HBO's The Newsroom is a drama about a 24-hour cable news network from The Social Network writer Aaron Sorkin (
The Social Network). The likes of CNN and Fox News have devolved into partisan name-calling and videos of water-skiing squirrels, so what better way to expose the industry's shortcomings than with Sorkin's trademark long-winded monologues and walk-and-talks?
HBO has finally released a trailer for the series, which as of today also has an official premiere date:
June 24. Details of the series have been kept quiet, so this trailer does a whole lot more.
With its control rooms, headsets, and fiery behind-the-camera drama, The Newsroom looks an awful lot like one of Sorkin's previous works, the good but short-lived SportsNight. That's a good thing.
Sam Waterston, Jeff DanielsSorkin, who created the Emmy Award-winning political drama
The West Wing, was reportedly developing a cable-news-centered TV drama since 2009. After months of negotiations, premium cable network HBO ordered a pilot in January 2011 and then a full series in September that year. Sorkin did his research for the series by observing several real-world cable news programs first hand.
The series is set behind the scenes at the fictional Atlantis Cable News (ACN) and centers around anchor Will (
Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer Mackenzie MacHale (
Emily Mortimer), newsroom staff Maggie (
Alison Pill), Jim (
John Gallagher, Jr.), Sloan (
Olivia Munn), Neal (
Dev Patel), Don (
Thomas Sadoski), and their boss Charlie Skinner (
Sam Waterston).
In December 2011 Jane Fonda was added to the cast, The two time Oscar winning actress will play the hard hitting CEO of the cable news network’s parent company.
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24 juni dus, voor alle Sorkin adepten!