Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are closing the newsroom for good. Both stars marked the moment publicly on Thursday. Apple TV announced that Season 5 will premiere in 2027 and serve as the series finale, as per People. The pair had known this outcome long before viewers did, and each shared behind-the-scenes footage hours after the news broke.
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon say ‘The Morning Show’ will conclude with Season 5, which is set to premiere in 2027
Aniston, who also serves as an executive producer, said the cast entered production knowing Season 5 would be the show’s last. “Going in knowing it would be our last, we were so fortunate to craft the conclusion with intentionality, and honor these characters the way they deserve,” she said in a press release, as per People.
She thanked Apple TV+ for backing the show’s vision and praised the crew, adding, “We’ve become such a family, and we’re all so excited to share this final season.” Witherspoon, 50, called her nine years on the series “the honor of a lifetime.”
She framed the story as bigger than its setting. “This was always more than a show about a newsroom; it was a show about why the newsroom matters,” she said, citing press freedom and the journalists who protect the fourth estate.
She then posted a montage on Instagram Reels, writing, “8 years. 5 seasons. So many memories.” Aniston shared her own set photos, including a clip of Mark Duplass embracing her and a tearful Witherspoon, and captioned it, “Laughing and crying.”
Aniston and Witherspoon return as Alex Levy and Bradley Jackson alongside Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm. Jeff Daniels, Renee Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes and Lizzy Caplan join for the final run.
Showrunner Charlotte Stoudt, in a statement, teased the direction ahead, asking, “What story will they ultimately choose for themselves?” Season 5 is set to premiere on Apple TV+ in 2027, bringing the acclaimed newsroom drama to a close.
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