Known for his roles in “24” and “Designated Survivor,” the Canadian is returning to television as a former US President. The director is the Oscar-winning Danish Susanne Bier.
Los Angeles – Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland (54, “Flatliners”, “24”), who plays the fictional Democratic US President Tom Kirkman in the series “Designated Survivor”, is returning to the White House in another role. The native Canadian will play the former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the TV series “The First Lady”. This was announced by the TV network “Showtime”.
The first season about the private life and political role of influential presidential wives of the USA revolves around Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. He served as the only US president for four terms and ruled for most of World War II. From 1905 until his death, the Democrat was married to Eleanor Roosevelt.
The series is directed by the Danish Susanne Bier, who won an Oscar abroad in 2011 for the family drama “In a Better World”. The 61-year-old (“Bird Box”, “The Night Manager”) recently shot the HBO miniseries “The Undoing” with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in the lead roles. dpa
