Miniseries · Hulu
Mrs. America
What happened to women helping women?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Cate Blanchett
Phyllis Schlafly
9 eps
Rose Byrne
Gloria Steinem
9 eps
Uzo Aduba
Shirley Chisholm
9 eps
Margo Martindale
Bella Abzug
9 eps
Tracey Ullman
Betty Friedan
9 eps
Elizabeth Banks
Jill Ruckelshaus
9 eps
Sarah Paulson
Alice
9 eps
John Slattery
Fred Schlafly
9 eps
Kayli Carter
Pamela
9 eps
Ari Graynor
Brenda Feigen
9 eps
Melanie Lynskey
Rosemary Thomson
9 eps
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Eleanor Schlafly
9 eps
Liam MacDonald
Andy Schlafly
1 eps
Peter MacNeill
Barry Goldwater
1 eps
Reetu Bambrah
Congressional Aide
1 eps
Eden Broda
Woman on Bullhorn
1 eps
Téa Helena Carini
Hairdresser
1 eps
Allie Dunbar
Young GOP Wife
1 eps
Thomas Gough
W. Clement Stone
1 eps
Andrea Grant
Arlene Crane
1 eps
Jessica Greco
Woman #1
1 eps
Adrian Griffin
Director
1 eps
Susan Hamann
Linda
1 eps
Nile Seguin
Assistant Director
1 eps
Cody Ray Thompson
Neil
1 eps
Geordie Johnson
1 eps
Tom O'Keefe
Phil Donahue
1 eps
Marcia Bennett
Dadie Stewart
2 eps
Marium Carvell
Leonia
2 eps
John Bourgeois
George McGovern
2 eps
Brandon J. Dirden
Conrad Chisholm
1 eps
Currie Graham
1 eps
Norm Lewis
Ron Dellums
1 eps
Rosemary De Los Santos
Latinx Supporter
1 eps
Novie Edwards
Willie B. Reed
2 eps
Samantha Espie
Jacquie Davison
2 eps
Gordon Hecht
McGovern Staffer #1
1 eps
Addison Holley
Young Female Delegate #2
1 eps
John Palladino
Gary Hart
1 eps
Teresa Pavlinek
Ann Patterson
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mrs. America actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mrs. America reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Houston
Alice, Rosemary and Pamela cross into enemy territory at the National Women's Conference in Houston, where they come face-to-face with Feminist leaders.
- Directed by Janicza Bravo
- Written by Dahvi Waller
S01E01
Phyllis
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly considers another run for Congress, amid the women's movement's push for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by Dahvi Waller
S01E05
Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc
Phyllis and Fred Schlafly debate superstar Feminist couple Brenda and Marc Feigan-Fasteau on television.
- Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Written by Micah Schraft, April Shih
S01E07
Bella
Bella is put in charge of the first ever government-funded National Women's Conference. Phyllis and her women clash over how to best disrupt the conference.
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by Micah Schraft
S01E09
Reagan
Gloria, Bella and Jill put pressure on the White House to act on their proposals from the National Women's Conference. Phyllis prepares to leverage her political victories as the 1980 presidential election draws near.
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by Joshua Allen Griffith, Dahvi Waller
S01E04
Betty
As Stop ERA grows and gains media attention, Betty Friedan, the mother of the Feminist movement, makes it her mission to take down Phyllis.
- Directed by Amma Asante
- Written by Boo Killebrew
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E09
Reagan
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by Joshua Allen Griffith, Dahvi Waller
S01E07
Bella
- Directed by Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Written by Micah Schraft
S01E06
Jill
- Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Written by Sharon Hoffman
S01E05
Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc
- Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
- Written by Micah Schraft, April Shih
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Dahvi Waller
Showrunner
Stacey Sher
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Coco Francini
Executive producer
Ryan Fleck
Executive producer
Cate Blanchett
Executive producer
Anna Boden
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Joshua Allen Griffith
Writer
Boo Killebrew
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Tanya Barfield
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Sharon Hoffman
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Micah Schraft
Writer
- Photo unavailable
April Shih
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Stacey SherExecutive Producer
- Coco FranciniExecutive Producer
- Boo KillebrewProducer
- Ryan FleckExecutive Producer
- Dahvi WallerExecutive Producer
- Tanya BarfieldProducer
Writing
- Joshua Allen GriffithWriter
- Boo KillebrewWriter
- Dahvi WallerWriter
- Tanya BarfieldWriter
- Sharon HoffmanWriter
- Micah SchraftWriter
Direction
- Ryan FleckDirector
- Janicza BravoDirector
- Amma AsanteDirector
- Laure de Clermont-TonnerreDirector
- Anna BodenDirector
Cinematography
- Pepe Avila del PinoDirector of Photography
- Jessica Lee GagnéDirector of Photography
- Chris TeagueDirector of Photography
Music
- Kris BowersOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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