Aaron Sorkin's first return to television since HBO's 'The Newsroom' ended in 2014.
This will be Aaron Sorkin's first attempt at adapting one of his projects to a live television format. This effort will be coming off of the heels of multiple successful attempts at bringing other famous titles to live television (i.e., 'Grease Live', 'The Sound of Music Live', 'Hairspray Live', etc.)
This will be Aaron Sorkin's first return to NBC since 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' ended in 2007.
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who are executive producing, also brought 'Hairspray Live', 'The Sound of Music Live', & 'The Wiz Live' to television.