The Morning Show

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Season 1
  • Network: Apple TV
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 1, 2019
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 83 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 83
  3. Negative: 17 out of 83
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  1. EFRAM
    Nov 13, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I first heard about The Morning Show, I was expecting something like The Newsroom meets Broadcast News. Instead I found the show to be a passable if not totally persuasive attempt to live up to both of the previous shows I mentioned. Given that The Newsroom had issues of its own, the fact that it was written and created by Aaron Sorkin, someone I truly admire and respect gave it at least a semblance of tight writing and storylines. This is not to say TMS was a dud. Jennifer Aniston is well cast as is Reese Witherspoon. I found Steve Carell grew on me as the series progressed, but ultimately he left me bereft of feeling any real emotional resonance. The show seems to want to be a political exercise in 21st century moral and ethical mores, and I found the MeToo aspect of the show somewhat tedious and neutered as we never got to see the relationship between Carell and Aniston develop or even take shape. This was a big problem for me because without that relationship to cement the series I felt TMS cut itself off at the knees and I found it then cannabalized itself in trying to recreate the central relationship of the series in anecdotes, hearsay and emotional memory. A big issue. The writing by Kerry Ehrin is decent, if not illuminating or given to any sense of the way people really think and then speak, meaning it was forced into the mold of its thematic structure instead of being organic to the needs of the characters. Mimi Leder's direction is always tight and smart and the other cast members I thought were really outstanding including an amazing Mark Duplass, a convincingly slimy Billy Crudup and the breath of fresh air, Gugu Mbatha Raw. So, all in all watchable if not memorable.… Expand
  2. arkham2014
    Dec 14, 2019
    6
    Meh. The show has great concept and certainly explorable, but sometimes it tries too hard to be too serious and sometimes it's just comedy :| which is weird given it's premise. Solid performances from the cast though.
  3. GuilhermeCursi
    Nov 2, 2019
    6
    A série cumpre seu papel de entreter e apenas isso, falta carismas nos personagens e uma roteiro melhor no mas é uma série que da pra assistir.

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#41 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#75 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 37
  3. Negative: 3 out of 37
  1. The Independent
    Reviewed by: Adam White
    Jan 3, 2020
    40
    The Morning Show, as is standard for expensive dramas in the age of too much television, is also desperate to be About Something. And in that regard, it falls flat. Its politics are baffling – notably Bradley’s insistence on being neither politically red nor blue but “human” – and it’s not yet smart enough to say anything insightful when it comes to sexual misconduct in the workplace.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    The Morning Show is at its most engaging when [Jennifer Aniston's Alex Levy is] front and centre. If only the slightly rickety drama constructed around her had a clearer idea what it wants to be and for whom it is intended.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 3, 2019
    100
    There isn’t a weak link in The Morning Show. Aniston is flawless. ... Everyone else – especially Billy Crudup as the network suit playing seven-dimensional chess with everyone – matches her point for point. The script has depth and endless torque and the whole thing is an exhilarating rush that makes room for nuance, thought and – though it’s definitely a drama – humour.
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