Limited series · Showtime
The First Lady
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Viola Davis
Michelle Obama
10 eps
Michelle Pfeiffer
Betty Ford
10 eps
Gillian Anderson
Eleanor Roosevelt
10 eps
O-T Fagbenle
Barack Obama
10 eps
Dakota Fanning
Susan Elizabeth Ford
10 eps
Lily Rabe
Lorena Hickok
10 eps
Regina Taylor
Marian Shields Robinson
10 eps
Kiefer Sutherland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
10 eps
Aaron Eckhart
Gerald Ford
10 eps
James DuMont
Herpolsheimer's Manager
1 eps
Geraldine Singer
Dorothea Warren
1 eps
Jackie Earle Haley
Louis Howe
5 eps
Kate Mulgrew
Susan Sher
4 eps
Eliza Scanlen
Young Eleanor Roosevelt
2 eps
Clea DuVall
Tommy
6 eps
Jayme Lawson
Young Michelle Obama
5 eps
Derek Cecil
Donald Rumsfeld
4 eps
Michael Potts
Fraser Robinson
5 eps
Rhys Wakefield
Dick Cheney
4 eps
Ellen Burstyn
Sara Delano Roosevelt
6 eps
Judy Greer
Nancy Howe
4 eps
Cailee Spaeny
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
4 eps
Michael Aronov
Rahm Emanuel
3 eps
Gloria Reuben
Valerie Jarrett
3 eps
Kristine Froseth
Young Betty Ford
5 eps
Rosalind Chao
Tina Tchen
3 eps
Lexi Underwood
Malia Obama
3 eps
Saniyya Sidney
Sasha Obama
3 eps
Bill Winkler
Secret Service Agent
1 eps
Patrice Johnson
Clara Powell
3 eps
Gavin White
Young Michael Ford
1 eps
Donna Lynne Champlin
Mel Winter
1 eps
Raphael Luce
Young James Roosevelt
2 eps
Jake Picking
Young Gerald Ford
2 eps
Brandon Fox
Radio Producer
1 eps
Jordyn McIntosh
Young Sasha Obama
2 eps
Vivien Lyra Blair
Little Eleanor Roosevelt
1 eps
Jeremy Bobb
Theodore Roosevelt
1 eps
Tristan Borders
John Roosevelt
1 eps
The story
What it's about
A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Julius TennonExecutive Producer
- Susanne BierExecutive Producer
- Cathy SchulmanExecutive Producer
- Viola DavisExecutive Producer
- Jeff GaspinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Alyson FeltesWriter
- Ellen FaireyWriter
- Cathy SchulmanWriter
- Abby AjayiWriter
Direction
- Susanne BierDirector
Cinematography
- Amir MokriDirector of Photography
Where to watch
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