‘The First Lady’: Kiefer Sutherland To Play Franklin D. Roosevelt On Showtime Anthology Series

EXCLUSIVE: Lesley-Ann Brandt, Luke James and Erica Ash are among the 13 Black actors who have joined the cast of Shudder’s upcoming Black horror anthology series Horror Noire.

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 recently directed the actress in HBO’s The Undoing limited series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLily Rabe has been cast as Lorena “Hick” Hickok in the Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.”The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Gillian Anderson has been cast as Eleanor Roosevelt, with Viola Davis set to play Michelle Obama and Michelle Pfeiffer to play Betty Ford.Hickok was a pioneering American journalist, who by 1932 became America’s best-known female reporter.

B.J. Novak’s previously untitled comedy anthology series for FX now has a title and fresh lineup of stars set to appear. Created, written and hosted by Novak, The Premise adds Ben Platt, Tracee Ellis Ross, Daniel Dae Kim, Lola Kirke, Soko, Jermaine Fowler, Ayo Edebiri, Eric Lange to its cast.

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 Davis — who also executive produces — Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce.

Jill Biden is in Tokyo for the Olympics, attending the opening ceremony and meeting with other leaders from around the world as the head of the U.S. delegation.  The first lady's trip is continuing as planned, despite the dozens of COVID-19 cases linked to the games.

Dr. Jill Biden is enjoying the Games!

Let the games begin! First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, 70, was absolutely stunning when she met with Japanese Emperor Naruhito, 61, right before the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday July 23.

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  has touched down in Tokyo for the Olympics!  President Joe Biden ’s wife arrived in the Japanese capital on Thursday, July 22.

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  and  President Joe Biden  welcomed  Queen Rania, King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan to the White House on Monday.

SPOILER ALERT: The post below has details for the first two episodes of FX and Hulu’s American Horror Stories. 

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  is heading to Tokyo this month!  President Joe Biden ’s wife will be attending the Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Glamour's 2021 College Women of the Year—focused entirely on community college students across the U.S.—we had an idea: Wouldn't it be something if the First Lady of the United States could somehow be involved? Like the applicants, she's always struck a balance between work and commitments that come with family and community. And, of course, Dr.

24 actor Kiefer Sutherland has lined up a presidential role in a new TV series, as he has signed up to play the 32nd US President, Franklin D Roosevelt, in Showtime series The First Lady. The drama series will tell the stories of women who have been at the heart of the White House, revealing the personal and political lives of three First Ladies through interweaving storylines.

EXCLUSIVE: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ joint venture with Discovery, Magnolia Network, continues to spruce up its launch slate with a documentary anthology series, Hi I’m.

Justin Chambers is heading back to television in his first role since leaving Grey’s Anatomy.

A year and a half after his surprise exit from Grey’s Anatomy, Justin Chambers is making a return to acting by taking on a screen icon.

Antonio Ferme editorKiefer Sutherland will star as President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Showtime’s “The First Lady.”The series is described as a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

Showtime has found its FDR. Kiefer Sutherland will play the 32nd president on the network’s upcoming historical anthology series “The First Lady.” Sutherland will star opposite Gillian Anderson, who is on board as former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt.The cast also includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Aaron Eckhart, Viola Davis, O-T Fagbenle, Judy Greer, Jayme Lawson, Kristine Froseth and Rhys Wakefield.

American Horror Stories, Hulu’s American Horror Story spinoff anthology series, will welcome some fresh and returning faces. AHS alums Matt Bomer, Billie Lourd and John Carroll Lynch are set to return to the wicked world of Ryan Murphy’s horror franchise as they round out the cast.