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Sarah Paulson & Uzo Aduba Join the Cast of FX's 'Mrs. America'!

Sarah Paulson & Uzo Aduba Join the Cast of FX's 'Mrs. America'!

Sarah Paulson and Uzo Aduba are joining the cast!

The American Horror Story actress and the Orange Is The New Black star are joining the upcoming FX drama series Mrs. America, Variety confirmed on Tuesday (May 14).

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Cate Blanchett was previously announced as a cast member as well.

The series, out in 2020, will tell the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, played by Cate.

Uzo will play Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Congresswoman, and also the first African American candidate to run for President from a national political party when she launched her 1972 campaign.

Sarah plays Alice, a fictional character, who is Phyllis’ best friend and joins Phyllis’ efforts to block the ERA.

Other newly announced cast members include Rose Byrne, who will play Gloria Steinem and James Marsden, who will play Phil Crane, a conservative congressman from Phyllis’ home state of Illinois and one of her most powerful allies.

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