After an attention-grabbing season 1 debut on AppleTV+,
The Morning Show is coming back for a second installment. The series garnered accolade recognition for stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, with Aniston winning the Screen Actors Guild award. The show also received eight Emmy nominations. But the wait for season 2 continues, as the series has taken an indefinite hiatus from filming due to COVID-19 concerns.
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| Producer Michael Ellenberg announced production for the second season shutdown due to COVID-19 |
Producer Michael Ellenberg, founder and CEO of MediaRes, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter in mid-March, "In concert with our dedicated partners at Apple, we have concluded it would be prudent to take a two-week hiatus to assess the situation and ensure the safety of the incredible people who make this show." The show has not resumed filming yet.
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| Showrunner Kerry Ehrin confirmed they were in the process of writing the second season |
A week after the show initially debuted, Apple confirmed that The Morning Show would return for a second season. Just as in the first season premiered in November 2019, showrunner Kerry Ehrin told Variety, "We're writing the show now; we'll film it this summer; and we'll be on next November." However, the outlet clarified that sources close to the show told them no official premiere date for the second season was set.
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| Congratulations! to Jennifer for winning the SAG Award for The Morning Show |
In the aftermath of an explosive first season finale, Ehrin told The Hollywood Reporter, "It's like a huge building fell on everybody and it's about escaping from the wreckage." When what the second season will bring Ehrin said, "I would say season two is a lot about transition. And still, at the same time, a lot of the same shit goes one! You set new rules, but then it falls back. This is true in the real world. Where it becomes: are we paying lip service to women's rights? So it's really just examining the transition period more but with the same themes of: What is real? And people having this desire to have control over their own lives, which they perceive as being through power."
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| How many of the original cast members will return for Season 2? |
Currently, the only confirmed cast members set to return are Aniston, Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup, who played news boss Cory Ellison. Ehrin told The Hollywood Reporter that the dynamic between the two leading women will be analyzed further in the sophomore season. "The interesting thing about the characters of Alex and Bradley is that they still barely know each other. They've know each other for like, three months of working together. If you work with someone for three months, you don't know them super well. They've gone through two really traumatic experiences together, which has sort of forged their souls in a way. But they still don't really know each other as people, so we're playing some of that in the next season."
References
Elle magazine | The Morning Show Season 2 News, Cast, Release Date [1]
Variety magazine | The Morning Show Boss on How Real-Life Politics Will Influence Season 2 [2]
The Hollywood Reporter | The Morning Show Boss After Cliffhanger Finale [3]
The Hollywood Reporter | The Morning Show Shuts Down Production Due to Coronavirus Concerns [4]
