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

Spoofed in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.8 (2012)

User Reviews

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THIS IS THE MOST EXCITING SHOW I HAVE SEEN ON T.V. SINCE "THE WEST WING."

I used TWW because, yes, this too is an Aaron Sorkin tour-de-force.

Imagine your most idealized concept of how news SHOULD be reported. Now, imagine any news service (network or cable) who would actually report the news. Now, put someone in charge who will clean house and hire people who will actually do their jobs, without regard to ratings or demographics.

Aw, forget it. That only happens on T.V. Usually HBO. Wait!! This IS HBO!! And, when that oil rig in the gulf blows out, only a couple of people see the true potential of the consequences of that explosion. And they just happen to be well-connected enough to get on-the-record statements from people who are in positions to know what they're talking about. Like the people who would become known to all of us soon while the greatest oil spill in history gets out of control, but also gets spun to everyone's benefit.

But this show is NOT about the spill. It's about a group of highly- qualified people coming together to produce a news show that actually dispenses NEWS. I have great hope for future episodes. I even watched this first episode twice. Great show.