Like Barack Obama, the character he portrays in this series, O-T Fagbenle was also born to a black father and white mother.
The original title of the series was "First Ladies".
Pamela Adlon was originally cast as Nancy Howe before she had to drop out due to scheduling issues. She was replaced by Judy Greer.
At 6:22 in Viola Davis looks right at the camera for a split second.