Apple TV announced today that The Morning Show is back in production for its fifth season. That is the good news. The bad news is that the streamer also revealed it will be the series’ final one.
The news drama, which stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, has always taken place in the past. It looks like this season they were going to catch up to our current timeline, so it feels like a good time to end.
“From the beginning, Apple has supported our vision for ‘The Morning Show,’ and we feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to tell stories that reflect what’s happening in the world around us with a twist of dark humor,” said star and executive producer Jennifer Aniston. “It’s been such a privilege to work with this insanely talented cast, and our extraordinary writers, producers, and crew. We’ve become such a family and we’re all so excited to share this final season. And going in knowing it would be our last, we were so fortunate to craft the conclusion with intentionality, and honor these characters the way they deserve.”
“The past nine years producing and acting in ‘The Morning Show’ have been the honor of a lifetime,” said star and executive producer Reese Witherspoon. “This was always more than a show about a newsroom — it was a show about why the newsroom matters. About freedom of the press, and the journalists who protect the fourth estate, often at great cost. Telling that story has been the creative privilege of my career. Thank you to Apple for their unwavering support, to our visionary writers, our incredible crew, and our extraordinarily talented cast, who brought five seasons to life with a truth audiences believed every step of the way. It has been a stellar creative experience — one I will always treasure.”
Prime Video is giving us a prequel series to the Legally Blonde movies. Today, the streamer released the first trailer for Elle, and I am already in love with it.
Seriously, how perfect is Lexi Minetree as the adorable future lawyer? It appears that she will be even more lovable than Reese Witherspoon was in the role.
Season One of Elle follows Elle Woods before she was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard. We meet her in 1995 as a fish in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. Through it all, Elle uses her family as a touchstone, and forms an even tighter bond to her mother, proving that they can get through anything life throws their way as long as they have each other. With each challenge she faces, Elle grows closer to the Elle Woods we know and love today.
All eight episodes enter the court of public opinion on July 1st.
Prime Video loves Elle, the prequel series to Legally Blonde, so much that they picked it for a second season, months before the first episode even airs.
Today, the streamer and Reese Witherspoon announced that the series will debut on July 1st, along with the renewal news to the cast and us.
In Season One, Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.
“Twenty-five years after the world met Elle Woods for the first time, it’s a dream come true to share the story of how she became the unstoppable force we all fell in love with,” said Reese Witherspoon. “Discovering Lexi Minetree and watching her step into Elle’s fabulous shoes has been one of the most gratifying experiences of my career. I think our series’ themes of kindness, authenticity, and believing in yourself will resonate deeply with fans of the original films and new audiences alike. Working with our incredible Hello Sunshine team, Amazon and our visionary writers and directors to bring Elle’s high school journey to life has been a tremendous joy. I can’t wait to share Season One with the world and start rolling cameras on Season Two!”
When The Morning Show ended its last season, UBA merged with NBN. So we have been wondering how the merger will affect everyone we know. We will finally start to see those ramifications beginning on September 17th.
Season four opens in spring 2024, almost two years after the events of season three. With the UBA-NBN merger complete, the newsroom must grapple with newfound responsibility, hidden motives, and the elusive nature of truth in a polarized America. In a world rife with deepfakes, conspiracy theories, and corporate cover-ups – who can you trust? And how can you know what’s actually real?
Having worked in national network news, after watching the trailer, this season looks a lot like what I experienced. There is a lot of backstabbing, desperation to break the story, and the behind-the-scenes is so much better than what you see on TV. Oh, the stories I could tell you, but I still have a loyalty to the job. I am an old-school journalist.
The Morning Show is coming back on September 17th, and now we know more details about what we can expect from the upcoming season on Apple TV+.
Season four of The Morning Show opens in spring 2024, almost two years after the events of season three. With the UBA-NBN merger complete, the newsroom must grapple with newfound responsibility, hidden motives and the elusive nature of truth in a polarized America. In a world rife with deepfakes, conspiracy theories and corporate cover-ups — who can you trust? And how can you know what’s actually real?
I don’t know how I feel about the time jump. I kind of wanted to see the ugliness of the merger. But then, I am like, maybe it is good that they have already gotten through the transition. What do you think?
