“Eleanor wanted to be there, but only if she could be president,” she said.

“Betty went into the White House kicking and screaming.

And Michelle was absolutely terrified for the lives of herself and her family.”

Melania Trump smiling

Which otherAmerican first ladiescould show up in this anthology drama?

“There will be the opportunity to have many, many more first ladies represented,” she said.

“Maybe 104.”

Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt

In response, Susanne Bier, the show’s director and executive producer, laughed.