The Newsroom (2012– )

A news anchor's life is stirred up when he's forced to work with a new team of colleagues.

Creator:

Aaron Sorkin

Stars:

Emily Mortimer, Jeff Daniels, John Gallagher Jr.

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Emily Mortimer	...	MacKenzie McHale (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jeff Daniels	...	Will McAvoy (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
John Gallagher Jr.	...	Jim Harper (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Alison Pill	...	Maggie Jordan (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Thomas Sadoski	...	Don Keefer (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Dev Patel	...	Neal Sampat (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Olivia Munn	...	Sloan Sabbith (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Sam Waterston	...	Charlie Skinner (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Adina Porter	...	Kendra James (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chris Chalk	...	Gary Cooper (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Margaret Judson	...	Tess Westin (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Thomas Matthews	...	Martin Stallworth (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
Trieu Tran	...	Joey Phan (12 episodes, 2012-2013)
John F. Carpenter	...	Herb Wilson (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Wynn Everett	...	Tamara Hart (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Charlie Weirauch	...	Jake Watson (11 episodes, 2012-2013)
Kelen Coleman	...	Lisa Lambert (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chasty Ballesteros	...	Tea (7 episodes, 2012-2013)
Chris Messina	...	Reese Lansing (6 episodes, 2012-2013)
Terry Crews	...	Lonny Church (5 episodes, 2012)
Jane Fonda	...	Leona Lansing (5 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

A news anchor, Will McAvoy, returns from a forced vacation to find his staff have jumped ship for another show. He is forced to work with several new team members brought on board during his absence.

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Plot Keywords:

news anchor | colleagues | new york city | newsroom | two word title | 

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Taglines:

More on this story as it develops.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

More As This Story Develops

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Sorkin's world ACN stands for Atlantis Cable Network. There is a real life ACN in Canada which provides Internet and telephone services, and there was an ACN cable network in the US. It was "America's Collectibles Network" and sold everything from knives and watches to cosmetics and jewelry. In 2000 they changed their name to Jewelry Television. Seen in 80 million homes, they still use the ACN name legally and on signage at their broadcast location in Knoxville, TN.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.114 (2012)

User Reviews

Witness to genius

I've been watching television for all of my 57 years on the planet. It is a rare thing when I see a show that grabs me from the first moments and holds me to my chair until the very last, but this just happened tonight as I watched the first episode of The Newsroom. Brilliant writing, terrific characters, excellent dialog, smooth and sexy directing that organically brought all the pieces together, and there couldn't have been better casting. Every character just felt exactly right. When it was over, I said this will be the new West Wing. Jeff Daniels shines in this role and what a great opportunity to showcase his effortless acting. I can easily see major Hollywood "A" listers grabbing their telephone's right now making late Sunday night calls to their agents demanding they get a guest appearance on The Newsroom. I was hoping for good when I heard about this show last winter, but what was delivered was excellence. Well done HBO. You've got me hooked. Well done!