
| February 25 2021 | O. T. Fagbenle was announced to portray President Barack Obama. |
| February 22 2021 | Gillian Anderson was announced to portray Eleanor Roosevelt. |
| February 16 2021 | Aaron Eckhart joined the cast as President Gerald Ford, and Judy Greer replaced Pamela Adlon due to scheduling conflicts. |
| January 2021 | Michelle Pfeiffer, Jayme Lawson, Kristine Froseth, Pamela Adlon, and Rhys Wakefield joined the cast, with Susanne Bier set to direct and executive produce. |
| February 5 2020 | Showtime announced a series order for 'First Ladies', with Viola Davis set to star as Michelle Obama and Aaron Cooley as creator and writer. |
| 2017 | Michelle Obama concludes her role as First Lady at the end of Barack Obama's presidency |
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