Jesse Williams Cast in Season 5 of Apple TV’s The Morning Show
EXCLUSIVE: The fifth season of Apple TV’s critically acclaimed The Morning Show is set to feature actor Jesse Williams, who will portray Vernon, UBN’s new Head of News. Vernon is characterized as a bold provocateur skilled in attracting and engaging audiences.
Williams joins an impressive roster of returning cast members, including Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, two-time Emmy Award winner Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie, and Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm, alongside the recently announced Jeff Daniels.
Season four of The Morning Show unfolds in spring 2024, nearly two years after the events of season three. Following the UBA-NBN merger, the newsroom faces the complexities of newfound responsibilities, personal agendas, and the challenging quest for truth in a divided America. As deepfakes, conspiracy theories, and corporate secrets proliferate, the question arises: who can be trusted, and what is reality?
The Emmy, SAG, and Critics Choice Award-winning series is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon alongside Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine. Jennifer Aniston also serves as an executive producer, along with Kristin Hahn for Echo Films. Charlotte Stoudt is the showrunner and an executive producer with Mimi Leder as executive producer and director. Additional executive producers include Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer from Media Res, as well as Zander Lehmann and Micah Schraft.
The third season of The Morning Show garnered 16 Emmy Award nominations, with Crudup securing his second Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Cory Ellison. He also earned a Critics Choice Award for this role. Furthermore, the series was recognized by the American Film Institute, making the prestigious list of the 10 best television programs of 2023.
Williams gained prominence for his role as Dr. Jackson Avery in 277 episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. His Broadway debut in Take Me Out earned him a Tony Award nomination for Featured Actor – Play in 2022.
In August, Williams appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series Hotel Costiera, which quickly reached the #1 spot on the platform. On the film front, he co-starred in Max’s The Great Lillian Hall alongside Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates. His recent work also includes significant roles in Hulu’s award-winning Only Murders in the Building, the Netflix romantic comedy Your Place or Mine opposite Witherspoon, and Paramount+’s Secret Headquarters featuring Owen Wilson.
In addition to his acting career, Williams has produced several critically acclaimed projects, including the 2020 Oscar-winning short Two Distant Strangers (Netflix), Norman Lear’s EPIX docuseries America Divided, and the Sundance-nominated short Hoops, Hopes and Dreams, which premiered on Hulu this past January.
Williams is represented by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Granderson Des Rochers.
