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* AlphabetNewsNetwork: The fictional UBA.
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* AlphabetNewsNetwork: The fictional UBA. Also Bradley's former employer, SENN (South East News Network).
* DownfallBySex: Mitch Kessler had it at all- until his sexual misconduct came to light.
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* DownfallBySex: Mitch Kessler had it at all- until his sexual misconduct came to light.
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* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}. He admits only to having numerous affairs- and even then he's not exactly remorseful about it.
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* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}. He admits only to having numerous affairs- and even then he's not exactly remorseful about it.]]).
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* YourCheatingHeart: The one indiscretion Mitch has no problem admitting to is that he's a serial cheater (yeah, not really something you should be bragging about, Mitch!).
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though no words are spoken, it is clear that Mitch is FINALLY waking up to the severity and consequences of his actions when he learns of [[spoiler: Hannah's death by overdose]].
* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}.
* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the season 1 finale, Bradley interviews [[spoiler: Hannah]] for her, Chip and Cory's [[spoiler: plot to expose the corrupt and misogynist CEO of UBA]]. Her reliving the traumatic event of [[spoiler: Mitch raping her]] ends up driving her [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide to fatally overdose with pills]]. ]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts. One especially obvious reference to Lauer is his desk having a button that closes and locks his door.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts. One especially obvious reference to Lauer is his desk having a button that closes and locks his door.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the season 1 finale, Bradley interviews [[spoiler: Hannah]] for her, Chip and Cory's [[spoiler: plot to expose the corrupt and misogynist CEO of UBA]]. Her reliving the traumatic event of [[spoiler: Mitch raping her]] ends up driving her [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide to fatally overdose with pills]]. ]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts. One especially obvious reference to Lauer is his desk having a button that closes and locks his door.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts. One especially obvious reference to Lauer is his desk having a button that closes and locks his door.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though no words are spoken, Mitch is clearly thinking this (or at least beginning to) when he learns of [[spoiler: Hannah's death by overdose]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though no words are spoken, it is clear that Mitch is clearly thinking this (or at least beginning to) FINALLY waking up to the severity and consequences of his actions when he learns of [[spoiler: Hannah's death by overdose]].
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* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}. It's only when [[spoiler: he learns that Hannah has fatally overdosed with pills]] that he even remotely begins to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone face the facts]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Though no words are spoken, Mitch is clearly thinking this (or at least beginning to) when he learns of [[spoiler: Hannah's death by overdose]].
* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}. It's only when [[spoiler: he learns that Hannah has fatally overdosed with pills]] that he even remotely begins to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone face the facts]].
* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}.
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* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}. It's only when [[spoiler: he learns that Hannah has fatally overdosed with pills]] that he even remotely begins to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone face the facts]].
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* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[SHE [[spoiler: SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}. It's only when [[spoiler: he learns that Hannah has fatally overdosed with pills]] that he even remotely begins to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone face the facts]].
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''The Morning Show'' (alternatively ''Morning Wars'' in some regions) is a {{drama}} series created for Creator/AppleTVPlus created by Jay Carson (''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'') and loosely based on the non-fiction book ''Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning'' by Brian Stelter.
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''The Morning Show'' (alternatively ''Morning Wars'' in some regions) is a {{drama}} series created for Creator/AppleTVPlus created by Jay Carson (''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'') and loosely based on the non-fiction book ''Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning'' Morning TV'' by Brian Stelter.
* DownfallBySex: Mitch Kessler had it at all- until his sexual misconduct came to light.
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* NeverMyFault: Like many sexual predators, Mitch blames his behavior on everyone (including UBA and his victims) but himself (he even has the audacity to claim that the sex he had with [[spoiler: Hannah]] was not only consensual, but that [[SHE used HIM to get a promotion.]]}- admitting only to having numerous affairs (and even then he isn't exactly remorseful about it}. It's only when [[spoiler: he learns that Hannah has fatally overdosed with pills]] that he even remotely begins to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone face the facts]].
