The First Lady - Season 1 - Eps 5: see saw
Frustrated by the male dominated world of media and politics, Eleanor holds the White House’s first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena “Hick” Hickock. Betty’s public announcement of her breast cancer diagnosis shifts opinion of the Ford Administration away from Jerry’s controversial pardon of Nixon and makes Betty a popular figure among American women. After Barack gets clobbered in the midterms, Michelle launches a new healthy school lunch program, which prompts a stalled Congress to enact new legislation.
About The First Lady
Title: The First Lady
First Air Date: 2022-04-17
Last Air Date: 2022-06-19
Status: Canceled
Rating: 5.759/10 (from 58 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 10
Network: Showtime
Genres: Drama, Family
Production Companies: Lionsgate Television, Showtime Networks, JuVee Productions
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Viola Davis
Michelle Obama
Michelle Pfeiffer
Betty Ford
Gillian Anderson
Eleanor Roosevelt
O-T Fagbenle
Barack Obama
Dakota Fanning
Susan Elizabeth Ford
Lily Rabe
Lorena Hickok
Regina Taylor
Marian Shields Robinson
Kiefer Sutherland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aaron Eckhart
Gerald Ford