Alright, confession time… I’ve never seen an episode of The West Wing in my life. That being said, The Social Network and Moneyball were more than enough to get me on board the Aaron Sorkin bandwagon, and I am now extremely intrigued by his upcoming HBO show The Newsroom. It kinda looks like Sidney Lumet’s Network updated and turned into a TV series… what’s not to love?

The show stars Jeff Daniels as the anchor for a fictional cable news network who flies off the handle at a public Q&A, causing a bit of a PR nightmare for himself. At the same time, he and his co-workers are still trying to make a decent news program that also pulls in ratings. Yeah it’s a bit over the top and heavy-handed, but the dialogue is razor sharp as always, and I think the premise has a ton of potential. The cast also includes Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston, Alison Pill, Dev Patel, and Olivia Munn and the pilot was directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad). The Newsroom premieres on June 24th; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.