* ProductPlacement: Unsurprisingly everyone has the latest Applephone and uses Apple laptops.EVERYTHING- from phones to watches.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the season 1 finale, Bradley interviews [[spoiler: Hannah]] for her, Chip and Cory's [[spoiler: plot to expose the corrupt and misogynist CEO of UPA]]. Her reliving the traumatic event of [[spoiler: Mitch raping her]] ends up driving her [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide to fatally overdose with pills]]. ]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the season 1 finale, Bradley interviews [[spoiler: Hannah]] for her, Chip and Cory's [[spoiler: plot to expose the corrupt and misogynist CEO of UPA]].UBA]]. Her reliving the traumatic event of [[spoiler: Mitch raping her]] ends up driving her [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide to fatally overdose with pills]]. ]]
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*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cory initially comes off as a cross between a CloudCuckooLander and an asshole, but through Season 1, it becomes increasingly clear that he is willing to do the right thing, though it is sometimes to his benefit (such as [[spoiler: the plan to take down Fred.]])
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* AsYouKnow: At the end of Episode 6, Alex's daughter goes into exposition while describing her father's (Alex's husband's) accomplishments.
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* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: Rather than going to prepared footage the broadcast goes directly to a test pattern at the end of [[spoiler: Alex and Bradley's on air rant at the end of season one]]. This is probably because [[spoiler: the staff lock the door to the control room to allow them to continue]]
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* WeAreExperiencingTechnicalDifficulties: Rather than going to prepared footage the broadcast goes directly to a test pattern at the end of to [[spoiler: cut off Alex and Bradley's on air rant at the end of season one]]. This is probably because [[spoiler: the staff lock the door to the control room to allow them to continue]]
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** Arguable in Bradley Jackson's case, as "Jackson" is far more common as a surname (and is considered unusual as a given name.)
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with in the season 1 finale. When [[spoiler: Hannah]] is [[spoiler: found dead in her apartment]], there is vomit on her shirt- but yet her face and mouth are completely clean. Not to mention the fact that it's quite remarkable how good she looks for someone who [[spoiler: had been battling PTSD, sleep deprivation and alcohol and drug abuse for quite some time]].
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with in the season 1 finale. When [[spoiler: Hannah]] is [[spoiler: found dead in her apartment]], there is vomit on her shirt- but yet her face and mouth are completely clean. Not to mention the fact that it's quite remarkable how good she looks remarkably good for someone who [[spoiler: had been battling struggling with PTSD, sleep deprivation and alcohol and drug abuse for quite some time]].
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the season 1 finale, Bradley interviews [[spoiler: Hannah]] for her, Chip and Cory's [[spoiler: plot to expose the corrupt and misogynist CEO of UPA]]. Her reliving the traumatic event of [[spoiler: Mitch raping her]] ends up driving her [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide to fatally overdose with pills]]. ]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: Possibly in the season 1 finale, when [[spoiler: Hannah]] kills herself with pills after [[spoiler: having revisited the night Mitch raped her]]. The show leaves it ambiguous as to whether the overdose was intentional or accidental- and[[spoiler: Gugu Mbatha-Raw]] has stated that she believes it was the latter.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Possibly in the season 1 finale, when [[spoiler: Hannah]] kills herself with pills after [[spoiler: having revisited the night Mitch raped her]]. The show leaves it ambiguous as to whether the overdose was intentional or accidental- and[[spoiler: and [[spoiler: Gugu Mbatha-Raw]] has stated that she believes it was the latter.
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* BeaytyIsNeverTarnished: Played with in the season 1 finale. When [[Hannah]] is found [[dead in her apartment]], there is vomit on her shirt- but yet her face and mouth are completely clean. Not to mention the fact that it's quite remarkable how good she looks for someone who [[had been battling PTSD, sleep deprivation and alcohol and drug abuse for quite some time]].
