Apple TV renews The Morning Show for Season 5 before S4 premiere

Apple TV announced a fifth season of its flagship drama The Morning Show hours before the streaming premiere of the show’s fourth season on Sept. 17, underscoring the service’s continued commitment to the series led by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The renewal, disclosed just before the new season began rolling out, follows a pattern of early renewals for the program and comes with no immediate details on casting or a release date for the next chapter.

Apple’s programming chief Matt Cherniss said in a statement that The Morning Show has been a standout since its debut and that it continues to resonate with viewers worldwide. Some outlets described the renewal as arriving a day before the premiere; others reported it came mere hours in advance, reflecting small discrepancies in timing across coverage.

Season four, which began streaming Sept. 17 with 10 episodes and weekly releases on Wednesdays at midnight Pacific, is set in spring 2024 and picks up nearly two years after the events of season three. The storyline follows the newsroom as it navigates the aftermath of a corporate consolidation variously described in press materials as a merger that created a rebranded...