The Newsroom
American political drama television series
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| 2014 | Will McAvoy is jailed for refusing to name Neal's confidential source, highlighting the season's focus on journalistic ethics and whistleblower protection. |
| 2014 | Season 3 explores controversial news reporting topics, including citizen journalism's impact following the Boston Marathon bombing and the challenges of media reporting during major news events. |
| 2014 | The season features a narrative about Neal Sampat being contacted by an anonymous source who reveals US government complicity in an African state atrocity, leading to significant journalistic and legal confrontations. |
| December 14 2014 | The Newsroom concludes its run, completing three seasons with a total of 25 episodes |
| November 10 2014 | Season 3 of The Newsroom premiered in India on HBO Defined, one day after the U.S. premiere. |
| April 2014 | Aaron Sorkin spoke at the Tribeca Film Festival, expressing a desire to 'start over' regarding how journalists perceived the show and explaining his approach to setting the series in the recent past. |
| 2013 | Season 2 of The Newsroom explores the narrative of the false sarin gas news story and its retraction, drawing parallels to a real-life 1998 news scandal involving CNN and TIME. |
| 2013 | Jeff Daniels wins Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| 2013 | The season's storyline about whistleblowing runs parallel to the real-world Edward Snowden disclosures, highlighting contemporary issues of government transparency and journalistic ethics. |
| 2013 | Season 2 of The Newsroom aired, featuring a narrative about a retracted false news story involving the United States Marine Corps and sarin gas in Afghanistan from 2009. |
| 2013 | Jane Fonda was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
| July 30 2013 | Season 2 of The Newsroom premiered in India on HBO Defined. |
| May 21 2013 | The Newsroom premiered in India on HBO Defined. |
| 2012 | Dan Rather gave the pilot episode a favorable review, stating the show 'has the potential to become a classic'. |
| 2012 | The Newsroom wins Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series |
| 2012 | The Newsroom is nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama |
| 2012 | Jeff Daniels is nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama |
| 2012 | The television series first season airs, receiving mixed critical reviews with a 48% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 56/100 score on Metacritic. |
| 2012 | Aaron Sorkin created The Newsroom television series, a political drama that aired on HBO and ran until 2014. |
| 2012 | The show planned to incorporate the 2012 United States presidential election into its narrative during the second season. |
| 2012 | Sorkin hired conservative media consultants to help represent diverse ideological perspectives in the show's second season, aiming to provide a balanced political viewpoint. |
| 2012 | The TV series premiered, featuring a unique production approach with filming at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood and using the Bank of America Tower in Manhattan as the fictional Atlantis World Media building. |
| 2012 | The first season of 'The Newsroom' premiered, featuring episodes built around real past news events like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the killing of Osama bin Laden. |
| November 2012 | Patton Oswalt was announced to play Jonas Pfeiffer, the new V.P. of human resources at ACN, though he ultimately did not appear in the season. |
| August 13 2012 | The Newsroom premiered in New Zealand on SKY NZ's SoHo channel. |
| August 1 2012 | Aaron Sorkin responds to critics by including news consultants with newsroom experience to improve the show's authenticity. |
| July 10 2012 | The show premiered on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and Ireland, two weeks after its U.S. debut. |
| June 2012 | Sorkin described The Newsroom as an idealistic and optimistic look at a competent group of people, drawing parallels to his approach in The West Wing. |
| June 25 2012 | The Newsroom premiered on Sky Go in Germany and Austria, one day after its U.S. debut. |
| June 24 2012 | The Newsroom premieres on HBO, marking the beginning of the political drama series |
| 2011 | The pilot episode was shot on 16 mm film, distinguishing it from the rest of the series which was filmed digitally using Arri Alexa cameras. |
| 2011 | Production of 'The Newsroom' began in the fall, with an ambitious filming schedule of 80-90 page dialogue-dense scripts to be completed in nine days per episode. |
| 2011 | Aaron Sorkin planned a roundtable debate scene with Chris Matthews and Andrew Breitbart, which was ultimately rejected by MSNBC. |
| December 21 2011 | HBO officially confirmed the series name 'The Newsroom' in a promotional release previewing its 2012 programs. |
| November 29 2011 | HBO filed a trademark for the title 'The Newsroom' with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the pilot's development phase. |
| June 2011 | Core cast including Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston, Olivia Munn, and Dev Patel was cast, with Greg Mottola signed to direct the pilot. |
| May 2011 | Emily Mortimer replaced Marisa Tomei for the executive producer role, and Sam Waterston joined the project. |
| January 2011 | Sorkin publicly reveals the TV project on BBC News. |
| January 2011 | HBO orders a pilot for The Newsroom after months of negotiations |
| 2010 | Ongoing talks between Sorkin and HBO about the potential TV series begin. |
| 2010 | Sorkin began researching cable news by being an off-camera guest at MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and shadowing various news programs including Fox News and CNN. |
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