Conservatively Equal…

Mrs. America is a political drama television miniseries produced by FX and originally aired on the sister 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 unexpected backlash led by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in the 1970s. It features a large ensemble cast led by Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Melanie Lynskey, Margo Martindale, John Slattery, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tracey Ullman, and Sarah Paulson.

The nine-part limited series premiered on April 15, 2020, and was well recieved with widespread critical acclaim. It received ten nominations including Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, as well as acting nominations for Blanchett, Aduba, Martindale, and Ullman, with Aduba winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.  In January 2021, the American Film Institute named Mrs. America one of the ten best television shows of 2020.

Mrs. America is based on and dramatizes the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, played by Blanchett. Through the eyes of the women of that era – both Schlafly and prominent second-wave feminists including 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 1970s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and permanently shifted the American political landscape.

Mrs. America is the Featured Television Blog of the month for August, You can expect a detailed critique of the limited series with historical context of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. There is also a detailed recommendation of the limited series with the detailed biography of the real life historical characters portrayed in the miniseries. There is also a detailed review of the nine episodes of the political drama limited series. For the interview, the cast and creator of the miniseries sit down with Variety Magazine‘s Editor – at – Large to discuss the FX on Hulu limited series. There is also a Top Ten List, and for Mrs. America, the list is My Top Ten Cate Blanchett Movies! Last but not least, the Featured Television Blog of the month includes an Official Trailer for the featured series!

You can watch the Mrs. America Official Trailer below:

Mrs. America is available now with a subscription to Hulu…