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Showtime Axes 'The First Lady' After Season One

American network Showtime has cancelled anthology series "The First Lady" after just one seaso🐟n.

Viola Davis as Michelle Obama
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Americanꦇ network Showtime has cancelled anthology series "The First Lady" after just one season.

The show, which premi♌ered on Showtime in April, focused on the personal and political lives of First Ladies from throughout the history of the US.

It featured actors Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer a🐽s Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt.

🦂In a statement to Variety, a Showtime spokesperson confirmed that the network is not moving forward with another season of "The First Lady".

"We would like to applaud the artistry and commitment of our showrunner Cathy Schulman, director Susa𒐪nne💙 Bier, their fellow executive producers, our amazing cast, led by executive producer Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson, and our studio partner Lionsgate for their dedicated work in telling the unique stories of three remarkable leaders," the representative added.

Produced by Lionsgate Television, the 10-episode seri🌼es is created by Aaron Cooley, who also se🧸rved as executive producer alongside showrunner Cathy Schulman and director Susanne Bier.

Davis, Julius Tennon, Andrew Wang, Pavlina Hatoupis, Al𒐪yson Feltes, Jeff Gaspin and Brad Kaplan also served as executive producers.

[With Inputs From PTI]

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