Mrs. America (2020)

Directed by

Janicza Bravo, Anna Boden, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Amma Asante

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 9 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 138 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The miniseries follows the 1970s fight over the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States. It focuses on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the women on both sides of the political battle.

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What happens

Mrs. America is an American political drama television miniseries produced by FX and originally aired on the sister streaming service FX on Hulu. Created and co-written by Davhi Waller and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Amma Asante, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, and Janicza Bravo, the series details the unsuccessful political movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment and the efforts of conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970s. It features a large ensemble cast led by Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Margo Martindale, John Slattery, Tracey Ullman, and Sarah Paulson. The nine-part series premiered in the United States on April 15, 2020, to widespread critical acclaim. At the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, it received ten nominations including Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Writing, as well as acting nominations for Blanchett, Aduba, Martindale, and Ullman, with Aduba winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. In January 2021, the American Film Institute named Mrs. America one of the ten best television shows of 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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