Season 5 will be the last for The Morning Show; stars say goodbye
One of Apple TV+’s big hitters is calling time after a fifth season, with the news breaking via Variety.
If you've been keeping up with the The Morning Show, get ready: it's officially bowing out after its fifth series. Apple TV+ has decided to draw the line under one of its most hyped dramas, the workplace saga fronted by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The final batch of episodes will hit screens in 2027. For anyone counting, that’s been a pretty solid run since first landing back in November 2019 — not exactly ancient, but certainly a TV veteran by streaming standards.
The Morning Show premiered in November 2019 as one of Apple TV+’s original scripted launches.
One Last Broadcast
Based on Brian Stelter's insider book 'Top of the Morning', the series gave us a peek behind the glittery curtain of morning news — the egos, the breakdowns, the unhinged boardrooms, and the clichés along the way. Aniston and Witherspoon led the charge, serving up two rather different but equally fraught career women, while Billy Crudup was constantly stealing scenes (and picking up two well-earned Primetime Emmys for the trouble).
If you've stuck with it, you've probably noticed a who's-who parade in the cast list. Alongside the main duo and Crudup, you got turns from Mark Duplass, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Bel Powley, and Desean Terry. Not to mention, fifth season looks set to shuffle in a fresh crowd: Jeff Daniels, Renee Rapp, Jesse Williams, Sean Hayes, and Lizzy Caplan are all checking in for the final lap.
Awards, Numbers, and Sentiment
Now, a bit of a victory lap here: The Morning Show racked up 28 total Emmy nominations across its run, snatching four wins in the process (repeat: Crudup with two). Reviews have been decent, if not earth-shattering — a 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic. If you want to do your own rewatch, there are around 40 episodes currently living on Apple TV+.
Reflecting on the curtain call, Aniston pointed out Apple had her team's back from day one and gave a shoutout to everyone who made the show come together. Witherspoon, meanwhile, put it simply: it's been one of the shining bits of her career. No wild drama behind the decision to end it, at least not on the record — just a big streamer letting one of its flagship originals bow out while it's still got a bit of buzz and awards clout left in the tank.