He's gone behind the scenes of the White House ("The West Wing"), Facebook ("The Social Network"), a sports news series ("Sports Night") and a sketch comedy show ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"), and now HBO has debuted the trailer for "The Newsroom," Aaron Sorkin's behind-the-scenes look at a cable news network.
Jeff Daniels stars as Will McAvoy, an anchor at a 24-hour cable news network. In the preview, McAvoy tries to keep his audience after his meltdown/"awakening" during a public appearance goes viral.
"I'm a registered Republican … I only seem liberal because I believe hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage," McAvoy jokes to his boss in the preview.
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"The Newsroom," which premieres on June 24, also stars Emily Mortimer, Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Sam Waterson and Jane Fonda as the CEO of the cable network.
Watch the trailer: