Reese Witherspoon holds a ‘wakey wakey’ mug on The Morning Show set… but there is still no sign of her co-star Jennifer Aniston
Reese Witherspoon is excited to be working on season two of The Morning Show.
The 44-year-old actress posted a photo to her Instagram account on Thursday from the set of the Apple TV+ drama series; she was holding a coffee mug with the words ‘wakey wakey’ printed across its side, alluding to the title of the show.
Witherspoon, who plays Bradley Jackson in the series, has been seen often on set but here still has been no sign of her co-star Jennifer Aniston.
Back at it! Reese Witherspoon held a coffee mug in an Instagram photo celebrating her return to the set of The Morning Show, which her co-star Jennifer Aniston was absent from
Reese was seen wearing a plaid sweater over a denim button-up shirt, fringe-bottom jeans, and a set of white tennis shoes, complemented by a pair of black sunglasses. The Walk The Line actress’ caption for the photo read, ‘Wakey Wakey. It’s back to work!’
Witherspoon portrays Bradley, a field reporter who is promoted to a higher position within the show’s fictional news network.
While the Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress seemed to be enthusiastic about the show’s upcoming second season, the actress’ co-star Aniston has not yet been seen on set.
Aniston, who plays senior reporter Alex Levy, has not been seen around any of the filming locations and has been silent about the new season of the show, tentatively set to debut in 2021.
Taking her time: Aniston plays senior TV journalist Alex Levy on the Apple+ show
She will show up soon: The Friends star is seen here in 2016; she has not been seen on the set of the hit show yet
Other cast members include Steve Carrell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Duplass, and Karen Pittman.
Production on the new episodes of the series began earlier this year, but filming was shut down in mid-March due to the onset of the global pandemic.
The show resumed production in mid-October, with most of the cast returning to set; Aniston was a notable exception.
The Friends actress previously won the 2020 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her work on the series.
Business as usual: Witherspoon was seen filming at a Los Angeles motel for the first season of the show in February 2019
Winning awards: The Horrible Bosses won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series; seen here in January
The series is based off of the 2013 non-fiction book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV, written by the chief media correspondent for CNN, Brian Stelter.
The first season of the show was released in November 2019 and received mixed critical reviews, with high praise being reserved for Witherspoon’s and Aniston’s performances.
Other members of the show’s cast have also garnered critical attention for their roles on the show, and have received nominations for Golden Globe Awards and Primetime Emmy Awards, among other accolades.
Giving insight: The co-stars spoke about their experiences filming the show during the Apple TV+ segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Tour in late January.