

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.
Acting
Ford's deadpan grump vs. McAdams' frantic optimism
Writing
Snappy workplace banter, lived-in journalism details
Production
Authentic morning-show chaos, pre-Instagram broadcast era

Director
Roger Michell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harrison Ford based his performance on real difficult anchors he'd encountered, and improvised many of his most insulting lines.
The film predicted the decline of serious morning news: Daybreak's struggle mirrors today's tension between hard journalism and viral content. Becky would've been TikTok-famous.
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