‘The First Lady’: Lily Rabe To Play Journalist Lorena Hickock In Showtime Anthology Series

EXCLUSIVE: GLOW alumna Betty Gilpin is reuniting with the creators of the Netflix wrestling comedy-drama series on their new series, Apple TV+’s Roar. In the anthology, starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman, Gilpin also joins her former GLOW co-star Alison Brie.

Ryan the Temp is back again. Okay, so maybe his real-life name is B.J.

EXCLUSIVE: Keith David has joined the cast of HBO Max’s Love Life‘s sophomore season in the role of the narrator.

FX is further expanding the American Horror Story franchise with a second installment of spinoff anthology series American Horror Stories, set to premiere in 2022. The Season 2 renewal, announced during FX’s portion of the summer TCA virtual press tour, comes less than a week before the American Horror Stories Season 1 finale, “Game Over,” is slated for FX on Hulu release Aug. 19.

Gillian Anderson is sharing a first look at an anticipated new role.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden found back in college.

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 Anderson. Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce.

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 Undoing) will direct and executive produce.

 First Lady Dr. Jill Biden  underwent a successful procedure on her left foot Thursday to “flush out debris from a puncture wound.”  President Joe Biden ’s wife was treated at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Jill Biden is recovering after having surgery on her foot at Walter Reed Medical Facility on July 29. She “underwent a successful procedure on her left foot to flush out debris from a puncture wound,” her spokesperson, Michael LaRosa, confirmed. The puncture occurred while the First Lady was in Hawaii on July 25, and she stepped on something while walking on the beach. Luckily, the surgery went well and as planned.

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.

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.

Ellise Shafer administratorPop-punk revivalist Jxdn rang in his first live show ever at the Roxy Saturday night with a slew of special guests, including Blink-182 drummer and mentor Travis Barker, rapper Iann Dior and singer Nessa Barrett.The show was a short hour-long event, with no opening acts, but still packed a punch.

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