Creator: Aaron Sorkin,
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Munn, Sam Waterson, Dev Patel, Allison Pill, John Gallagher Jr., Thomas Sadoski
Genre: TV Drama
Years: 2012 - Present
How: Apple TV (HBO)
Notable Awards
Years: 2012 - Present
How: Apple TV (HBO)
Notable Awards
- Golden Globe For Best Drama Series - Nominated
- Golden Globe For Best Actor in a Drama Series- Jeff Daniels
Legendary showrunner Aaron Sorkin has struck gold again, this time on HBO. The West Wing creator's return to television takes us behind the scenes at a cable news network ACN, a hybrid between CNN, NBC, etc. anchored by moderate Will McAvoy. Set in the not too distant past, The Newsroom examines many of the major news events of the last few years through the lens of the producers and analysts who are learning of these in real time.
McAvoy, played by Jeff Daniels, is likable newsman more concerned with not upsetting viewers than taking a stance on issues, being called the Jay Leno of news. His image begins to change after a disillusioned outburst at a Northwestern debate. Will's team, including his executive producer Don, leaves News Night for a new show on ACN, leaving him to find a new one.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie "Mac" McHale (Mortimer), Will's former EP, returns from years abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan with her crew. Mac is both mentally and physically exhausted and just wants to get back in the news room, much to the discontent of Will. They make it clear that Mac and Will used to be together and the there is some unresolved tension between the two but, insist on not revealing why. When Will's boss, Charlie (Waterson) hires Mac as the new EP, Will storms off to his agent's to renegotiate his contract to give himself power over her.
Mac wants to rebrand Will's show as a moderate forum where facts judged on their merits are presented in the context of humanity, rather than a soapbox from which guests get to spew the agenda. Will's love of truth and his unfettered, sometimes aggressive style of interviewing, gains him enemies among a number right wing talking heads.
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The team of analysts, researchers, and producers behind Will is both talented and entertaining. Featuring Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) as Neal a blogger and all around citizen of the internet. Allison Pill plays up and coming Maggie Jordan, an Associate Producer on the show, who is in a relationship with Don. Sloan Sabbath (Olivia Munn), is the show's resident economist, and devoid of most social skills.
The show is fast paced and pulls stories from the headlines, much like you would expect from a Sorkin penned show. The covers major stories of the last couple year such as: The BP Oil Spill, The Tea Party, The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and many more.
McAvoy, played by Jeff Daniels, is likable newsman more concerned with not upsetting viewers than taking a stance on issues, being called the Jay Leno of news. His image begins to change after a disillusioned outburst at a Northwestern debate. Will's team, including his executive producer Don, leaves News Night for a new show on ACN, leaving him to find a new one.
Meanwhile, Mackenzie "Mac" McHale (Mortimer), Will's former EP, returns from years abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan with her crew. Mac is both mentally and physically exhausted and just wants to get back in the news room, much to the discontent of Will. They make it clear that Mac and Will used to be together and the there is some unresolved tension between the two but, insist on not revealing why. When Will's boss, Charlie (Waterson) hires Mac as the new EP, Will storms off to his agent's to renegotiate his contract to give himself power over her.
Mac wants to rebrand Will's show as a moderate forum where facts judged on their merits are presented in the context of humanity, rather than a soapbox from which guests get to spew the agenda. Will's love of truth and his unfettered, sometimes aggressive style of interviewing, gains him enemies among a number right wing talking heads.
The team of analysts, researchers, and producers behind Will is both talented and entertaining. Featuring Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) as Neal a blogger and all around citizen of the internet. Allison Pill plays up and coming Maggie Jordan, an Associate Producer on the show, who is in a relationship with Don. Sloan Sabbath (Olivia Munn), is the show's resident economist, and devoid of most social skills.
The show is fast paced and pulls stories from the headlines, much like you would expect from a Sorkin penned show. The covers major stories of the last couple year such as: The BP Oil Spill, The Tea Party, The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and many more.
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