Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Billy Crudup have been cast in Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s upcoming morning show drama at Apple, an individual with knowledge of production tells TheWrap.
Aniston and Witherspoon executive produce and lead the cast of the untitled project, along with Steve Carell.
Here’s the drama series’ official logline: Providing an inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, the series explores the unique challenges faced by the women (and men) who carry out this daily televised ritual.
Mbatha-Raw (“Black Mirror,” A Wrinkle in Time) will play Hannah Shoenfeld, the whip-smart and charming head booker of talent.