The Newsroom First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers (Season 2, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 53 min | Drama

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The Newsroom

First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Lawyers (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 53 min | Drama

A lawyer interviews Will McAvoy about an institutional failure at ACN related to a news story that has been proved inaccurate.

Director

Alan Poul

Writers

Aaron Sorkin (created by) (teleplay by) (story by) | Ian Reichbach (story) (executive story editor) | Brendan Fehily (story editor) | Michael Russell Gunn (story editor) (as Michael Gunn) & 5 more

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 14, 2013

Release date

Jul 14, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 9 wins & 34 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
41 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeff Daniels Will McAvoy Will McAvoy See fewer	The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Emily Mortimer MacKenzie McHale MacKenzie McHale See fewer	Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
John Gallagher Jr. Jim Harper Jim Harper See fewer	10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Alison Pill Maggie Jordan Maggie Jordan See fewer	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Thomas Sadoski Don Keefer Don Keefer See fewer	The Newsroom (2012)
Dev Patel Neal Sampat Neal Sampat See fewer	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Olivia Munn Sloan Sabbith Sloan Sabbith See fewer	The Newsroom (2012)
Sam Waterston Charlie Skinner Charlie Skinner See fewer	The Killing Fields (1984)
Marcia Gay Harden Rebecca Halliday Rebecca Halliday See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Chris Messina Reese Lansing Reese Lansing See fewer	Argo (2012)
Hamish Linklater Jerry Dantana Jerry Dantana See fewer	The Big Short (2015)
Aya Cash Shelly Wexler Shelly Wexler See fewer	The Boys (2019)
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Adina Porter Kendra James Kendra James See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
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Wynn Everett Tamara Hart Tamara Hart See fewer	Palmer (2021)
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Sean L. Malin Will's Student Will's Student See fewer	Million Dollar Arm (2014)
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Lian Castillo Terrorist Soldier (uncredited) Terrorist Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Camping (2018)
Dean Frederick Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Life of the Party: Vol. II (2010)
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