‘The Morning Show’ Star Mark Duplass on Chip’s On-Air Meltdown, ‘Obsessive’ Attraction to Alex and Why He Was ‘Nervous’ to Join the Apple Drama
variety.comSelome Hailu “Shouldn’t Chip know better?” Mark Duplass was uneasy when he learned that Chip Black, his character in “The Morning Show,” was about to embark on a messy, secret workplace affair — with a junior staffer, no less.
It’s been a rough few years for Chip, who was demoted as “The Morning Show” to gracefully become Alex’s (Jennifer Aniston) personal producer.
In Season 3, Chip’s life further spiraled as he entered a relationship with Alex’s assistant, Isabella (Hannah Leder). “I was nervous about that storyline.
I had the same reaction you did,” Duplass says. Though flawed, Chip is often “The Morning Show’s” voice of reason, and Duplass worried it was out of character to send him down the path of Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), the former anchor Chip outed for sexual misconduct in Season 1.
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