That very tempting scripted TV project about morning news shows starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon of course got picked up, and Apple was the bidding war winner.
Apple seems confident in its shiny new acquisition as it has green-lit the series for two seasons, or 20 episode, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. Aside from starring, Aniston and Witherspoon will executive produce and co-own the show with Michael Ellenbergâs Media Res production company. Itâs too bad the two canât split awards trophies too! Thatâs just the kind of show this is shaping up to be.
House of Cardsâ Jay Carson will write and executive produce the series, Amazonâs second straight-to-series order, the other one being Steven Spielbergâs Amazing Stories.
Not many details about the show are known except that it will be about morning shows, the âlarger New York media scene,â and âunique challenges faced by the women (and men) who carry out this daily television ritualâ (per The Hollywood Reporter). So, weâve definitely got women, (men), the news, and the mornings in the mix.
If itâs not already abundantly clear, the project still has a long way to go before it is completed and then you are watching it. The Hollywood Reporter put it this way: âas for how racy it will be, thatâs still to be determined.â Also, the words! As of this moment itâs a series without a script.
It also doesnât have a name yet, but if this morning show drama is called anything other than Wake Me Up Inside, Iâll be a little pissed.
