Regular Cast
Geena Davis: Mackenzie Allen
Kyle Secor: Rod Allen
Jasmine Anthony: Amy Allen
Ever Carradine: Katheryn
Harry J. Lennix: Gardner
Caitlin Wachs: Helen
Andrew James Allen: Horace
Donald Sutherland: Nathan Templeton
Julie Ann Emery: Joan Greer

About The Show
Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate… She has twin teenagers and a six-year-old at home, an ambitious husband at the office, and she is about to become the first female President of the United States.
Before that happens, however, Mackenzie, who serves as Vice President, has to decide whether or not to go against the dying wishes of the current President, who has asked her to step down and let someone "more appropriate" fill his shoes in the Oval Office. Not only does the President want her to resign, so does the entire party that elected Mackenzie in the first place.
But when the moment of truth arrives, Mackenzie isn't willing to be a mere footnote in history. Instead of allowing her detractors to keep her down, she decides to trust her instincts and accept the most powerful job in the world.
From Rod Lurie, acclaimed Writer/Director of the Oscar-nominated film The Contender and creator of the critically acclaimed ABC series Line of Fire, comes a political dramedy centering around the first female president, played by Academy Award®-winner Geena Davis.

Season One

1. Sept 27, 2005: Pilot
   Mackenzie Allen (Academy Award-winner Geena Davis), the 45-year-old Independent Vice President of the United States, is about to venture into territory no woman has entered before. While at an official ceremony with husband and Chief of Staff, Rod Calloway (Kyle Secor), she is informed by the President's Chief of Staff, Jim Gardner (Harry Lennix), and the Attorney General that President Bridges is about to undergo emergency brain surgery for a tumor.

   Mackenzie is stunned when Gardner tells her that in the event the President does not recover, the party doesn't want her to succeed him. Instead, she's asked to step down in order to allow the Speaker of the House to assume the post, as he shares the party's ideals.

   Mackenzie's doubts are confirmed when she visits President Bridges at the hospital and hears from him directly that he wants her to resign. Bridges dies before transition plans are finalized, however, and after sitting through an insulting and sexist conversation with Speaker of the House, Nathan Templeton (Donald Sutherland), Mackenzie decides to forge ahead and assume the presidency despite the obstacles that lie ahead.

   Aside from the challenges Mackenzie faces, husband Rod has his own hurdles to overcome, as he finds himself being ushered into a pink and feminine office by the first lady's aide. Her children, six-year-old Amy (Jasmine Anthony), as well as twins Horace (Matt Lanter), one of the most popular kids in school, and Rebecca (Caitlin Wachs), a rebellious teenager with raging hormones, must also learn to deal with their mother's new role of the leader of the free world.

   Meeting with a saddened Congress and addressing a stunned nation, Mackenzie delivers an inaugural speech with the help of press secretary Kelly Ludlow (Ever Carradine), which manages to unite a grieving country, quell the critics who feel she's not up to the task, and look to the bright future which lies ahead, led by the first female President of the United States
    

2. Oct 4, 2005: First Choice
   As Mackenzie Allen makes the challenging transition into the office of the President, among her first orders of business is selecting a Vice President... which Nathan Templeton tries to manipulate to his advantage. Meanwhile, her former speech writer cum press secretary, Kelly Ludlow, learns the ropes the hard way, and Mac's daughter, Rebecca, faces a teenager's worst nightmare when her diary goes missing -- containing sensitive information about her mother, the President, and causing a potential crisis.
    
3. 11 Oct 05 First Strike
   Faced with her first national crisis – the death of nine DEA agents in Latin America – Mackenzie shows strength and resolve in dealing with a corrupt leader. Meanwhile, Nathan Templeton is approached by an ambitious congressman who served with Mac’s Vice Presidential candidate, Warren Keaton (Peter Coyote), and is eager to divulge potentially damaging info in an effort to derail his nomination. Mac’s teenage twins resume public school, only this time it’s complete with secret service detail and press spectacle, and while popular Horace welcomes the attention, shy Rebecca finds it overwhelming.
    
4. 18 Oct 05 First Dance
   All eyes are on Mackenzie Allen as she hosts her first official summit with the Russian President -- which is threatened to be overshadowed by Nathan Templeton’s plan to engineer a series of cabinet resignations to coincide with the summit. Templeton goes after Mac with a vengeance, vowing to run – and win – against her in the next presidential election. Meanwhile, as First Gentleman, Rod must host his first state dinner for the Russian President and his wife.
    
