The Newsroom Season 2

The Newsroom: Season 2

9 EPISODES | TV-MA

Set over the course of five days leading up to Election Day 2012, Season 2 of the acclaimed HBO series encompasses numerous flashbacks to earlier events as news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) and the ACN team deal with a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by a staffer alleged to have doctored a report on a suspicious U.S. drone strike.

First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers

1.First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers

Season Two Premiere. Will and the staff are questioned by their lawyer about an ACN story that's become a network crisis.

The Genoa Tip

2.The Genoa Tip

A story that may end up crippling the network becomes more real; Maggie is un-friended.

Willie Pete

3.Willie Pete

Will continues his mission to civilize by telling Nina Howard the truth; Jim is frustrated on the road.

Unintended Consequences

4.Unintended Consequences

Maggie relives her shattering trip to Africa; an OWS protester is humiliated in an on-air interview with Will.

News Night with Will McAvoy

5.News Night with Will McAvoy

Will is distracted by a phone call and twitter post during his telecast; Sloan deals with a revenge post.

One Step Too Many

6.One Step Too Many

Mac and Charlie score a key witness in their attempt to corroborate Dantana's Operation Genoa story.

Red Team III

7.Red Team III

Rebecca pieces together the staff's fateful decision to air Dantana's special report on Operation Genoa.

Election Night, Part I

8.Election Night, Part I

News Night goes forward with its election-night coverage in what might be its last broadcast with Will and Mac.

Election Night, Part II

9.Election Night, Part II

Season Two Finale. Will and Charlie await an executive decision on the newsroom's fate as the 2012 election winds down.

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