A determined producer battles a curmudgeonly anchor to revive a morning show with witty, uplifting chaos.
Feel-good and earnest, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Starz and Hoopla (free).
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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