The Newsroom (2012)

Name: The Newsroom
Released: 2012
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski

TV-MA 1h 7.7/10 IMDb

Drama

A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.

Creator: Aaron Sorkin

Cast: Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted) Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Suicide (discussed or ideation) (referenced)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity War / combat Wrongful imprisonment

Sexual Content

Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations (referenced)

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse (referenced)Gun violence Sexual assault / rape (referenced)

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.4)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelitySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)Gun violence

Season 2 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Stalking / harassmentGaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWar / combatSexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Gun violence

Season 3 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.7)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityWrongful imprisonmentAlcohol abuse (depicted)Gun violenceSexual assault / rape