“There’s something sort of bulletproof about morning shows,” Witherspoon says.
“They’re a stalwart part of American culture.”
At least that’s the expectation.
As you brew your morning coffee, they update you on the latest from the White House.
As you pick out your clothes for the day, they let you know how the weather is looking.
He can trace the idea back to 1989, when he saw Jane Pauley get replaced onToday.
(It’s widely believed to be because she was “too old.”
She was 39 at the time.)
(Stelter is a consulting producer on the show, which uses his book mostly for background research.)
By August 2017, they’d met withApple.
Did we mention that Apple creates TV shows now?
In March 2019, the tech powerhouse announced it was entering the streaming world.
(Hey, all the cool kids are doing it!)
For instance, ahead of Tuesday’s 2019 keynote, Apple wouldn’t even confirmhow much it will cost.
(Both came over from Sony Pictures Television.)
“It was so undeniable, both in the story they wanted to tell and who was involved.
Fifteen minutes later, they called to make an offer.
And, it seems, the enthusiasm was mutual.
“They’re putting themselves out there to get into the content world.”
But the show Apple was originally pitched isn’t exactly what made it to the screen.
Specifically, #MeToo happened.
On Nov. 29, NBC fired their cohost of two decades following allegations of sexual misconduct.
People who were seemingly untouchable.
Part of that redevelopment process involved a showrunner swap.
I wanted to write complicated female characters that weren’t perfect and that weren’t bitches.”
Levy is a seasoned anchor.
Jackson is a bit of a hothead.
She’s dangerously passionate about the truth, and from time to time that passion gets her in trouble.
But neither woman is prepared for what their lives are about to become when the series begins.
If there’s one thing this show doesn’t do, it’s ignore it.
“People don’t look the other way anymore,” director and executive producer Mimi Leder says.
“We put a microscope right up to who these people are.”
As Aniston puts it, “No one else could play that part.
There’s nothing you could find about Steve in a closet.”
“Mitch is a very flawed human being and someone with enormous personal blind spots,” Carell says.
What happens to the accuser?
What happens to the accused?
How are loved ones affected?
“We don’t take sides in any of it.
It’s about the humanity of these issues.”
Her blue eyes still sparkle the same way they did when she first walked onto theFriendssoundstage.
But by now, they’ve seen some things.
“This role never could’ve come to me any sooner than now,” she says.
“It’s one of the hardest jobs I’ve had.
All of her lifelines are falling away.
“I understand that, with people having connections toFriends,” Aniston says.
But when the lights come on and the cameras are pointed at you, you just figure it out.
Especially if Diane Sawyer is watching.
