Viola Davis to play Michelle Obama
Showtime has issued a first season order for hour-long drama First Ladies, which is set to star Viola Davis as the former First Lady, Michelle Obama. The show will peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout history, with season one focusing on Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama has been portrayed on film before, but never on television. She was notably played by Tika Sumpter in the 2016 picture Southside With You. The Obamas are making the leap into content production themselves via their recently launched Higher Ground Productions.
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