After two years, Apple TV+’s flagship series “The Morning Show” will return to the streamer in September, and this time Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) and Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) are facing greater responsibility and public scrutiny.
The fourth season, which was delayed by the Sag-Aftra and WGA attacks in 2023, jumps forward two years to take place in the spring of 2024. The UBA-NBN merger was finalized after Alex successfully usurped his tech billionaire, Paul Marks (Jon Hamm), and blocked his potential acquisition of the network. Now, the newsroom faces a new challenge of appealing to the public, as the truth is constantly in question and the country is more polarized than ever.
“We have to question everything we see and hear now more than ever,” Aniston said in the season four teaser.
Bradley and Alex stand against a reflective office building as their own internal monologues play out loud. Bradley, who at the end of season three turned himself in to the FBI for concealing evidence that his brother was part of the January 6 insurrection, pleads that “we have to be in this together”—presumably alluding to his friendship with Alex.
“Looks like network drama is juicier than network drama,” says Mark Duplass’ Charlie “Chip” Black in a voiceover as the two women stand in front of the new UBN headquarters.
More voices play in the ears of the leading ladies throughout the teaser as they are confronted with the growing list of responsibilities that await them and the truth that is exploding.
“There was a cover-up,” Witherspoon said. “The truth always comes out. You know that.”
Former UBA executive producer Chip (Duplass) from “The Morning Show” tells Alex he “needs some dirt.” Former UBA CEO Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup) taunts Bradley that “it’s always nice when you can get someone else to do your dirty work for you, right?”
Several heavy hitters will return to the cast for Season 4, including Witherspoon, Aniston, Crudup, Duplass, Hamm, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie, Nestor Carbonell, and Greta Lee, along with new additions Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, and Boyd Holbrook.
Aniston and Witherspoon executive produce the series alongside showrunner Charlotte Stoudt and director and executive producer Mimi Leder. The series is also produced by Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer through Media Res. Aniston and Kristin Hahn executive produce through Echo Films, while Witherspoon executive produces with Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine. Zander Lehmann and Micah Schraft also executive produce.
The fourth season of “The Morning Show” premieres on Apple TV+ Wednesday, September 17. New episodes of the 10-episode season will be released weekly through November 19.
