Great News is an American sitcom television series created and written by Primetime Emmy Award Winner Tracey Wigfield (her first series as a creator and producer), and co-executive produced with Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Little Stranger and Universal Television. The series premiered April 25, 2017 on NBC.
On May 11, 2017, NBC renewed Great News for a second season of 13 episodes, which premiered on September 28, 2017.
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Premise
The series, set in the world of television news, follows an up-and-coming news producer who finds herself dealing with a new intern: her mother.
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Cast and characters
Main
- Briga Heelan as Katherine "Katie" Wendelson, a segment producer at The Breakdown who suddenly has to deal with the presence of her mother Carol at her place of work when she becomes an intern.
- Andrea Martin as Carol Wendelson, Katie's mother and an intern at The Breakdown
- Adam Campbell as Greg Walsh, an executive producer at The Breakdown and Katie's boss and love interest.
- Nicole Richie as Portia Scott-Griffith, co-anchor of The Breakdown.
- Horatio Sanz as Justin, video editor at The Breakdown.
- John Michael Higgins as Chuck Pierce, co-anchor of The Breakdown who was once a well-respected network anchor.
Recurring
- Tracey Wigfield as Beth Vierk: the weatherperson for The Breakdown.
- Sheaun McKinney as Wayne: a camera person for The Breakdown
- Brad Morris as Gene: one of the segment producers on The Breakdown.
- Stewart Skelton as Dave Wendelson: Katie's father and Carol's husband.
- Vicki Lawrence as Angie Deltaliano: Carol's best friend.
- Sarah Baker as Joyce Vickley: a human resources employee who comes in frequent contact with The Breakdown staff.
- Adam Countee as Chip: co-host of The Chip & Chet Report, a competitor of The Breakdown.
- Dave Hill as Chet: co-host of The Chip & Chet Report, a competitor of The Breakdown.
- Ana Gasteyer as Kelly: co-host of Morning Wined Up, MNN's morning show
- Rachel Dratch as Mary-Kelly: co-host of Morning Wined Up, MNN's morning show
- Christina Pickles as Mildred Marlock: the owner of MNN and Greg's grandmother.
- Tina Fey as Diana St. Tropez (season 2): the new head of MNN.
- Reid Scott as Jeremy (season 2): Katie's new boyfriend and a reporter for The New York Times.
- Jim Rash as Fenton Pelt (season 2): the billionaire owner of Pelt Industries who sues MNN due to a story reported by The Breakdown.
Guest stars
- Tommy Dewey as Trip ("War Is Hell")
- Robin Leach as himself ("Carol Has a Bully")
- Chris Parnell as Gerald ("Squad Feud")
- Rev. Run as himself ("Honeypot!")
- Christopher McDonald as Len Archer ("Award Show")
- Cecily Strong as Jessica Mancuso ("Night of the Living Screen")
- Rashad Jennings as Carvell ("Pool Show")
- Will Sasso as Petey Pierce ("A Christmas Carol Wendelson")
- Judith Roberts as Grammy ("Love is Dead")
- Jayma Mays as Cat ("Catfight")
- Tim Meadows as Lawyer ("The Fast Track")
- Ray Liotta as himself ("Early Retirement")
- Nat Faxon as Anthony Lyon ("Early Retirement")
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
Season 2 (2017-18)
Reception
Great News has received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the series has an approval rating of 76% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 6.25/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Great News overcomes its familiar trappings with gently subversive humor and a smart cast of talented, likable actors." On Metacritic, the series has a score of 67 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
External links
- Official website
- Great News on IMDb
- https://www.nbcumv.com/studios-distribution/universal-television/great-news/contacts
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