The second season will focus primarily on the recent presidential election. The series tackled a number of real news events during its first season, taking a fictional approach on how global news stories might be approached from a cable news perspective. Harden will play the recurring role of Rebecca Halliday, a litigator who defends Atlantis Cable News in a wrongful termination suit.Ĭreated by Aaron Sorkin, The Newsroom stars Jeff Daniels and focuses on the inner workings of a fictional cable news program.
Tony winner Marcia Gay Harden is set to replace Rosemarie DeWitt in the second season of HBO's drama The Newsroom, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
