The Morning Show trivia: 33 facts about the new Jennifer Aniston series

The Morning Show is a new TV show from a new streaming service, Apple TV+. It stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.

Let’s dig into some trivia and facts about this new TV series.

The Morning Show is an American drama web television series
It is also known as Morning Wars in Australia
Starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell
It premiered on Apple TV+ on November 1, 2019
The series is inspired by journalist Brian Stelter’s book, Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV
Alex Levy runs The Morning Show, a popular news program broadcast from Manhattan that has excellent TV ratings
And is perceived to have changed the face of American television
After her partner of 15 years, Mitch Kessler, is fired amidst a sexual misconduct scandal
Alex fights to retain her job as top news anchor while sparking a rivalry with Bradley Jackson
An aspiring journalist who seeks to take Alex’s place
On November 8, 2017, it was announced that Apple had given the production a series order consisting of two seasons of ten episodes apiece
The series was set to be executive produced by Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Jay Carson, and Michael Ellenberg
Carson was expected to act as a writer and showrunner for the series as well
Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Media Res, Echo Films, and Hello Sunshine
On April 4, 2018, it was announced that Carson had departed the production over creative differences
He was expected to be replaced as executive producer and showrunner by Kerry Ehrin
On July 11, 2018, it was reported that Mimi Leder would serve as a director and executive producer for the series
On October 23, 2018, it was reported that Kristin Hahn and Lauren Levy Neustadter would serve as additional executive producers for the series
Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Aniston and Witherspoon had been cast in the series’ lead roles
In October 2018, it was announced that Steve Carell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billy Crudup, Néstor Carbonell and Mark Duplass had been cast in series regular roles
On November 7, 2018, it was reported that Bel Powley, Karen Pittman, and Desean Terry had joined the main cast of the series
Principal photography for the first season commenced on October 31, 2018, at the James Oviatt Building in Los Angeles, California
Filming continued in Los Angeles until filming started in New York City on May 9, 2019
Filming of the first season also wrapped in May 2019
After seven months of filming
Production on the second season is set to begin in November 2019
After the Apple Special Event of March 25, 2019, Witherspoon announced on Instagram that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019
During the Apple Special Event, a teaser trailer was released with footage from the series as well footage from other original series set to premiere on Apple TV+
Furthermore, Aniston, Witherspoon and Carrell were at the event to tease the series
On August 12, 2019, Apple released a first look trailer for the series
It was also revealed that the series will be titled Morning Wars in Australia
In order to distinguish the series from the Australian morning talk show of the same name
On August 19, 2019, Apple released a full trailer for the series