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This Oscar Winner Will Be Playing Michelle Obama · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. The acclaimed TV show
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Speaker 1: The West Wing famously told the story of an important
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Speaker 1: wing of the White House centered around the President and
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Speaker 1: his advisors, but a new show will focus on the
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Speaker 1: other side of the building, the East Wing, so but
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Speaker 1: even closer to the President his wife. Showtime has ordered
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Speaker 1: a new drama called First Ladies, with Viola Davis attached
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Speaker 1: the star as Michelle Obama. First season will focus on
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Speaker 1: Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford as well, though who will
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Speaker 1: play them has not yet been announced. It's unclear if
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Speaker 1: each flotus will have a single episode devoted to them
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Speaker 1: in the anthology series, or if their stories will somehow
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Speaker 1: We've together. First Ladies is expected to go into production soon,
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Speaker 1: probably hit Showtime this fall. That's direct from Hollywood.