It's been 14 long years since The West Wing left our TV screens. In that time, we've seen the occasional reunion, usually for good causes, and appearances from the cast on recap podcast The West Wing Weekly (which itself wrapped up this year). Now there's something special on the way: many of the cast reuniting for a staged special reading of Season 3 episode Hartsfield's Landing in support of When We All Vote.
Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen will gather along with show creator/main writer Aaron Sorkin and director Thomas Schlamme for the reading, which will be shot at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre in October (with Covid safety protocols in place, of course). They'll be joined by guest cast members – after all, someone will need to take over the role of Chief Of Staff Leo McGarry from the lateJohn Spencer – and there will be a message from When We All Vote co-chair Michelle Obama. Oh, and to make it all the more enticing, Sorkin has written some new, original material to include in the script.
Which all sounds great, except that you want to know where you can watch it. US viewers will have that option in the autumn, when the special arrives on HBO Max. Here in the UK, it's a little more unknown, especially given its focus on the American election cycle, but hopefully someone – maybe Sky? – will pick it up.