The Morning Show focuses on real life issues, but is main character and news anchor Alex Levy based on a real person? The Morning Show is a fictionalized take on the real broadcast morning news industry, heavily inspired by Brian Stelter's book 'Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV'. Since it aired its first season in 2019, the series has looked at real world issues, including a presenter fired for sexual misconduct, the COVID-19 pandemic, tech billionaire takeovers of media companies, Russia's attacks on Ukraine, and racial inequality. The show actively references real-life news within its storylines, at the same time as telling the stories of the main characters – and the power dynamics of women and men in the workplace.
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