Good news, Sorkin fans. HBO has just announced via press release that his pilot has been picked up for a 10-episode series.
The series centers on a cable news anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr., Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Thomas Sadoski) and their boss (Sam Waterston). Together they set out on a patriotic and quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles and their own personal entanglements.
Pilot credits:
Aaron Sorkin, executive producer and pilot writer
Scott Rudin, executive producer
Alan Poul, executive producer
Greg Mottola, pilot director
Francine Maisler, casting directorPilot cast:
Jeff Daniels as Will McAllister
Emily Mortimer as MacKenzie
Alison Pill as Maggie
John Gallagher, Jr. as Jim
Olivia Munn as Sloan
Dev Patel as Neal
Thomas Sadoski as Don
and Sam Waterston as Charlie
No release date or title have been set yet. As news junkies, we’re certainly interested in checking out this one!