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The Newsroom - Season 1

The Newsroom - Season 1

2012
Drama
TV Season
Season 1 - 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. (imdb)
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Created by:

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron-Sorkin
30 total credits
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and most recently The Social Network... (Wikipedia)

Directed by:

Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli-Linka-Glatter
50 total credits
Credits include: Twin Peaks, Homeland, The Newsroom, Now and Then and Zero Day
,
Greg Mottola
Greg-Mottola
19 total credits
Made his directorial debut with "The Daytrippers" at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1996, which then went on to win mild critical applause and earn him a place in the latest new wave of independent filmmakers.
,
Alan Poul
Alan-Poul
14 total credits
Credits include: Rome, The Newsroom, The Back-up Plan, Tales of the City and Election Night Part II
,
Anthony Hemingway
Anthony-Hemingway
25 total credits
Credits include: Shameless, The Newsroom, American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, Red Tails and Treme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron-Sorkin
30 total credits
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and most recently The Social Network... (Wikipedia)
,
Brendan Fehily
Brendan-Fehily
3 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom, Blue Bayou and Touchstones
,
Corinne Kingsbury
Corinne-Kingsbury
5 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom, In the Dark, Fam and In the Dark: Pilot
,
Ian Reichbach
Ian-Reichbach
1 total credit
Credits include: The Newsroom

Starring:

Jeff Daniels
Jeff-Daniels
92 total credits
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company)... (Wikpedia)
,
Emily Mortimer
Emily-Mortimer
66 total credits
Credits include: Shutter Island, Howl's Moving Castle, Notting Hill, Match Point and Hugo
,
Alison Pill
Alison-Pill
44 total credits
Credits include: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Midnight in Paris, Snowpiercer, Milk and Dan in Real Life
,
Sam Waterston
Sam-Waterston
70 total credits
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is an American actor and occasional producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in 1984's The Killing Fields, and his Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy on the NBC television series Law & Order. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, BAFTA- and Emmy Awards, having starred in over eighty film...(Wikipedia)
,
Thomas Sadoski
Thomas-Sadoski
18 total credits
Credits include: John Wick: Chapter 2, Wild, Loser, The Newsroom and Devotion
,
John Gallagher Jr.
John-Gallagher-Jr
30 total credits
Credits include: 10 Cloverfield Lane, Rounders, Whatever Works, Short Term 12 and Hush
,
Olivia Munn
Olivia-Munn
33 total credits
Credits include: Iron Man 2, X-Men: Apocalypse, Date Night, Magic Mike and The Predator
,
Dev Patel
Dev-Patel
26 total credits
Dev Patel is a British actor and filmmaker. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough came with the leading role of teenager Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008),[2] for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. (Wikipedia)
,
Grace Gummer
Grace-Gummer
24 total credits
Grace Jane Gummer is an American actress. She received a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Arcadia. Her television work includes recurring roles in The Newsroom and American Horror Story: Freak Show, and regular roles in Extant and Mr. Robot.
,
Adina Porter
Adina-Porter
12 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom, American Horror Story: Chapter 1, The End, Paper Girls and Underground
,
Chris Chalk
Chris-Chalk
15 total credits
Credits include: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Godzilla vs. Kong, Detroit, The Newsroom and Being Flynn
,
Margaret Judson
Margaret-Judson
2 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom and Bornless Ones

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Newsroom - Season 1

2012
Drama
TV Season
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We Just Decided To
Will's professional idealism is put to the test with his new news team when they are first to cover the Deep Horizon platform oil spill. (imdb)
News Night 2.0
The news team makes its first stumble when its spotlight on Arizona's new immigration law turns into a pundit free-for-all debacle (IMDb).
The 112th Congress
As the news team covers the Tea Party candidates during the US Congressional mid-term elections, the network 's senior executives confront Charlie about Will's newly confrontational tone (IMDb).
I\
Will's new idealism leads him to be playing into the hands of the tabloid press determined to discredit him (IMDb).
Amen
On the week of 2011's Valentine's Day, the news team is forced to hire a local Egyptian stringer to report on Arab Spring developments and find they have placed him in great danger (IMDb).
Bullies
As Will deals with insomnia and online death threats, Sloan's frustrating interview with a Japanese nuclear rep about the Fukushima disaster gets her in major trouble (IMDb).
5/1
5/1 (2012) - S1E7
When Charlie gets a tip from a mysterious informant that the President is about to make a major announcement, the news team tries to confirm what it is about (IMDb).
The Blackout Part I: Tragedy Porn
To salvage their ratings, the news team decides to lead with lurid criminal trial coverage at the expense of more worthy stories like the debt ceiling debate (IMDb).
The Blackout Part II: Mock Debate
To get the last rating jump to get the Republican Party Debate, the news team get an exclusive interview with a former friend of Casey Anthony (IMDb).
The Greater Fool
Will is in the hospital and is too discouraged to return to work as his colleagues get the final clue needed to thwart the execs wanting to fire him (IMDb).

