The First Lady

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 17, 2022
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Doreen St. Félix
    Jun 27, 2022
    30
    An odd failure. It has a halting structure and a maudlin view of history that make the show feel dated.
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  2. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Amanda Whiting
    Jun 22, 2022
    40
    Ultimately, the Obama storyline is the toughest to give yourself over to. ... The Roosevelts, on the other extreme, feel ripped from a plodding historical drama. ... Pfeiffer’s Betty is the most relatable, stumbling over her words and struggling with indecision. Those may not be qualities America wants in a presidential spouse, but here they feel like the difference between humanising a first lady and simply mythologising the sense of duty and decorum it takes to be one.
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  3. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Shirley Li
    Jun 13, 2022
    55
    The First Lady seeks to do little but superficially celebrate its subjects. Consequently—and ironically—it undermines each woman’s individuality, muddying the role it set out to clarify and repeating the history it’s trying to correct.
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