Viola Davis to Portray Michelle Obama in New Showtime Series ‘First Ladies’

Published: Wednesday 5th Feb 2020 by Rashad

When it comes to Emmy and Academy Award winner Viola Davis, ‘booked and busy’ is quite the understatement.

As fans of hit drama ‘How To Get Away with Murder’ prepare themselves for the show’s May 14th finale, its leading star already has her sights set for Showtime as a recent announcement’s revealed she’s teaming with the premium cable network for the forthcoming venture, ‘First Ladies.’

Details inside:

Report:

“[Showtime] has ordered one-hour drama “First Ladies” from Viola Davis’ JuVee Productions that would star the Oscar winner as former first lady Michelle Obama.
The focus of the first season, which will “peel back the curtain on the personal and political lives of these enigmatic women,” according to Showtime, will revolve around Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford.
Showtime and Lionsgate TV will co-produce.
The series will also be executive produced by Davis’s husband Julius Tennon, Oscar winner Cathy Schulman (“Crash”), Jeff Gaspin (“Rhythm + Flow”), Brad Kaplan (“Mr. Church”) and author Aaron Cooley.”

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As of time reported, no official premiere date has been announced.

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  1. Clarks0oñ February 6, 2020

    I love her but she over acts.
    She’s so over the top in some scenes , u start getting scared.

    • Ugghh February 6, 2020

      At this point you’re just stupid. No other explanation needed

      And before you comment back, I’ll just list everything you always say to save you time:

      1. Something regarding Normani
      2. Camilla ?
      3. Calling someone a rat
      4. A long list of billboard chart non sense
      5. Another topic that doesn’t justify your stupidity

      • Clarks0oñ February 6, 2020

        I said what I said. Cry about it

        Viola is a good actress but she over acts
        She doesnt know how to do subtlety/nuance
        She’s over the top and too dramatic

        I watched fences and I laughed so hard.
        Watching viola over act, snot running down her nose, yelling her lines etc.

        She was good in doubt
        She should have won the oscar for her 7 minutes performance.

    • Are You Kidding Me? February 6, 2020

      It’s 2020. Please start spreading love. Valentine’s is a week away. Don’t save it all for Valentine’s Day.

    • Happy n Rich February 6, 2020

      I agree. Viola Davis is going to have to scale way back to pull of Michelle Obama.

  2. Are You Kidding Me? February 6, 2020

    Why isn’t Jackie Kennedy involved with this?

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