Drama series The Morning Show, starring stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, has wowed viewers with its fictionalized take on the tough business of daytime television since its premiere in November 2019.
Nearly three years later, the cast and crew are back on set for the third season in New York on Friday.
Actress Julianna Margulies, 56, who joined the show for season two, was spotted laughing with Witherspoon, 46, while getting ready backstage.
Ready to perform: Reese Witherspoon, 46, and Julianna Margulies, 56, looked business chic as they shot their scene for Apple TV+ series The Morning Show in New York on Friday
Costume department stylists were on hand as they dressed Witherspoon in a black suit with a burgundy top and black leather heeled boots.
The actress, who plays UBA’s TMS co-host Bradley Jackson alongside Aniston’s Alexandra ‘Alex’ Levy, also carried a stylish classic Balenciaga Neo leather bag, while wearing a few necklaces and earrings.
The hair and makeup department had her blonde tresses long and flowing down her chest and down to the middle of her back with a middle part.
Business chic: Costume department stylists were on hand as they dressed Witherspoon in a black suit with a burgundy top and black leather heeled boots
Hilarious: The two actresses shared a number of laughs while preparing to shoot their scene
The actresses were preparing for their scene which called for Bradley to confront Margulies’ character, UBA news anchor Laura Petesron, near the front steps of an apartment building.
Equally chic for business, Margulies was dressed in black flared trousers and a rustic blazer over a white button-up shirt.
She also had a large gray handbag over her shoulder and had her raven locks styled long and pushed over one ear with a center part.
After catching her colleague’s attention, Laura descends the five steps and comes face to face with Bradley, with about two to three feet between them.
Witherspoon’s Bradley was also seen running from the street to the sidewalk in another scene filmed on Friday.
Real Pros: By the time the director was ready to shoot, the two ladies were all business
Ready to go: After the director shouted “action”, the scene began with Witherspoon, who plays TMS co-host Bradley Jackson, walking to a building stop to confront Margulies, who plays Laura Peterson, a news anchor at UBA
The hit Apple TV+ drama series, based on Brian Stelter’s book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV (2013), garnered 11 Emmy nominations in its first two seasons.
According to TV analytics provider TVision, TMS has been viewed by panel members five times more than the average original series or show on the streaming platform TVision has measured since its launch in November 2019.
It has since become the second most-watched Apple TV+ series after Ted Lasso.
The second season ended last November and would eventually be renewed a few months later.
Confrontation: Equally chic for business, Margulies was dressed in black flared trousers and a rustic blazer over a white button-up shirt
Lat for a date: Witherspoon’s Bradley was also seen running from the street to the sidewalk in another scene filmed on Friday
Along with Witherspoon and Aniston, the main cast also includes Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Néstor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Steve Carell, Bel Powley, Desean Terry, Jack Davenport, Greta Lee and Ruairi O’Connor. .
Some of the most prominent actors to make appearances with recurring roles in the first two seasons include Mindy Kaling, Martin Short, Will Arnett, and Marcia Gay Harden.
Actors Jon Hamm and Nicole Beharie are set to join the series, inspired by Brian Stelter’s book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV (2013), for the third season.
Production on the third season began in mid-August, so it’s unlikely to air until fall 2023, although no official date has been released.
Coming Soon: Production on the third season began in mid-August, so it’s unlikely to air until fall 2023, though no official date has been released.
