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The Morning Show 

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An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

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Jay Carson, Kerry Ehrin
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2   1  
2020   2019  
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

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Series cast summary:
Jennifer Aniston ...  Alex Levy 11 episodes, 2019-2020
Reese Witherspoon ...  Bradley Jackson 11 episodes, 2019-2020
Desean Terry ...  Daniel Henderson 11 episodes, 2019-2020
Victoria Tate ...  Rena 11 episodes, 2019-2020
Billy Crudup ...  Cory Ellison 10 episodes, 2019
Mark Duplass ...  Chip Black 10 episodes, 2019
Gugu Mbatha-Raw ...  Hannah Shoenfeld 10 episodes, 2019
Nestor Carbonell ...  Yanko Flores 10 episodes, 2019
Karen Pittman ...  Mia Jordan 10 episodes, 2019
Bel Powley ...  Claire Conway 10 episodes, 2019
Jack Davenport ...  Jason Craig 10 episodes, 2019
Steve Carell ...  Mitch Kessler 10 episodes, 2019
Tom Irwin ...  Fred 10 episodes, 2019
Janina Gavankar ...  Alison Namazi 10 episodes, 2019-2020
Joe Marinelli ...  Donny 10 episodes, 2019-2020
Shari Belafonte ...  Julia 9 episodes, 2019
Katherine Ko ...  Dhillon 9 episodes, 2019
Ian Gomez ...  Greg 8 episodes, 2019
Augustus Prew ...  Sean 8 episodes, 2019
Amber Friendly ...  Layla 8 episodes, 2019
Eli Bildner ...  Joel 8 episodes, 2019
Hannah Leder ...  Isabella 7 episodes, 2019
Joe Pacheco ...  Bart 7 episodes, 2019-2020
Marcia Gay Harden ...  Maggie 6 episodes, 2019
Andrea Bendewald ...  Valerie 6 episodes, 2019
David Magidoff ...  Nicky 6 episodes, 2019
Michelle Meredith ...  Lindsey 6 episodes, 2019
Oona Roche ...  Lizzy 6 episodes, 2019-2020
Kate Vernon ...  Geneva 5 episodes, 2019

"Morning Show" Stars Embrace Their Character Flaws

Learn about Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon's unpredictable and powerful lead characters on "The Morning Show," Apple TV+'s new drama series.

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After a fallout with their previous morning show co-host, the popular but #MeToo-scandal-ridden Mitch Kessler, a New York City TV station hires a new spunky journalist, the progressive and hotheaded southern girl Bradley Jackson, as the new co-host. The scheming station head manager Cory Ellison sees in her the chance to push his career further. The show's other popular co-host Alex Levy, disgruntled by the fact that she has to take in a newbie, tries to use this new situation to make her own power move and turn Bradley into an ally. Meanwhile, Mitch refuses to accept defeat and tries to take everyone in the station who knew about his sexual abuse scandal but said nothing down with him. Other characters include Chip Black, the show's cynical top producer and program organizer, Hannah Shoenfeld, the station's employee and Mitch's emotionally gutted silent victim, Yanko Flores, a romantic and the Morning Show's most popular reporter, Claire Conway, a British junior employee of the ...

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The news is only half the story.

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The Wall Street Journal tabulated an average of 32 shots per episode contain Apple products, though the producers of the show stated they weren't pressured by Apple to include their products. See more »

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Hannah Shoenfeld: We're The Morning Show. We can do anything.
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Connections

Referenced in Talking Dead: The Calm Before (2019) See more »

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Surprisingly Addictive
11 November 2019 | by kmariejSee all my reviews

I was never a big fan of either Anniston or Witherspoon but they are really, really good in these roles. Production values are excellent (product placement aside) and kudos to the writers for the nuanced approach to delicate social issues... and Billy Crudup has the best lines!


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1 November 2019 (USA) See more »

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