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* BeaytyIsNeverTarnished: BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with in the season 1 finale. When [[Hannah]] [[spoiler: Hannah]] is [[spoiler: found [[dead dead in her apartment]], there is vomit on her shirt- but yet her face and mouth are completely clean. Not to mention the fact that it's quite remarkable how good she looks for someone who [[had [[spoiler: had been battling PTSD, sleep deprivation and alcohol and drug abuse for quite some time]].
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* BeaytyIsNeverTarnished: Played with in the season 1 finale. When [[Hannah]] is found [[dead in her apartment]], there is vomit on her shirt- but yet her face and mouth are completely clean. Not to mention the fact that it's quite remarkable how good she looks for someone who [[had been battling PTSD, sleep deprivation and alcohol and drug abuse for quite some time]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: In the season 1 finale, [[spoiler: Hannah]] kills herself with pills after [[spoiler: having revisited the night Mitch raped her]].
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* DrivenToSuicide: In Possibly in the season 1 finale, when [[spoiler: Hannah]] kills herself with pills after [[spoiler: having revisited the night Mitch raped her]].her]]. The show leaves it ambiguous as to whether the overdose was intentional or accidental- and[[spoiler: Gugu Mbatha-Raw]] has stated that she believes it was the latter.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Bradley interviews [[spoiler: Hannah]] for her, Chip and Cory's [[spoiler: plot to expose the corrupt and misogynist CEO of UPA]]. Her reliving the traumatic event of [[spoiler: Mitch raping her]] ends up driving her [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide kill herself to fatally overdose with pills]]. ]]
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* DrivenToSuicide: In the season 1 finale, [[spoiler: Hannah]] kills herself with pills after [[spoiler: having revisited the night Mitch raped her]].
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Alex Levy (Creator/JenniferAniston) is the face of ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Morning Show]]'', a popular and influential [[TalkShow morning news show]] on the fictional [[Main/AlphabetNewsNetwork UBN]] UBA]] network. When her longtime co-anchor Mitch Kessler (Creator/SteveCarell) is ousted in a sexual misconduct scandal, she finds herself struggling to cope with the scrutiny on the show as well as herself, while rising [[IntrepidReporter reporter]] Bradley Jackson (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon) threatens her lofty position in journalism.
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* AlphabetNewsNetwork: The fictional UBN.UBA.
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* GambitPileup: Just about everyone at the network is looking to get rid of someone else, and Mitch’s firing sends all their plans into overdrive trying to be the first one to make their move.
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: In-universe example. Mitch is fired from ''The Morning Show'' after being accused of sexual misconduct.
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* CassandraTruth: Alex doesn't believe Mitch when he says that the network is planning on firing her. He's right.
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* ThrowingOutTheScript: Pretty much Bradley's modus operandi.
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* ProductPlacement: Unsurprisingly everyone has the latest Apple phone and uses Apple laptops.
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* IndyPloy: Alex admits she’s completely winging it by entrapping the network into bringing Bradley on board, and the execs indeed quickly start spinning it to another way to get rid of her.
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* IndyPloy: Alex admits she’s completely winging it by entrapping the network into bringing Bradley on board, and the execs indeed quickly start spinning it to another way to get rid of her. Bradley pays her back by going off-script in her first appearance, telling the ugly truth about her past the network is trying to cover up and perhaps sarcastically telling Alex she has no idea why she did it.
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* FoxNewsLiberal: Bradley is ostensibly conservative, but always demurs actually giving a solid opinion and insists “the truth” is all that matters.
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* ActorAllusion: Bradley sarcastically asks if she should dye her hair blonde to be more attractive to viewers. Reese Witherspoon is of course actually blonde.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts. One especially obvious reference to Lauer is his desk having a button that closes and locks his door.
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''The Morning Show'' (alternatively ''Morning Wars'' in some regions) is a {{drama}} series created for Creator/AppleTVPlus created by Jay Carson (''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'') and loosely based on the non-fiction book ''Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning'' by Brian Stelter.
