Jennifer Aniston Jokes That Season 4 of ‘The Morning Show' Is ‘Not Friends'
Spoilers below.
What's next for The Morning Show? For a series that literally began its latest season IN SPACE, the possibilities are endless. Season 3 went from the outer layers of earth's atmosphere to the bowels of the Capitol on January 6th—all while navigating the network's pending sale to an Elon Musk-like billionaire, Paul Marks (Jon Hamm). The series, which began as a reflection of the #MeToo movement, continued to rip from headlines, this latest season being the overrun of Roe vs. Wade, and the current state of media. In the end, Alex is making power moves, Bradley is about to do time, and UBA is heading into a drastically different direction than we thought. So, where to now?
On May 28, it was announced that season 4 will premiere on September 17 on Apple TV+. From there, the 10-episode season will release weekly every Friday until November 19.
We're expecting to see much more of stars Jennifer Aniston (Alex) and Reese Witherspoon (Bradley), as well as Billy Crudup (Cory), Mark Duplass (Chip), Nestor Carbonell (Yanko), Karen Pittman (Mia), Greta Lee (Stella), and Nicole Beharie (Chris).
Oscar winner Marion Cotillard will also join the cast as Celine Dumont, 'a savvy operator from a storied European family,' according to Apple. And according to The Hollywood Reporter, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, and Boyd Holbrook will appear in season 4 as well. Hamm will also be returning.
But one character we won't be seeing again? Laura Peterson, Bradley's love interest. Per Variety, actress Julianna Margulies will not return for season 4, a decision reportedly made prior to Margulies's controversial comments on a podcast in November 2023.
Season 4 is confirmed to have a time jump. The show is now set to take place in spring 2024 after the merger has been finalized. The showrunner already hinted that this might happen in a previous conversation with THR. 'I think you probably have to have some kind of time jump, because it takes so long to write and shoot and post the show,' she said. 'You don't want to get too far behind in real time, in terms of the era we're playing and when people are watching it. But I think those time jumps, actually, are great. Because they allow for really surprising reveals at the top of the season. It's a little bit of: 'How did they get there? Wait, he's doing what? Those two are together?!' I think just on a transparent deliciousness of story, you can have a lot of fun with this big cast.'
Now, the storied media conglomerates UBA and NBN will join forces in a massive deal that somehow turned out to be more beneficial than selling to billionaire Paul Marks. (He who surveilled journalists and lied to NASA.) But as Mia and Stella hint in the control room, this new chapter is going to lead to a lot of changes in both companies: in leadership, talent, and staff. With two major companies coming together, projects and roles will double up. Will we see intense competition arise between anchors and producers between companies? Whose jobs are at stake?
'I think mergers are always messy, whether they're personal or corporate,' showrunner Charlotte Stoudt told Deadline. 'So, it's always fun to play with that. Whether that story is the story is a question we're wrestling with right now. There are all sorts of things to talk about. We're also trying to reflect the world…how many streamers can there be? People getting laid off, that sort of stuff. So we also just want to reflect what's actually happening in the media world. Some people are doing very well, some people are doing less well. It's like the Wild West.'
And at the end of season 3, Bradley—now resigned from UBA—and her brother, Hal, turn themselves in to the FBI to account for his assault of a police officer during the January 6th insurrection (and Bradley subsequently withholding evidence). That leaves a big question for the state of the series's leading pair: How will the show handle Alex and Bradley being apart? (Even more than they did this past season?)
Stoudt also teased what's to come in a discussion with Deadline in April 2024.
'We blew everything up last year with the biggest bomb we could possibly build,' she explained. 'So, we have to ask ourselves how is the band going to get back together, and what will that look like? We get into the world of DeepFakes and AI and the misinformation in the fog of war that we're seeing now in the Middle East and stuff. We're looking at who can trust. And can you trust what you're seeing? Can you trust yourself? Can you trust your news outlet?'
In an interview in July 2025 with People, Aniston hinted at a 'complicated' season.
'The Morning Show is just a beast to film. It is layered, it's complicated, it's emotional, it hits on a lot of topics and current events, so let's just say, it's not Friends,' she joked.
Of herself and Witherspoon producing, Aniston said, 'We're involved in every single aspect of the show, on top of just the performance side, which is a big piece of it. But I've got incredible support, and we have such an incredible team.'
Yes. On July 8, Aniston shared with her Instagram followers that the cast has officially begun shooting.
'Let @themorningshow season 4 games begin 🥳 Here we come! ❤️👏🏼👏🏼❤️🥂,' she wrote in the caption along with a BTS photo of her, Witherspoon, and Notaro. They wore coordinating denim looks and carried name plates with their characters' names.
Aniston also included a picture of the front of the script for episode 401, titled 'My Roman Empire.'
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