Could we get an insight into the Reagans, Carters, Johnsons, Kennedys, Nixons, Eisenhowers or even further back to the Wilsons, Tafts and Lincolns.That’s the tension behind Manolo Caro’s “Perfect Strangers.” The film’s premise is simple yet made suspenseful with a 21st Century twist.
Obviously a season 2 will depend on the success of The First Lady season 1, but it could well follow a successful formula of following three First Ladies and Presidents. * The First Lady season 1 episode 1 review: road to the White HouseĮleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly against the Great Depression after Nixon's resignation, Betty becomes first lady days before a scheduled state dinner Michelle faces opposition from members of Barack's transition team. The First Lady switches the action between Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama, and here's our guide to each episode which we'll be updating as the series progresses.Įleanor commits to Franklin's uncertain political future Betty unexpectedly becomes secondl Lady upon Jerry's nomination Michelle wrestles with the consequences of Barack becoming the first Black president of the United States. (Image credit: Showtime) The First Lady episode guide The First Lady shows the close bond between Michelle Obama (Viola Davis) and her daughters Sasha (Saniyya Sidney) and Malia (Lexi Underwood), as her mother Marian Robinson (Regina Taylor) helped with childcare at the White House.
And she’s no stranger to playing powerful women, either, having starred as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Crown season 4 on Netflix. Kiefer Sutherland is set to play FDR, having starred as fictional POTUS Tom Kirkman in Netflix series Designated Survivor, while Gillian Anderson is starring opposite him as Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor was one of the first First Ladies to take an active interest in policy-making and promoting causes close to her heart such as Civil Rights and eliminating poverty. He married his fifth cousin Eleanor in 1905 and, despite contracting polio and losing movement in his legs in 1921, he went on to become one of the nation’s most revered presidents, navigating America through World War Two after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Roosevelt (aka FDR) was the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945, and the only US president to serve for more than two terms.
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