Tom McCarthy won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for the 2015 film “Spotlight,” which he directed, and which also won best picture. Now he’s bringing AlaskaDaily to ABCNetwork with HilarySwank.
Hilary Swank stars as reporter Eileen Fitzgerald in "Alaska Daily."When I tell you that “Alaska Daily” is a really good show — certainly the best new show on broadcast TV this fall — it’s going to sound somewhat self-serving.
Two-time best actress Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars as Eileen Fitzgerald, a high-powered investigative reporter who falls prey to some faked documents and is knocked off her lofty perch in New York City. Without a lot of options, she takes a job at The Daily Alaskan in Anchorage, seeking redemption.
She’s not a perfect person. As a matter of fact, Eileen is rather annoying. But she’s the hero in “Alaska Daily.” As are her editors and fellow reporters. Eileen Fitzgerald and Gabriel Martin arrive in a rather realistic looking newsroom in "Alaska Daily." “It is a challenge,” McCarthy said. “But I think how we reach people is through great characters and a great story.” And he’s hoping that people of all political persuasions will take away that “in most cases, journalists are hardworking, overworked, underpaid and well-meaning members of their community.”
“Just like good reporters, we’re trying to get it right,” McCarthy said. “We’re trying to be as authentic as we have to be.”
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