Alex Levy (Creator/JenniferAniston) is the face of ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Morning Show]]'', a popular and influential [[TalkShow morning news show]] on the fictional [[Main/AlphabetNewsNetwork UBN]] network. When her longtime co-anchor Mitch Kessler (Creator/SteveCarell) is ousted in a sexual misconduct scandal, she finds herself struggling to cope with the scrutiny on the show as well as herself, while rising [[IntrepidReporter reporter]] Bradley Jackson (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon) threatens her lofty position in journalism.
Boasting an AllStarCast, ''The Morning Show'' also features Creator/BillyCrudup, Mark Duplass, Creator/GuguMbathaRaw, Creator/NestorCarbonell, and Creator/JackDavenport in major supporting roles. The series premiered as a launch title with Apple TV+ on November 1st 2019, alongside ''See'', ''Dickinson'', and ''Series/ForAllMankind''.
Not to be confused with ''Film/MorningGlory'', a 2010 {{romcom}} similarly set behind the scenes of a morning show, nor the ''Radio/ElvisDuranMorningShow'', a long-running syndicated radio program.
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!! ''The Morning Show'' contains examples of:
* AlphabetNewsNetwork: The fictional UBN.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Alex, whose last name is Levy.
* GenderBlenderName: Bradley is usually a masculine name, but given to a woman here.
* IntrepidReporter: Bradley is reckless and not afraid to insert herself into the stories she covers.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts.
* ShowWithinAShow / TalkShow: ''The Morning Show'' is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin morning show]].
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/{{HBO}}'s Creator/AaronSorkin drama ''Series/TheNewsroom''.
* TwoFirstNames: Bradley Jackson and Jason Craig.
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''The Morning Show'' (alternatively ''Morning Wars'' in some regions) is a {{drama}} series created for Creator/AppleTVPlus created by Jay Carson (''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'') and loosely based on the non-fiction book ''Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning'' by Brian Stelter.
Alex Levy (Creator/JenniferAniston) is the face of ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Morning Show]]'', a popular and influential [[TalkShow morning news show]] on the fictional [[Main/AlphabetNewsNetwork UBN]] network. When her longtime co-anchor Mitch Kessler (Creator/SteveCarell) is ousted in a sexual misconduct scandal, she finds herself struggling to cope with the scrutiny on the show as well as herself, while rising [[IntrepidReporter reporter]] Bradley Jackson (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon) threatens her lofty position in journalism.
Boasting an AllStarCast, ''The Morning Show'' also features Creator/BillyCrudup, Mark Duplass, Creator/GuguMbathaRaw, Creator/NestorCarbonell, and Creator/JackDavenport in major supporting roles. The series premiered as a launch title with Apple TV+ on November 1st 2019, alongside ''See'', ''Dickinson'', and ''Series/ForAllMankind''.
Not to be confused with ''Film/MorningGlory'', a 2010 {{romcom}} similarly set behind the scenes of a morning show, nor the ''Radio/ElvisDuranMorningShow'', a long-running syndicated radio program.
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!! ''The Morning Show'' contains examples of:
* AlphabetNewsNetwork: The fictional UBN.
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Alex, whose last name is Levy.
* GenderBlenderName: Bradley is usually a masculine name, but given to a woman here.
* IntrepidReporter: Bradley is reckless and not afraid to insert herself into the stories she covers.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Though the series was reportedly in development before the real life sexual misconduct scandals that resulted in the firings of Matt Lauer from ''Series/{{Today}}'' and Charlie Rose from ''Creator/{{CBS}} This Morning'', it's hard to ignore the parallels, although Mitch is presented ''much'' more sympathetically than either of his counterparts.
* ShowWithinAShow / TalkShow: ''The Morning Show'' is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin morning show]].
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/{{HBO}}'s Creator/AaronSorkin drama ''Series/TheNewsroom''.
* TwoFirstNames: Bradley Jackson and Jason Craig.
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