The Newsroom 

A newsroom undergoes some changes in its workings and morals as a new team is brought in, bringing unexpected results for its existing news anchor.

Creator:

Aaron Sorkin

Stars:

Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr.

Top Rated TV #149 | Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jeff Daniels	...	Will McAvoy 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Emily Mortimer	...	MacKenzie McHale 25 episodes, 2012-2014
John Gallagher Jr.	...	Jim Harper 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Alison Pill	...	Maggie Jordan 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Thomas Sadoski	...	Don Keefer 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Dev Patel	...	Neal Sampat 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Olivia Munn	...	Sloan Sabbith 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Sam Waterston	...	Charlie Skinner 25 episodes, 2012-2014
Chris Chalk	...	Gary Cooper 24 episodes, 2012-2014
Margaret Judson	...	Tess Westin 24 episodes, 2012-2014
Adina Porter	...	Kendra James 23 episodes, 2012-2014
John F. Carpenter	...	Herb Wilson 23 episodes, 2012-2014
Thomas Matthews	...	Martin Stallworth 22 episodes, 2012-2014
Trieu Tran	...	Joey Phan 22 episodes, 2012-2014
Charlie Weirauch	...	Jake Watson 19 episodes, 2012-2014
Wynn Everett	...	Tamara Hart 19 episodes, 2012-2014
Riley Voelkel	...	Jenna Johnson / ... 15 episodes, 2012-2014
Chris Messina	...	Reese Lansing 14 episodes, 2012-2014

Storyline

A news team attempts to create a news show that reports the news in an ethical and reasonable way. They take real, newsworthy events from our world as they're happening (such as bin Laden's justified killing, NSA spying, etc) and report on them as if they were an actual news station that followed rational and moral guidelines, in a biting criticism of our popular press and a clever blurring of art and reality.

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Plot Keywords:

newsroom | ethics | television producer | news reporting | television news | 

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Taglines:

Every story needs a final word.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

More As This Story Develops

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aaron Sorkin has declared himself a fan of The Office and Parks and Recreation several times, and several actors from those shows appeared on The Newsroom, like B.J. Novak, Paul Lieberstein (director and producer on the last season), Natalie Morales, Paul Schneider, Kelen Coleman, and Alison Becker.

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Goofs

The very beginning of the title sequence shows the Soviet Sputnik flying with its antennas oriented away from the Earth. The Sputnik rotated, which is why that design of antenna array was chosen as it allows equal transmission of radio signals in all directions.

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Connections

Referenced in Four Kinds of Love (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Newsroom Main Theme
Written by Thomas Newman

User Reviews

I signed up for IMDb solely to give this show 10 stars

I have never felt as driven to make sure other people understood just how perfect a show was. Not for Game of Thrones, Firefly, Sopranos or any of the other shows I obsess about. But this show changed that! This show boils down everything that is wrong with America and puts out a simple answer to solving that. DO THE BLOODY NEWS LIKE IT'S NEWS NOT A HIGH SCHOOL PROM ELECTION!

Jeff Daniels is perfect in his role as the tired beaten down journalist that just doesn't give a damn about anything anymore, but used too. And we can see the spark that ignites him to become great again. Why aren't real reporters like this? Why oh why?

If this show get's cancelled I will camp out in front of HBO HQ and not leave till the last Game of Thrones series comes out (because I have to get on with my life at some point).

This was my first review ever on IMDb, all because of this amazing show! You better watch it as well!