Showtime Cancels 'The First Lady' Series After Just One Season

The First Lady is over at Showtime.

What was meant to be an anthology series on the network has turned into just a limited series after Showtime announced that it would be ending with just one season.

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The first, and now only, season of the series focused on three of the First Ladies in the White House – Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (Viola Davis).

“Showtime can confirm that the anthology series ‘The First Lady’ will not be moving forward with another season,” a Showtime spokesperson told Variety. “We would like to applaud the artistry and commitment of our showrunner Cathy Schulman, director Susanne 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 second season would have focused on these First Ladies of the White House.

Showtime also recently cancelled another popular series.