Jeff Daniels says ‘The Newsroom’ couldn’t keep up with Trump: ‘There was something every 15 minutes’

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promoting his Prime Video show “American Rust: Broken Justice,” in which he stars as a small town cop. “I remember when – I think it was the start of Season 3 – we started with the Boston Marathon,” he said. “We were shooting that in November.

It had happened in March, right? So we’re always months and months behind. And then, by the time it airs, it’s even further behind.

So now Trump gets elected and there’s something every 15 minutes. I don’t think we could have kept up,” he said. “The Newsroom” aired on HBO for three seasons from 2012 to 2014, following the behind-the-scenes drama at the fictional Atlantis Cable News, including McAvoy, his executive producer MacKenzie McHale (Emily Mortimer), newsroom staff Jim Harper (John Gallagher Jr.), Maggie Jordan (Alison Pill), Sloan Sabbith (Olivia Munn), Neal Sampat (Dev Patel), Don Keefer (Thomas Sadoski) and the head of ACN, Charlie Skinner (Sam Waterston).

The role earned Daniels a Golden Globe nomination in 2012 and an Emmy win in 2013. “I’m in my office here at home,” said Daniels, who lives in Michigan. “I can see this [Emmy] over in the corner.