Cast & Info

Created by:

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron-Sorkin
30 total credits
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and most recently The Social Network... (Wikipedia)

Directed by:

Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli-Linka-Glatter
50 total credits
Credits include: Twin Peaks, Homeland, The Newsroom, Now and Then and Zero Day
,
Greg Mottola
Greg-Mottola
19 total credits
Made his directorial debut with "The Daytrippers" at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1996, which then went on to win mild critical applause and earn him a place in the latest new wave of independent filmmakers.
,
Alan Poul
Alan-Poul
14 total credits
Credits include: Rome, The Newsroom, The Back-up Plan, Tales of the City and Election Night Part II
,
Anthony Hemingway
Anthony-Hemingway
25 total credits
Credits include: Shameless, The Newsroom, American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson, Red Tails and Treme

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron-Sorkin
30 total credits
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and most recently The Social Network... (Wikipedia)
,
Brendan Fehily
Brendan-Fehily
3 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom, Blue Bayou and Touchstones
,
Corinne Kingsbury
Corinne-Kingsbury
5 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom, In the Dark, Fam and In the Dark: Pilot
,
Ian Reichbach
Ian-Reichbach
1 total credit
Credits include: The Newsroom

Starring:

Jeff Daniels
Jeff-Daniels
92 total credits
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company)... (Wikpedia)
,
Emily Mortimer
Emily-Mortimer
66 total credits
Credits include: Shutter Island, Howl's Moving Castle, Notting Hill, Match Point and Hugo
,
Alison Pill
Alison-Pill
44 total credits
Credits include: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Midnight in Paris, Snowpiercer, Milk and Dan in Real Life
,
Sam Waterston
Sam-Waterston
70 total credits
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston is an American actor and occasional producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in 1984's The Killing Fields, and his Golden Globe- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning portrayal of Jack McCoy on the NBC television series Law & Order. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild-, BAFTA- and Emmy Awards, having starred in over eighty film...(Wikipedia)
,
Thomas Sadoski
Thomas-Sadoski
18 total credits
Credits include: John Wick: Chapter 2, Wild, Loser, The Newsroom and Devotion
,
John Gallagher Jr.
John-Gallagher-Jr
30 total credits
Credits include: 10 Cloverfield Lane, Rounders, Whatever Works, Short Term 12 and Hush
,
Olivia Munn
Olivia-Munn
33 total credits
Credits include: Iron Man 2, X-Men: Apocalypse, Date Night, Magic Mike and The Predator
,
Dev Patel
Dev-Patel
26 total credits
Dev Patel is a British actor and filmmaker. He began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 teen drama Skins (2007). His breakthrough came with the leading role of teenager Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama Slumdog Millionaire (2008),[2] for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. (Wikipedia)
,
Grace Gummer
Grace-Gummer
24 total credits
Grace Jane Gummer is an American actress. She received a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Arcadia. Her television work includes recurring roles in The Newsroom and American Horror Story: Freak Show, and regular roles in Extant and Mr. Robot.
,
Adina Porter
Adina-Porter
12 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom, American Horror Story: Chapter 1, The End, Paper Girls and Underground
,
Chris Chalk
Chris-Chalk
15 total credits
Credits include: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Godzilla vs. Kong, Detroit, The Newsroom and Being Flynn
,
Margaret Judson
Margaret-Judson
2 total credits
Credits include: The Newsroom and Bornless Ones

Genre:

Drama

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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