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:

Chicago, Illinois, 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

The cable network ACN is fictional, but the news stories being covered in the broadcast are actual past news events.

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Connections

Featured in 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013)

User Reviews

Fantastic start

I watch a lot of TV shows and I have to say that The Newroom has impressed. Quick witted, fast paced and dealing with issues that exist in American news coverage and to some extent beyond. The main characters were engaging and their interactions into the future will be interesting to see as well.

What I really enjoyed was the exploration of what news reporting really is and how reporters should act when in the pursuit of a story, as well as what stories are relevant. Though not explicitly stated it brings to mind the image of a reporter who is actually unbiased and unafraid to go after the truth. The first episode covered the events of the BP oil spill in 2010. I look forward to the coverage of other major news events from this inside perspective as well.

Definitely recommend it as a show to see. I hope it continues on in the same vein.