EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Daniels has joined the upcoming fifth season of Apple TV’s drama series The Morning Show, headlined and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston.
In a major recurring role, he will play Lukas, a self-made billionaire and founder of a well-known investment firm.
In addition to Witherspoon and Aniston, Daniels joins a returning cast that includes Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie and Jon Hamm.
The Morning Show, from indie studio Media Res, is showrun and executive produced by Charlotte Stoudt, and directed and executive produced by Mimi Leder. Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer also executive produce, along with Zander Lehmann and Micah Schraft. Witherspoon executive produces alongside Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, while Aniston and Kristin Hahn executive produce through Echo Films.
Season 4 of The Morning Show takes place in spring 2024, almost two years after the events of Season 3. With the UBA-NBN merger complete, the newsroom must grapple with newfound responsibility, hidden motives and the elusive nature of truth in a polarized America.
Season 3 received 16 Emmy nominations, with Crudup landing his second Emmy Award win for his performance as Cory Ellison in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category.
Daniels, also a two-time Emmy winner for The Newsroom and Godless, has been recurring on another Apple TV series, comedy Shrinking, playing Jimmy’s (Jason Segel) dad. He recently starred in American Rust, which ran for two seasons across Showtime and Prime Video, and in Netflix’s limited series A Man In Full. Daniels was played former FBI director James Comey in The Comey Rule, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Next up, Daniels will portray Former President Ronald Reagan in the upcoming Cold War film, Reykjavik. Daniels is repped by LBI and Martino Management.
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