The Morning Show
In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2019-11-01
Synopsis
America's favorite morning news show is thrown into crisis when it becomes the news.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: The Morning Show opens its catalog run with “In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning” (2019-11-01). Workplace scandal drama for the streaming era. Star salaries, real-news parallels, and on-air power plays.
In the series
This episode is part of The Morning Show (2019–present) on Apple TV+.
Morning-news meltdown as prestige soap — #MeToo hangover in HD.
Key cast
- Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy
- Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson
- Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison
- Steve Carell as Mitch Kessler
- Mark Duplass as Chip Black
- Greta Lee as Stella Bak