"First Ladies' Cast: Viola Davis To Be Michelle Obama

A new TV drama featuring the former first ladies, including Michelle Obama is coming. While the rest of the cast is yet to be determined, it has been decided already that Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will be the one to portray Obama.

If the "How To Get Away with Murder" lead actress once said playing Annalise Keating was a joy and a challenge because actresses her age and race rarely get good roles, playing Obama must be something else.

“First Ladies” is a highly-anticipated Showtime series that will show how the US presidents’ wives conducted themselves within and outside the White House, publicly and privately, as reported by BBC.

The first season will focus on three highly-respected first ladies, which are Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and, ex-President Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle.

Not many details about the show have been put out. At the present, what is clear is who will write the episodes during this season. The plotlines or storylines are also known as well.

Specifically, Aaron Cooley will write the episodes, which will center around the professional and private lives of the ladies. Viewers will get a glimpse of how the ladies make decisions too at the east wing of the White House, while their husbands are dealing with state matters. Since Michelle Obama was able to remain on this wing for eight years, much can probably be written about her stay.

Davis playing Obama is not that surprising, she is award-winning after all. She is also a fan of the former first lady. In 2017, Davis hersemade a tribute to Obama. "May you continue to shine your light and impact future generations to come,” Davis wrote.

This is truly a great break for her, considering at one point, she could not get good roles. “I’ve had a 30-year career and I have rarely gotten roles that are fleshed out, even a little bit….Annalise Keating has changed the game.” Davis shared.