{"id":819726,"date":"2026-07-24T00:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/819726\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T00:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:09:16","slug":"reese-witherspoon-and-jennifer-aniston-tearfully-announces-end-of-the-morning-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/819726\/","title":{"rendered":"Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston tearfully announces end of The Morning Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reese Witherspoon<\/a> and Jennifer Aniston<\/a> have announced the end of their popular TV show Morning Wars, as it\u2019s known in Australia.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement as well as individual social media posts the actresses and producers of the series confirmed the upcoming fifth would be their final season.<\/p>\n

\"Reese<\/p>\n

Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have announced the end of their popular TV show Morning Wars, as it\u2019s known in Australia.\u00a0Instagram\/Jennifer Aniston<\/p>\n

The news comes after eight years of producing the show together, one of the original slate when Apple TV\u2019s streaming first launched in 2019, leaving the pair in tears as they filmed their last scenes together.<\/p>\n

The drama tells the story about breakfast TV presenters and journalists, Bradley Jackson (Witherspoon) and Alex Levy (Aniston), as they deal with their high-stress jobs as well as the internal politics of their news organisation.<\/p>\n

Witherspoon \u2013 who also has the TV series Elle on rival streaming service<\/a> Prime \u2013 shared a video clip from the set of the drama, also featuring co-stars Mark Duplass and Billy Crudup.<\/p>\n

\u201c8 years. 5 seasons. So many memories,\u201d she captioned the post, adding: \u201cI can\u2019t wait for you to see the final season\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Reese<\/p>\n

Aniston (right) said there\u2019d been plenty of \u201claughing and crying\u201d on the set for their last season.\u00a0Instagram\/Jennifer Aniston<\/p>\n

In text across the video, set to the show\u2019s theme music, Witherspoon wrote: You\u2019re only as good as the people you work with and, wow, how lucky am I to work with the best?!<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to every cast and crew member who brought this story to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 50-year-old promised the fifth and final season would be \u201cintense and dramatic\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Aniston, 57, shared a carousel of photos and videos from the set of their last season, with the caption \u201claughing and crying\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Reese<\/p>\n

The two women were seen hugging and crying in a number of clips as they filmed their final scenes together. \u00a0Instagram\/Reese Witherspoon<\/p>\n

In the more formal statement, Aniston said knowing the show was wrapping up and not suddenly getting cut gave them the opportunity to finish it how they wanted to.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing in knowing it would be our last, we were so fortunate to craft the conclusion with intentionality, and honour these characters the way they deserve,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Witherspoon called the role \u201can honour of a lifetime\u201d and the \u201cprivilege of my career\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"Reese<\/p>\n

Witherspoon (left) called the role \u201can honour of a lifetime\u201d and the \u201cprivilege of my career\u201d.\u00a0Supplied\/Apple TV<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past nine years producing and acting in The Morning Show [as it\u2019s known in the US] have been the honour of a lifetime,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was always more than a show about a newsroom \u2013 it was a show about why the newsroom matters. About freedom of the press, and the journalists who protect the fourth estate, often at great cost.<\/p>\n

\u201cTelling that story has been the creative privilege of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow executive producer\u00a0Michael Ellenberg praised his partners and co-stars for their work.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Morning Show is the ultimate labour of love for everyone involved, from the writers, to the crew, to the directors, to the cast, led by our incredible partners, Jen and Reese, who from the very beginning set the course for the fearless, timely, provocative, ambitious and rousing show we\u2019ve poured our hearts and souls into these last years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The award-winning show will finish up on the streaming service in 2027.<\/p>\n

Witherspoon and Aniston first starred together on television in the sitcom Friends, with Witherspoon playing Aniston\u2019s little sister Jill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have announced the end of their popular TV show Morning Wars, as it\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134],"class_list":["post-819726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}