Starring Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, and Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, The First Lady venerates three of the most high-profile women to occupy the White House's East Wing, and shines a light on the goings-on behind those picture-perfect facades. The First Lady is on Showtime in the States but make sure you know how to watch this show online from anywhere.
Premiere date: April 17 (US, CA) | April 18 (AU)
Time: 9pm ET/PT every Sunday
US stream: Showtime Now FREE trial
Global streams: Crave (CA) | Paramount Plus FREE trial (AU)
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The 10-part drama marries fact with fiction to explore how privilege and influence can be harnessed to great effect with skill and will.
Eleanor Roosevelt redefined the role, taking a public stand against her husband when she disagreed with his policies, most notably in the case of civil rights, and becoming the de facto President when the opportunity arose.
Betty Ford blazed her own trail, fighting for equal rights and raising awareness of the then-taboo subject of breast cancer, while openly battling her own demons.
The show also touches upon how public expectations of the role have declined, Michelle Obama having been largely constrained to championing 'safer' causes, such as education, healthy living and military families, as her husband was deified as the US' first African-American President.
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If you're abroad when The First Lady airs, geo-restrictions will block you from watching on your usual streaming service.
Luckily, there’s a simple solution. By downloading and installing a VPN to your device, you can trick it into thinking it's in another country. So you can set your location to your home country and dodge those geo-restrictions to access your usual streaming service without a problem.
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Can I watch The First Lady in the UK?
There's no word yet on when The First Lady will air in the UK.
Paramount has the international rights to the series, and its streaming service Paramount Plus is set to hit the UK in 2022 via Sky platforms. All parties have so far kept the specific details of the launch under wraps.
Your only saving grace is if you're a Showtime Now, Crave or Paramount Plus Australia subscriber currently visiting the UK. If that's the case, you can use a VPN to tap into a stream of The First Lady.
