Scripted series · HBO
The Newsroom
More as the story develops.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jeff Daniels
Will McAvoy
25 eps
Emily Mortimer
MacKenzie McHale
25 eps
John Gallagher Jr.
James Harper
25 eps
Alison Pill
Margaret Jordan
25 eps
Thomas Sadoski
Don Keefer
25 eps
Dev Patel
Neelamani Sampat
25 eps
Olivia Munn
Sloan Sabbith
25 eps
Sam Waterston
Charlie Skinner
25 eps
Jane Fonda
Leona Lansing
10 eps
Adina Porter
Kendra James
23 eps
Chris Chalk
Gary Cooper
24 eps
Wynn Everett
Tamara Hart
19 eps
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Jane Barrow
3 eps
Grace Gummer
Hallie Shea
10 eps
Constance Zimmer
Taylor Warren
5 eps
Aya Cash
Shelly Wexler
3 eps
Patrick Fabian
Tony Hart
2 eps
Merle Dandridge
Maria Guerrero
2 eps
Hamish Linklater
Jerry Dantana
6 eps
Roderick Hill
Eric Sweeney
3 eps
Frank Wood
Shep Pressman
2 eps
Stephen Root
General Stomtonovich
2 eps
Nick Gehlfuss
Ross Kessler
4 eps
Marque Richardson
Mark Gage
4 eps
Andy Wagner
Ken Weinraub
4 eps
Lauren Tom
Kathy Ling
2 eps
Kelen Coleman
Lisa Lambert
7 eps
Nina Gosiengfiao
Newsroom Analyst
2 eps
David Harbour
Elliot Hirsch
10 eps
Charlie Weirauch
Jake Watson
19 eps
Mary McCormack
Molly Levy
2 eps
Paul Lieberstein
Richard Westbrook
2 eps
Keith Powell
Wyatt Geary
2 eps
Derek Webster
Rodger Hutchinson
2 eps
Emily Wilson
Shannon Bryer
2 eps
Chris Messina
Reese Lansing
14 eps
Jimmi Simpson
Jack Spaniel
3 eps
Clea DuVall
Lilly Hart
2 eps
Marcia Gay Harden
Rebecca Halliday
10 eps
Brian Howe
Barry Lasenthal
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Newsroom actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Newsroom reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
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.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 25 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
We Just Decided To
"News Night" anchor Will McAvoy returns to work after a public meltdown to find most of his staff has jumped ship, but new hires help steer the show when news of a catastrophe breaks in the spring of 2010.
- Directed by Greg Mottola
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
S01E10
The Greater Fool
Mac is shaken by a potentially devastating revelation from gossip columnist Nina Howard. Meanwhile, Sloan mulls a new job opportunity. Neal's Internet alias could prevent a catastrophe. Will, Mac, and Charlie confront Leona and Reese during a volatile lunch meeting.
- Directed by Greg Mottola
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
S03E02
Run
With Rebecca again tasked with defending ACN in a possible lawsuit, Will tries to protect Neal from the fallout over the DOD leak. Charlie and Leona enter the fray of a hostile-takeover gambit involving Reese's half-siblings. Sloan fears Don may be guilty of cashing in on insider information. Maggie ponders the ethics of eavesdropping. Hallie pays a price for a late-night tweet.
- Directed by Greg Mottola
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
S01E05
Amen
News of unrest in Wisconsin in February 2011 in response to the governor's call for budget cuts bubbles up during coverage of the ousting of President Mubarak in Egypt, and Neal finds someone who can provide updates from Cairo as the staff strive to give equal attention to both uprisings.
- Directed by Daniel Minahan
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
S01E06
Bullies
Sloan subs for Elliot during the Japanese nuclear crisis following the March 2011 earthquake, but her harsh questioning of a Tokyo power-company representative could damage her credibility. Meanwhile, Will has a bout of insomnia that leads him to therapy, and he learns a lesson about bullying after his rude behavior in an interview.
- Directed by Jeremy Podeswa
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
S02E07
Red Team III
Rebecca pieces together the events leading to ACN's decision to air Dantana's special report on Operation Genoa; repercussions from the special report threaten to ruin "News Night."
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E06
What Kind of Day Has It Been?
- Directed by Alan Poul
- Written by Aaron Sorkin
S03E05
Oh Shenandoah
- Directed by Paul Lieberstein
- 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.
Created by
- Aaron SorkinCreator
Executive production
- Aaron SorkinExecutive Producer
- Aaron SorkinProducer
- Alan PoulExecutive Producer
- Alan PoulProducer
- Scott RudinExecutive Producer
- Scott RudinProducer
Writing
- Aaron SorkinWriter
- Ian ReichbachWriter
Direction
- Paul LiebersteinDirector
- Jason EnslerDirector
- Daniel MinahanDirector
- Greg MottolaDirector
- Jeremy PodeswaDirector
- Carl FranklinDirector
Cinematography
- Todd McMullenDirector of Photography
- David J. MillerDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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