Known for penning The Social Network and The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin is at it again. His new cable news series, temporarily known as More As This Story Develops, has been picked up by HBO. The story 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.
As far as I’m concerned, anything with Jeff Daniels and Sam Waterston in it will be on my list of shows to watch.