Will McAvoy's mission to civilize will continue on for another season. TVLine confirms that HBO journalism drama "The Newsroom" has been renewed for a third season. Although HBO has not officially confirmed its renewal, "Newsroom" star Jeff Daniels, who earned a 2013 Emmy nomination for his portrayal of lead anchor Will McAvoy, announced the news on Tuesday via Twitter.
"It's official. "#Newsroom coming back for a Season 3," Daniels tweeted.
The news of its renewal is not surprising, seeing as the show's continuation was suggested during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in July. During the tour, HBO President Michael Lombardo stated, "Conversations with [creator] Aaron Sorkin are all about scheduling, as he has other commitments... I will be shocked if you would not be hearing about a renewal soon. The numbers this season are surpassing last season."
The second season of "The Newsroom" only has two episodes left. The season will end with a two-part election night episode that will encapsulate the frenetic drama of the 2012 presidential election night.
This Sunday's episode, "Election Night, Part 1," will feature Charlie (Sam Waterston) wanting the election night coverage to be perfect to win back the trust of viewers after the Operation Genoa scandal. Meanwhile, Sloan (Olivia Munn) is angry that her book was sold with a phony signature and Mackenzie (Emily Mortimer) gives Neal (Dev Patel) the task of fixing a faulty Wikipedia page.
Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) also makes an election night call too soon and weighs the option of retracting it, knowing that Charlie wants a flawless election night.
The most recent episode of the series, titled "Red Team III," revealed the full story-- which turned out to be fallacious-- behind the Genoa report.
It was revealed that the veteran who gave the team facts about Operation Genoa had a traumatic brain injury while on duty, which he lied about to the "New Night" team. The injury often causes memory loss, meaning his account of the Genoa facts may not have been accurate. Don (Thomas Sadoski) told Elliot (David Harbour) to pull the interview.
Mackenzie (Emily Mortimer) also realized that Valenzuela is not a solid source-- he never stated one original fact in his interview.
As the Genoa story aired, General Stomtonovich called the team to tell them that he never said that U.S. soldiers used sarin gas on civilians. Mackenzie and the team were able to reveal that Jerry (Hamish Linklater) altered the video footage.
More truth was revealed when Charlie (Sam Waterston) found out that the helicopter manifest was a fake. He met with a man who showed him pictures of his son, David, who was hired as an ACN intern on his 90th day of sobriety from a heroin addiction, but was fired, causing him to go on a downward spiral that ultimately killed him. The father was furious that Charlie didn't stop his son's dismissal and therefore created the fake manifest that lead to the Operation Genoa story. When Charlie said that his son deserved to be fired, the source slapped him, and revealed the fake manifest by holding it over a lightbulb.
The episode ended with Charlie and Will offering their resignation, but Leona (Jane Fonda) did not accept it. She told Charlie that he has to win the trust of their viewers back.
The next episode airs this Sunday night on HBO at 10 p.m.
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