Lexi Underwood to Play Malia Obama in ‘The First Lady’ at Showtime

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Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere) joined the cast of ‘The First Lady’ and will be Malia Obama, daughter of Michelle Obama, who will be played by Viola Davis.

Showtime’s anthology series ‘The First Lady’, headlined by Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.

THE FIRST LADY (w/t) is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

Produced by SHOWTIME and Lionsgate Television, the series is executive produced by Oscar winner Cathy Schulman (Crash), Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Andrew Wang, Susanne Bier, Jeff Gaspin (Rhythm + Flow), Brad Kaplan (Mr. Church) and created by author Aaron Cooley (Four Seats: A Thriller of the Supreme Court), who will write several of the episodes and executive produce.

The announcement was made by Deadline.