Julianna Margulies on The Morning Show Season 2 and Why She Loved Working with Reese Witherspoon

With The Morning Show Season 2 now streaming Apple TV+, I recently spoke with Julianna Margulies about joining the Emmy-winning drama series as the character Laura Peterson. During the interview, she talked about why she wanted to join the show, what it was like doing scenes with Reese Witherspoon and why she loved working with her, how her character is a calm presence in the midst of the chaos, what was it like working with director Mimi Leder again after so many years, how showrunner Kerry Ehrin gave her an outline of her character on the show which included a 20-year history up until we meet her on the series, and more. In addition, she talked about what it was like picking the E.R. pilot over doing more episodes of Homicide and if she was nervous that she made the wrong decision.
The Morning Show Season 2 picks up after the explosive events of season one, as co-host Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) and new co-host Bradley Jackson (Witherspoon) had just gone public about the network's history of burying inappropriate behavior and abuse from some of its most lauded employees like Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) and Fred Micklen (Tom Irwin). In the second season, UBA is struggling to find its footing while a new virus is slowly spreading around the world. The Morning Show also stars Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Bel Powley, Desean Terry, Janina Gavankar, and Marcia Gay Harden. Joining the cast for season two are Greta Lee, Ruairi O’Connor, Hasan Minhaj, Holland Taylor, Tara Karsian, and Valeria Golino.
Watch what she had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about.
Julianna Margulies
Was she nervous when she picked doing the E.R. pilot instead of doing more Homicide episodes?
How much did they tell her about her character’s arc on The Morning Show before she signed on?
How showrunner Kerry Ehrin gave her an outline of her character on the show which included a 20-year history up until we meet her on the series.
How her character is a calm presence in the midst of this storm of chaos with the other characters.
What was it like working with Mimi Leder again after so many years?
How she had relationships with both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon prior to joining the series.
What it was like working with Witherspoon and the relationship between their characters.
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[@Garcelle1987]

She's stunning and just so eloquent and charming. And she's absolutely brilliant on The Morning Show

[@DeRussellMasina]

The Good Wife was an amazing series! I still watch it from episode 1 til this day

[@dAfoodie101]

she is so down to earth and lovely in real life as she is in interviews ❤️ such a pleasure to meet her

[@CoachingHigher]

I’m SO SAD she’s not returning for season 4. I’ll keep watching but she was my number one reason for it 😢

[@ryanprentice]

Homicide: Life on the Street is amazing it's one of the best shows ever. People seem to have forgotten that it exists. I have the DVD box. The Good Wife is brilliant too I also think that was one of the best shows I have ever seen. I watched every episode!

[@shanapearson6378]

Yess the good wife was an amazing show

[@hiphophappeningkenny2371]

What a lady, so graceful and eloquent. Looking forward to this. Have to say though, I was really bummed when the good wife ended, it was great TV and although the Good fight is perfectly fine TV it's nowhere near as good. Anyway, top interview. Stay ❄

[@DeRussellMasina]

What a marvel to witness. An actress that is truly emersed in the art form to it's truest purity 🎬

[@hollysolo1776]

I swear, they better not be baiting the queer community with this. If she’s not in the last ep of this season, I hope she’s back in season 3.

[@shanapearson6378]

Me too she needs to be a series regular I love her character

[@DeRussellMasina]

You 🌈 got your wish.

[@dr.strangelove.miguelaleja2825]

A IM WACHING THIS AWEDOME VIDEO

[@csmith5420]

I would give ANYTHING to know what happened between her and Archie Panjabi during The Good Wife. By the end of the show they had no scenes together, and their big final scene, they film separately and it was edited together. Even if the characters were at odds on show, still should have had scenes together; tension makes good drama. So it must have been personal.

[@phillipweissburg1882]

Bad interview: You should have asked her about doing THE GOOD WIFE II !!! People would love to see it.

[@shanapearson6378]

They would tbf it was a great show but interviews like these are for current projects shes doing

[@ReddRubby101]

It was actually a great interview. This was press for the morning show obvi. So no he didn’t waste time talking about past shows because they have a time limit but I like that he kind of gave her a general thing to talk about and just let her talk. She’s very calming.