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EXCLUSIVE: Showtime will not be picking up a second season of one-hour drama anthology series The First Lady. The star-studded Season 1 of the anthology, set in the East Wing of the White House and focused on telling the stories of America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies…

"There are so many good things, so many different kind of series here," Deadline's Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond says on today's TV Talk podcast, speaking about the Limited Series contenders for this year's Emmys. With the likes of Hulu's Dopesick and The Dropout, HBO's The White Lotus, Netflix's…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Gaspin Media executive Tony Sabistina is joining Tomorrow Studios as a senior vice president of development. "We have known Tony for many years and appreciate his incredible talent in developing compelling programming for today's global TV audience,” according to a joint statement from CEO/Partner…

Writer, director and actor O-T Fagbenle is a busy man. Emmy-nominated for his supporting role as Luke Bankole in The Handmaid's Tale, Fagbenle most recently starred opposite Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh in Marvel's Black Widow. He also stars as Barack Obama in Showtime's anthology series The First Lady…

Viola Davis did speak with Michelle Obama before she played her in Showtime’s upcoming The First Lady, but she is reluctant to share much of what they talked about in their private conversation. “What’s dramatic about Michelle Obama? I’ll tell you what’s dramatic. She is a Black woman and the first Black woman in the…

Viola Davis stars in Showtime’s The First Lady in the role of Michelle Obama, and she admits she’s nervous about what the former First Lady will think of her performance. The anthology drama is set to premiere on April 17. “Let me tell you something, not only does the thought [of Michelle Obama watching the show] come…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children), Tony nominee Maria Dizzia (Orange Is the New Black) and Jeremy Bobb (The Knick) are set for key recurring roles on Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady, starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian…

EXCLUSIVE: Clea DuVall (Veep) and Charlie Plummer (All the Money in the World) are set for key recurring roles in Showtime's upcoming anthology series The First Lady, starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoi…

Lily Rabe is set as a lead in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady, starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce. The role reunites Rabe with Bier, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is round out casting for the Roosevelt family on its upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner Ellen Burstyn, (Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore), Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) and Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) are set for recurring roles on the series starring Viola…

Former Designated Survivor star Kiefer Sutherland is heading back to the Oval Office. He’s been tapped to play President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Showtime's upcoming anthology series The First Lady (working title), starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy…

EXCLUSIVE: Rosalind Chao (The Joy Luck Club), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) are set for recurring roles on Showtime's upcoming anthology series The First Lady (working title), starring Viola Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian…