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The First Lady
The First Lady
TV ShowCanceled

The First Lady

5.8 / 10
2022
1 season
10 episodes
DramaFamily

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.

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Cast

Viola Davis

Michelle Pfeiffer

Gillian Anderson

O-T Fagbenle

Dakota Fanning

Lily Rabe

Regina Taylor

Kiefer Sutherland

Aaron Eckhart

Clea DuVall

Ellen Burstyn

Jackie Earle Haley

Seasons

Season one focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama.

  • that white house

    1.that white house

    4.6
    17-04-202256m

    After Franklin’s sudden polio diagnosis, Eleanor Roosevelt commits to enabling his political future despite pressure from her mother-in-law, Sara. As the Watergate scandal unfolds,...

  • voices carry

    2.voices carry

    4.3
    24-04-202255m

    Moved by the toll the Great Depression has taken on the country, Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly and lobbies for an unprecedented formal position in the administration...

  • please allow me

    3.please allow me

    4.2
    01-05-202258m

    Young Eleanor reluctantly cuts short her progressive education in London to make her dreaded societal debut as a member of New York’s prestigious Roosevelt family, which includes h...

  • cracked pot

    4.cracked pot

    3.5
    08-05-202259m

    Years before first entering the White House, Eleanor discovers Franklin’s marital indiscretions, which push her to socialize with more independent, politically active women in the...

  • see saw

    5.see saw

    4.6
    15-05-202254m

    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...

  • shout out

    6.shout out

    4.2
    22-05-202255m

    Eleanor moves Hick into an adjacent bedroom in the White House while Franklin has the FBI surveil her actions. Inspired by her growing influence and popularity, Betty steers a Whit...

  • nadir

    7.nadir

    4.9
    29-05-202251m

    After African-American opera singer Marian Anderson is banned from performing for the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eleanor leaves the group and doubles down on her efforts...

  • punch perfect

    8.punch perfect

    4.2
    05-06-202254m

    Dissatisfied with Franklin’s complacency over growing international atrocities in Europe, Eleanor forces his hand to assist Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Having retired to...

  • rift

    9.rift

    4.2
    12-06-202254m

    As Franklin helms the United States’ entry into World War II, Eleanor patriotically rallies the country as First Lady, which leaves Hick neglected on the sidelines. After Betty’s s...

  • victory dance

    10.victory dance

    4.4
    19-06-202256m

    Eleanor receives a last gift from an ailing Franklin: the charter for the League of Nations, a blueprint for their shared lifelong dream of world peace. Betty overcomes vulnerable...

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