Aniston and Witherspoon introduced theirnew dramacalledThe Morning Show.
“I’m really excited about it,” Aniston, 50, said of returning to television, where she first rose to fame onFriends. “Through the prism of those under-slept and over-adrenalined people behind and in front of the camera, we take an honest look at relationships between women and men in the workplace.”
The actresses will serve as executive producers on the series, which also stars Steve Carell, who joined Aniston and Witherspoon on stage.
“I am just happy to provide the manliness,” he joked.
“I have joined forces with Apple … because they’re the company that has reimagined how we communicated,” she said, following a standing ovation. “I’ve joined in order to serve this moment because the Apple platform allows me to do what I do in a whole new way … to take everything I’ve learned about connecting to people on the next level. ‘Cause they’re in a billion pockets, y’all.”
She continued “I am proud and honored to be a part of this new platform. … My intention is to illuminate consciousness and to build greater awareness through compelling conversations … with people in all walks of life.”
Chris Evans, Octavia Spencer, Hailee Steinfeld, Joel Kinnaman, Mark Burnett, Jane Krakowski and Jada Pinkett Smith were also in the audience on Monday.
Apple announced its plan to enter the original content market in 2017, though it has kept details hush-hush since then.
Otherpreviously announcedshows include the true crime Aaron Paul and Spencer dramaAre You Sleeping, a CIA series with Brie Larson, and an animated musical series starring Josh Gad, Kristen Bell and Titus Burgess.
source: people.com
