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HBO has just launched the first trailer for the new Aaron Sorkin series, The Newsroom. HBO describes the series as "a behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly news program."
That seems like a perfect fit for Sorkin -- whose has tackled the behind-the-scenes world of television before in Sports Night (about the making of a SportsCenter-like program) and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (about the making of a Saturday Night Live-esque sketch comedy).
Just looking at the trailer -- it looks like Sorkin is channeling his inner Paddy Chayefsky (screenwriter of the seminal Network) -- something Studio 60 fans know the Oscar-winner for The Social Network can do quite well.
The Newsroom stars Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy, a popular cable news anchor who finds his career in a tailspin after the college speaking gig goes off-the-rails and becomes viral online. Jane Fonda will appear in a recurring role as the CEO of the network.
If we could make one casting suggestion -- given the recent Keith Olbermann/CurrentTV unpleasantness, Sorkin and HBO should consider tapping Olbermann for a guest spot.