5. 25 Oct 05 First... Do No Harm
   In the middle of the announcement of her new National Security Advisor, Anthony Prado, Mac is caught off guard by breaking news of a terrorist smuggling explosives across the Canadian border. The way in which Mac and her Attorney General deal with the situation pits them squarely against each other, and Nathan Templeton takes great pleasure in publicly second-guessing Mac’s every move. Meanwhile, it’s Halloween, and Amy – who desperately wants to go trick-or-treating like a normal kid – is disappointed to learn that, due to security concerns, she may have to settle for a party this year instead. And when Rod as First Gentleman finds himself fodder for late-night comics, it hits son Horace especially hard.
    
6. 1 Nov 05 First Disaster
   When a destructive hurricane hits Florida – Nathan Templeton’s home state – Mac and Templeton fly to Florida to survey the damage. While there, Mac learns of an emergency situation with an oil tanker off the Florida coast which could have devastating consequences. Templeton, along with the Florida governor, has a showdown with Mac over the handling of the situation. Meanwhile, Rod seriously contemplates taking the Baseball Commissioner position, despite the fact that he hasn’t yet consulted his wife and that no first spouse has ever worked in the private sector. And Rebecca, desperately hoping for some time alone with the boy she has a crush on, convinces her Secret Service agent to give her a little space… potentially putting her at risk and calling into question the agent’s judgment.
    
7. 8 Nov 05 First Scandal
   When confidential information appears in a tell-all book about Mackenzie Allen, suspicions of those in her closest circle arise. Meanwhile, Mac’s vice presidential nominee, Warren Keaton, begins his confirmation hearings, and his nomination is put in jeopardy when events of a sensitive nature from his past come to light. On the home front, Horace is frustrated by his poor performance at school, and things are getting serious with Rebecca and her new boyfriend -- but are they moving too quickly?
    
8. 15 Nov 05 Rubie Dubidoux and the Brown Bound Express
   Mackenzie Allen vows a new direction for her administration – one of action instead of reaction – and, finding few allies and lagging in the polls, turns to her closest advisor, Rod, appointing him to an official West Wing position of strategic planning advisor… which miffs Chief of Staff Jim Gardner who is already in a power struggle with her husband. Meanwhile, when Vince’s random drug test comes back negative for drugs but outs him and his HIV status, Templeton, who has been digging for dirt on Mac and her staff, intends to use this to his own political advantage. At the same time, Mac is presented with damning information about Templeton’s past and struggles with how do handle it. On the home front, Horace is having a hard time at school, and nearly gets into a fight with Rebecca’s boyfriend when he finds out the rumors he’s spreading about her
    
9. 29 Nov 05 The Mom Who Came to Dinner
   It’s Thanksgiving at the White House, and Mackenzie’s mom, Kate Allen (Polly Bergen), comes to spend the holiday. Mac, in an effort to rise above the political fray, invites Nathan Templeton and his wife to join them for dinner… which Kate insists on cooking herself, bucking protocol. Meanwhile, when an independent commission proposes the closing of a major naval base in Mac’s home state of Connecticut – which would be devastating to the local economy – Rod brings in Richard “Dickie” McDonald (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), a savvy media consultant, to help with her image and lagging poll numbers. And in the midst of all this, Mac weighs the fate of a woman on death row.
    
10. 10 Jan 06 Sub Enchanted Evening
    Mac must deal with a crisis of international proportions – with potentially devastating consequences – when a U.S. submarine in a covert operation off the coast of North Korea runs into trouble. Meanwhile, Mac considers running for election in the next presidential race, with Dickie McDonald advising what her campaign strategy should be, and her family -- minus Rebecca -- supportive of the decision. And Jayne Murray, in her new role of lobbyist, finds herself questioning what her future holds.
     
11. 17 Jan 06 No Nukes Is Good Nukes (Part 2)
    As the situation with North Korea escalates rapidly, Mac’s leadership is put to the test as the country faces the threat of a possible nuclear war. Templeton remains at the White House throughout the crisis, and it becomes apparent that his leadership style and direction for the country are squarely at odds with Mac’s, underscoring how having him in power might lead to a very different outcome to this tense conflict.
     
12. 24 Jan 06 Wind Beneath My Wing
    Templeton accompanies Mac on Air Force One for a trip out West for the dedication of former President Bridges Presidential Library. While on the ground in California, Air Force One is held hostage by a man who demands to speak directly with the President or he will blow up the plane. Meanwhile, Kate watches the kids while Mac and Rod are out of town, and realizes she may have opened aPandora's Box by allowing Horace and Rebecca to have friends over to the White House for a party.