Cast and Crew

Creator： Aaron Sorkin 

Leading Role：Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer , John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill , Thomas Sadoski , Dev Patel , Olivia Munn

Summary of The Newsroom The Complete Season 1 DVD Box Set

In the aftermath of his public tirade, acclaimed news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) returns to his job to find that most of his staff are leaving and his new ex ecutive producer is his ex-girlfriend, MacKenzie McHale (Emily Mortimer) and when some breaking news about a potentially disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico hits the network, the staff faces a new challenge. Takes place on April 20, 2010.

Mac asserts control over the new incarnation of News Night and enlists a beautiful and brainy on-air economist, Sloan Sabbith, to do a nightly segment. Jim takes the fall for a Maggie mistake when doing the prep work for a report on SB 1070; Charlie forbids Reese from continuing his furtive meeting with Will; a long-festering breakup secret gets out. Takes place on April 23, 2010.

While doing an editorial, Will apologizes for previous newscasts and promises his viewers a better show, which angers the CEO of ACN's parent company. Jim helps Maggie when she suffers a panic attack. Don presents Elliot with a challenge. Takes place on November 3, 2010. Flashbacks take place between April and November 2010.