Inspired by real-life events, the first season will be set in the East Wing of The White House, and focus on the Obamas, the Fords, and the Roosevelts, with Gillian Anderson (fresh off playing another real-life figure, Margaret Thatcher in The Crown<\/a>) rounding out the lead cast as Eleanor Roosevelt.<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about The First Lady.<\/p>\n The release date has yet to be announced, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any news.<\/p> The first season will focus on the widely respected First Ladies Michelle Obama, Betty Ford, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who are played by Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson, respectively.<\/p>\n Kiefer Sutherland will play President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Aaron Eckhart stars as President Gerald Ford; and O-T Fagbenle rounds out the trio as President Barack Obama. Meanwhile Dakota Fanning\u00a0plays Betty\u2019s daughter Susan Elizabeth Ford.<\/p>\n The cast also features\u00a0Judy Greer as Nancy Howe, Betty Ford\u2019s social secretary and confidant; Rhys Wakefield as President Ford\u2019s Deputy Chief of Staff Dick Cheney; Jayme Lawson as a young Michelle Obama; and Kristine Forseth as young Betty Ford.<\/p>\n Eliza Scanlen is also reportedly set to star as a young Eleanor Roosevelt, while Kathleen Garrett seems set to play another First Lady, Laura Bush, who may well appear in the episode where the Obamas first arrive at The White House\u00a0(replacing the Bush family as its inhabitants).<\/p>\n There\u2019s no trailer yet for The First Lady, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with any news.<\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our guide to the best series on Netflix<\/a> and best movies on Netflix<\/a>, visit our TV Guide<\/a>, or take a look at the rest of our Drama<\/a> coverage.<\/strong><\/p>\n Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson play former First Ladies of the United States of America. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2739,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series.jpg",2154,1390,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series-300x194.jpg",300,194,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series-768x496.jpg",768,496,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series-1024x661.jpg",800,516,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series-1536x991.jpg",1536,991,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/the-first-lady-release-date-cast-trailer-and-latest-news-for-white-house-anthology-series-2048x1322.jpg",2048,1322,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson play former First Ladies of the United States of America.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The First Lady release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The First Lady cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div> The First Lady trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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