This 2019 Apple TV+ series begins with popular morning show host Alex Levy (Jennifer Aniston) learning that her co-anchor, Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell), was fired after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced. The fallout of this sudden reckoning — reminiscent of the 2017 firing of "Today Show" host Matt Lauer after similar allegations (which he has denied) — forces Alex to consider her complicity in the matter. What complicates things is that Alex had a sexual relationship with Mitch, and, despite hating the pain he has caused so many, she doesn't hate him.
The Weinstein allegations dropped in the early stages of the show's writing process, which meant that the writers' room was dealing with complicated issues surrounding #MeToo in real time. The series doesn't always hit the mark, but it does offer an up-close look at the messiness that comes with trying to make real change. Alex's journey toward redemption, filled with both self-victimization and self-reflection, shows that canceling abusers is just the first step in overhauling an abusive system.
