The Newsroom (Seasons 1–3)

The Newsroom (2012–2014) is Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama you can watch online on iFILM. Anchor Will McAvoy has coasted for years on safe, ratings-friendly broadcasts until a campus panel pushes him to snap and say exactly what he thinks about the state of the country.

In the fallout, the network pairs him with a new executive producer, MacKenzie McHale, an ex-flame whose history with him is anything but tidy. Together they chase a near-quixotic goal: report the news honestly despite the ratings math, corporate pressure and their own tangled love lives. Sorkin runs the staff through real recent events, from the BP rig explosion to the scramble for a breaking scoop. The ensemble includes Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston, Olivia Munn, Dev Patel and Jane Fonda as the network's owner.

Sorkin's signature style, those rapid-fire walk-and-talk exchanges down office corridors, runs at full tilt, and Daniels took home an Emmy for playing Will. Critics knocked the show for preaching, yet that brash faith in journalism is exactly what makes it stick. It's a natural pick for fans of The West Wing and anyone who loves sharp, talky drama. Stream every season of The Newsroom online on iFILM.