Showtime unveiled a first look at the Susanne Bier-directed series on Thursday night at a star-studded premiere in L.A.
on Thursday night during a star-studded premiere at West Hollywood’s DGA Theater, which hosted the three leads alongside castmates Kiefer Sutherland, Dakota Fanning, O.T. Fagbenle, Judy Greer, Saniyya Sidney, Jayme Lawson, Kate Burton, Kathleen Garrett, Gloria Reuben , Kristine Froseth, Shannon Purser, Regina Taylor, Derek Cecil and others.Four Seats: A Thriller of the Supreme Court
Same for Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman, who also felt blessed if not a little nervous. “I just want everyone to love the show,” she said with a smile, before opening up about how after a long career producing films, she was stoked to get a prestige series off the ground. “I’ve managed to make a switch from just producing to showrunning and writing. It’s exciting for me, but that’s also why I’m more nervous than usual. I was saying in the car, ‘God, I’ve done this 30 or more times.
Pfeiffer detailed Ford’s accomplishments like raising awareness around breast cancer , addiction, women’s reproductive health, mental illness and more. “She saved hundreds of thousands of lives,” she said.that she also did deep dive, a process that mirrored others she’s done to play political icons like Margaret Thatcher on, a role that snagged her an Emmy.
“I feel very protective of her,” noted the Oscar and Tony Award-winning talent who executive produced alongside husband Julius Tennon, Bier, Cooley, Andrew Wang, Pavlina Hatoupis, Jeff Gaspin and Brad Kaplan. “I don’t know if that’s always a case for people who portray other people, but a huge part of that is, for me, because we’re both Black women. It’s very rare that Black women are portrayed at this level, and so I felt very protective of all of who she is.
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