Scripted series · NBC
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Matthew Perry
Matt Albie
22 eps
Amanda Peet
Jordan McDeere
22 eps
Bradley Whitford
Danny Tripp
22 eps
Steven Weber
Jack Rudolph
22 eps
D.L. Hughley
Simon Stiles
22 eps
Sarah Paulson
Harriet Hayes
22 eps
Nate Corddry
Tom Jeter
22 eps
Timothy Busfield
Cal Shanley
22 eps
Macy Gray
Self
1 eps
Amy Hill
1 eps
Mystro Clark
1 eps
Ben Murphy
1 eps
Brian Markinson
1 eps
Amy Honey
Jenny
4 eps
Martin Sheen
Radio Host
1 eps
Josh Stamberg
Luke Scott
6 eps
Michael Kostroff
David Langenfeld
2 eps
Diana Maria Riva
Lilly Rodriguez
8 eps
Matt McCoy
1 eps
Eli Wallach
Eli Weinraub
1 eps
Telisha Shaw
1 eps
Amanda Tepe
Bobbie
1 eps
Todd Stashwick
1 eps
Molly Price
Nona Pruitt
1 eps
Cyia Batten
Wendy
2 eps
Tom Virtue
1 eps
Sting
Self
1 eps
Corinne Bailey Rae
Self
1 eps
Stephen Tobolowsky
1 eps
Tamala Jones
Claire
1 eps
Elizabeth Sung
Mrs. Tao
1 eps
Kari Matchett
Mary Tate
5 eps
John Goodman
Judge Robert Bebe
2 eps
Christian Camargo
Actor Playing Keith Richards
1 eps
Columbus Short
Darius Hawthorne
10 eps
Joseph Lyle Taylor
1 eps
Teddy Sears
Darren Wells
2 eps
Lucy Davis
Lucy Kenwright
15 eps
Lauren Graham
Self
2 eps
Natalie Cole
Self
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy TV show.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Pilot
When the Executive Producer of sketch show 'Studio 60' has an on-air meltdown, new network president Jordan McDeere hires Danny Tripp and Matt Albie to replace him and save the show.
- Directed by Thomas Schlamme
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E17
The Disaster Show
- Directed by Thomas Schlamme
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Aaron SorkinExecutive Producer
- Thomas SchlammeExecutive Producer
Writing
- Aaron SorkinWriter
Direction
- Timothy BusfieldDirector
- Andrew BernsteinDirector
- David PetrarcaDirector
- Bryan GordonDirector
- John FortenberryDirector
- Christopher MisianoDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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