Kiefer Sutherland to Play Franklin Roosevelt in Showtime’s ‘The First Lady’
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thewrap.comShowtime 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.
Pfeiffer will portray Betty Ford. Eckhart will play Gerald Ford, the 38th president. Davis will play Michelle Obama, with Fagbenle portraying Barack Obama, the 44th president. “The First Lady” is a reframing of American leadership told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.
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