Maybe President Conrad Daltonisntsuch a very stable genius, after all.
Yes, the plot will center around invoking the 25th Amendment.
No, the recent headlines about President Trumps mental healthdidntinspire the episode, insists executive producer Barbara Hall.
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The script was actually written in October, she says.
(It was inspired by a famousMacbethquote).
Its very easy to trace, Hall says EW of the episodes timing.
Look at the process for making a TV show.
It takes a month to break a story and we shot it in mid-November.
That said, Hall relishes the opportunity to dramatize the challenge of removing the president from office.
Anything thats even remotely in the national discussion becomes something we like to explore, Hall tells EW.
We felt like this would be a fun thing to game out.
Lets create a scenario where it would be valid, and show viewers how it works.
We dont want to under-represent how serious the situation has to be, says Hall.
There has to be some real extreme change in behavior.
Because Conrad is rational and not given to extreme behavior, we discuss all the options.
Hall isnt spilling, but shedidtease the possibility of a big change for the shows central character last month.
For more on the chances of ever seeing a President McCord,click here.
Madam Secretaryisnt the only CBS show to depict what it takes to remove a president.
For more on that plot point for the CBS All Access drama,click here.
Madam Secretaryairs Sundays at 10 p.m.
