THE NEWSROOM

When I first heard about a show called “The Newsroom”, I thought it would be a sitcom based on the activities in a newsroom. Boy was I wrong. It is in fact a political drama based on the daily activities of its namesake. The 25 episode series, created by Aaron Sorkin for HBO, is spanned over three seasons and has just recently concluded.
Will McAvoy is the anchor of a primetime talk show, News Night, on the fictional Atlantic Cable News (ACN) who suddenly finds that his executive producer Don Keefer and most of the crew have abandoned him due to his temperamental issues. To top that off, his ex-girlfriend MacKenzie McHale is appointed the new executive producer of News Night. But soon they learn to put their differences aside and unite with the rest of the staff in their common goal to provide accurate and quality news that actually matter. Many unexpected hurdle come their way, but – as so happens in such shows – the crew overcomes them. And it's the same way they handle their business alongside subplots of love-hate relationships that form the story for every episode. The story and the characters grow comprehensively, although each episode has different central “news”.
Now here's what I liked the most – the show is based on real news and real events. For instance, we see the U.S. presidential elections debated and analysed the way it actually happened. The show just gives us an insight, albeit a fictional one, about the news-making process on a day-to-day basis. Despite the series' serious genre, you should find quite a few comical elements.
The cast is brilliant. I personally loved the growth in the character of Maggie Jordan. You would probably dislike Don Keefer at first, but he too comes around. It is noteworthy that Jeff Daniels, who plays Will McAvoy, won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series'.
Now that all the 25 episodes are out, The Newsroom is perfect for binge-watching over weekends. I would recommend it to any budding journalist and to lovers of the political drama genre.

IMDb : 8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes : 75%