EXCLUSIVE: Rosalind Chao (The Joy Luck Club), Michael Potts (The Wire) 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 Anderson.
Cathy Schulman serves as showrunner. Susanne Bier (The Undoing) will direct and executive produce.The First Lady (wt), created by Aaron Cooley and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime, 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 (Anderson), Betty Ford (Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Davis).Chao plays Tina Tchen, a brilliant
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