The third season of “The Morning Show” is all over the map and, ironically, rarely on the set of the titular program.
Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) is now hosting the UBA Evening News and Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) is singlehandedly trying to keep UBA+ in relevant content.
In addition to button-holing world leaders, Alex is willing to go up in space in order to land an interview with an Elon Musk-like tech billionaire named Paul Marks (Jon Hamm). He’ll agree to go on camera with her, if only to get closer to one of the few women worthy of his time.
The new season touches on financial problems at the network, too, which gives oh-so-slimy CEO Cory Ellison (Billy Crudup) a chance to play everyone.
Billy Crudup and Greta Lee are in deep when their network is a source of turmoil in season three of "The Morning Show."
Just when you think the AppleTV+ series is headed in the same direction as HBO’s “The Newsroom,” it takes a retro veer and digs up more dirt on everyone before explaining why no one is immune post-Jan. 6.
The loopy plotting may be hard to embrace initially, but it straightens out before the last few episodes and gives Aniston one of the best acting showcases in her career. Suffice it say, she has her own conscience crisis and more than enough rocket time with Hamm. (Debuting later this season in "Fargo," Hamm gets a chance to show yet another side of his twisting ways.)
The two are great together, using intelligence to spar and charisma to spark.
Meanwhile, Witherspoon is pulled back into the fold with outed journalist Laura Peterson (Julianna Margulies) and brother Hal (Joe Tippett), who rocks her confidence in all she has espoused.
Reese Witherspoon is now evening anchor in "The Morning Show."
As Cory swims among his stars, poisoning their water, long-suffering producer Chip Black (the great Mark Duplass) must face his own demons.
When Marks floats the idea of buying UBA, everyone questions its -- and their -- future. That’s when “The Morning Show” heats up and becomes that 21st century series Aaron Sorkin never wrote.
Easily one of the best behind-the-scenes looks at television, it also gets a chance to discuss the plight women face in the medium. News President Stella Bak (Greta Lee) looks like she’s the one who can make a difference but she’s also beholden to Ellison -- and that muddies the water.
When the third season gets to its oh-so-good last episode, you can see the grand contributions producers Mimi Leder and Charlotte Stoudt have been able to make.
Jennifer Aniston plays a powerhouse network personality who holds the cards in season three of "The Morning Show."
Now able to tee this up as a look at decades-long battle, they have plenty to unpack for the fourth season. Will toxic masculinity still poison network waters? Or will all that conniving (and ratings pursuit) give way to a journalistic venture worthy of its celebrated talents?
Granted, you probably know the answer, but the journey there is awfully fun. Jon Hamm is, too.
"The Morning Show" is now streaming on AppleTV+.
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