Halle Berry for President? Why Her New TV and Film Takeover via HalleHolly is the Power Move We Deserve

Move over, Jed Bartlet. Take a seat, Selina Meyer. There is a new Commander-in-Chief entering the chat, and she looks significantly better in a power suit than anyone currently residing on Pennsylvania Avenue. Halle Berry is officially taking the oath of office, cinematically speaking and honestly, considering the current state of the world, we might as well just let her keep the job for real.

The Oscar winner is set to star as President Joanna Duncan in the high-octane thriller The President Is Missing. This isn’t just another political procedural where everyone talks fast in hallways; it’s an Apple Original Film based on the best-seller by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. The premise? A terrorist threat is so dire that the President has to ditch her Secret Service detail and go rogue to save the nation. Finally, a leader who does her own stunts instead of just tweeting about them.

But the White House is only the beginning of the "Berry-ssance." Through her production banner, HalleHolly, a partnership with former WME powerhouse Holly Jeter, Berry is aggressively colonizing the small screen with a slate of shows that prove she’s finished playing the "damsel in distress" card.

First up is Zero F*s on Peacock, a menopause-themed comedy that sounds like the fever dream we didn’t know we needed. Berry plays one of three friends navigating the "change" while simultaneously trying to solve the murder of a woman they all hated. It’s Golden Girls meets Big Little Lies, with a side of hot flashes and zero patience for nonsense.

If you prefer your Berry with a side of psychological trauma, her upcoming HBO series The Patient is the one to watch. Based on the viral novella, she plays a "famously incurable" patient who turns the tables on her psychiatrist. It’s dark, it’s twisty, and it’s the kind of prestige TV that makes you feel smarter just for having it on your watchlist.

Between her turn as the first female POTUS and her genre-bending TV ventures, Halle Berry isn't just returning to the spotlight; she's building the stage herself. Whether she’s saving the free world or solving murders in her fifties, she remains the undisputed queen of the pivot.

Check out more casting news and deep dives at The TV Cave and let us know: Would you vote for President Berry? (The answer is yes. Don't lie.)