First Look Of Jay Ellis Portraying Frank Thomas In FX Limited Series, ‘Mrs. America’

The upcoming limited series will tell the story of the Equal Rights Amendment through the eyes of the women of that era.

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— Mrs. America (@MrsAmericaFX) March 27, 2020

FX today shared a first look images of the cast of the upcoming FX limited series Mrs. America.

Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly

Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem

Sarah Paulson as “Alice” (composite character)

Jay Ellis as Frank Thomas

Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug

Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm

Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus

Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan

John Slattery as Fred Schlafly

James Marsden as Phil Crane

Mrs. America tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, played by Blanchett. Through the eyes of the women of that era – both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus – the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape.