Commander in Chief 

MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.

Creator:

Rod Lurie

Stars:

Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Geena Davis	...	President Mackenzie Allen 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Donald Sutherland	...	Nathan Templeton 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Harry Lennix	...	Jim Gardner 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Kyle Secor	...	Rod Calloway 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Ever Carradine	...	Kelly Ludlow 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Caitlin Wachs	...	Rebecca Calloway 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Jasmine Jessica Anthony	...	Amy Calloway 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Anthony Azizi	...	Vince Taylor 19 episodes, 2005-2006
Matt Lanter	...	Horace Calloway 18 episodes, 2005-2006
Natasha Henstridge	...	Jayne Murray 16 episodes, 2005-2006
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Richard 'Dickie' McDonald 10 episodes, 2005-2006
Polly Bergen	...	Kate Allen 10 episodes, 2005-2006
Samantha Eggar	...	Sara Templeton 9 episodes, 2005-2006
Pamela Dunlap	...	Gilda Rockwell 8 episodes, 2005-2006

Storyline

MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.

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Plot Keywords:

president | american president | daughter of the president | politics | cnn reporter | 

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Taglines:

Wife. Mother. Leader of the free world.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

abc

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Geena Davis Project

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles City Hall - 200 North Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Battleplan Productions,Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kristin Scott Thomas and Joan Allen were amongst the actresses approached to play Mackenzie Allen. Rod Lurie first planned the series as a sequel to The Contender (2000) where Joan Allen would reprise her role as Laine Hanson.

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Quotes

Grace Bridges: If Moses had been a woman, leading the Jews out of Egypt, she'd have stopped to ask for directions. They would've found Israel within a week.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Episode #13.19 (2005)

User Reviews

Follow on for "West Wing" fans

I was hoping that this could take on the mantle of the gap I know "The West Wing" will leave after the final series: something to stimulate, challenge and educate me, not to mention making me laugh. After watching 4 episodes I'm pleased to say that it might. It's intelligently written, doesn't pander to the audience and the performances are excellent. Geena Davis is incredibly believable and you can sympathise with her being torn between home and family and the most important job in the US. There are a couple of drawbacks - the enemy character of Nathan (and I've always liked Donald Sutherland). It's just that the paranoia and backstabbing is getting a bit tiresome. And to a lesser degree, I really want to slap the teenage daughter who's a real brat (the character, not the actress). I'm looking forward to more, I want to see exciting plot lines and I'm hoping it doesn't go down the route of "I'm out to get you in every episode": the same rehash every time, because as much as that might reflect reality, I'd like to see more of her governing and doing the job, rather than being thwarted in her attempts.