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Cate Blanchett will be heading to TV this year in the “FX on Hulu” series Mrs. America and the trailer has been revealed!

The Oscar-winning actress and the star-studded cast of the new series stepped out together during the FX panel at the 2020 Winter TCA Tour on Thursday (January 9) at The Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

Cate was joined at the event by Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Paulson, Uzo Aduba, Margo Martindale, Tracey Ullman, and John Slattery.

Mrs. America recounts the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and the unexpected backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly (Blanchett), aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.” Through the eyes of the women of the era, the FX 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 the political landscape.

The series premiere on April 15 on Hulu, as part of FX’s programming with the streaming service.

Rose Byrne is unrecognizable as Gloria Steinem on set of the upcoming miniseries Mrs. America!

The 40-year-old actress transformed into a younger version of the activist while filming a scene with on-screen love interest Jay Ellis outside of the Guggenheim Museum on Sunday afternoon (October 27) in New York City.

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Mrs. America will tell the true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment through the eyes of the feminists involved. Cate Blanchett, James Marsden, Uzo Aduba, Sarah Paulson, John Slattery, and Elizabeth Banks also star in the upcoming FX miniseries.

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Sarah Paulson and Uzo Aduba are joining the cast!

The American Horror Story actress and the Orange Is The New Black star are joining the upcoming FX drama series Mrs. America, Variety confirmed on Tuesday (May 14).

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Cate Blanchett was previously announced as a cast member as well.

The series, out in 2020, will tell 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 Cate.

Uzo will play Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Congresswoman, and also the first African American candidate to run for President from a national political party when she launched her 1972 campaign.

Sarah plays Alice, a fictional character, who is Phyllis’ best friend and joins Phyllis’ efforts to block the ERA.

Other newly announced cast members include Rose Byrne, who will play Gloria Steinem and James Marsden, who will play Phil Crane, a conservative congressman from Phyllis’ home state of Illinois and one of her most powerful allies.