‘The First Lady’: Pamela Adlon & Rhys Wakefield Join Showtime Anthology Series
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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Pamela Adlon (Better Things) and Rhys Wakefield (True Detective) are set to co-star opposite Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer in The First Lady (working title), Showtime’s anthology, executive produced by Davis and directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier.Co-produced by Showtime and Lionsgate TV, The First Lady was created by Aaron Cooley.
It is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House. Season 1 focuses on Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford (Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Davis).Adlon will play Nancy Howe, who was Betty Ford’s (Pfeiffer) trusted confidante and social secretary.
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