The second season of the drama series The First Lady on Showtime has now been cancelled. Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer), and Michelle Obama (Viola Davis) were the three main characters in the star-studded Season 1 of the anthology, which was set in the East Wing of the White House and told the stories of America’s charismatic, complex, and dynamic first ladies. Davis also served as the anthology’s executive producer.

A Showtime spokeswoman said that the anthology series The First Lady will not be moving
ahead with another season. “We would like to thank our showrunner Cathy Schulman, director Susanne Bier, their fellow executive producers, our incredible cast, which is led by executive producers Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson, as well as our studio partner Lionsgate for their hard work in bringing the distinct stories of three remarkable leaders to
life.” Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc. and operates the premium service SHOWTIME, which features a critically acclaimed original series. The widely acclaimed Billions was a Showtime series.

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The First Lady is written by Aaron Cooley and produced by Jeff Gaspin’s Gaspin Media. Susanne Bier is the executive producer and director of this series. The show was jointly produced by Showtime and Lionsgate TV.

Schulman and Bier said in February that they were looking at potential future episodes that would include Hillary Clinton, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Dolly Madison, Edith Wilson, Martha Washington, and Rosalynn Carter. The cancellation of the
programme follows negative reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly TV writer Kristen Baldwin dubbed the show “a sad waste of three excellent women.” The First Lady’s 10-episode run with each episode being 55-60 minutes long came to an end in June. The series received mixed reviews, with praise for Pfeiffer’s and Anderson’s performances, as well as the costuming, set design, and themes, with criticism for its pacing and plot.