Viola Davis will play Michelle Obama in the drama "The First Ladies" – Deadline

Viola Davis is about to represent Michelle Obama in First ladies, An hour drama at the White House that has been developed for Showtime with a commitment in three scenarios. Davis will produce the project, which comes from the writer Aaron Cooley (novels Four seats: A Supreme Court thriller, The Guns of Ridgewood), JuVee Productions by Davis and Julius Tennon, Welle Entertainment by Cathy Schulman (Other), Gaspin Media by Jeff Gaspin (THE Finest) and Brad Kaplan (L & # 39; intruder). Co-production of Showtime and Lionsgate TV.

Written by Cooley, First ladies is in the East Wing of the White House, where many of the most landmark decisions in history that have changed the world have been concealed, taken by the first charismatic, complex and dynamic ladies of America. The series will unveil the curtain on the personal and political life of our most enigmatic heroes, season one being devoted to Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle Obama.

The idea for the series came from Schulman, who was inspired by a particular scenario written by Cooley about Lady Bird Johnson. In keeping with the mission of Schulman's company, Welle Entertainment, which is dedicated to creating content for women, the series will look at American presidencies in history through a female lens – the first ladies.

The directors of Cooley produce with Davis and Tennon via their productions JuVee, Schulman via Welle Entertainment, Gaspin via Gaspin Media and Kaplan via LINK Entertainment.

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Material for First ladies ccompletely in the public domain. Several years ago, Reese Witherspoon and Anonymous Content teamed up to produce a television series based on Kate Andersen Brower's bestseller. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's First Modern Ladies, with Robin Wright attached to direct and executive produce.

Davis stars in How to escape murder, who is starting his sixth and final season this fall on ABC. She and Tennon recently produced the documentary with Steph Curry. Emanuel JuVee's Davis and Tennon are also executive producers. Fast color, a television series based on the science fiction movie 2018, for Amazon.