Aaron Sorkin on Reviving "The West Wing": "Doing It in Today's Climate Would Be Very, Very Difficult"

Aaron Sorkin discusses The West Wing and why creating a show like it is "a problem" in today's political climate. Still, in a new interview, the filmmaker says there isn't a day he doesn't think about reviving political drama. "Probably every day I think for a few seconds […]

Aaron Sorkin talks about The West Wing and why it's "difficult" to make a show like it in the current political climate.

However, the filmmaker says in a new interview that not a day goes by that he doesn't think about reviving the political drama.

"I probably think about it for a few seconds every day," Sorkin said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, adding, "It's very difficult to do in today's environment."

Sorkin noted that it would be "fun" to return to the series, adding, "I miss it." Watch Deadline's Jesse Eisenberg give his thoughts on 'The Social Reckoning' and why he rejected Zuckerberg's review of 'The Social Reckoning'.

Sorkin created The West Wing, a political drama that ran for seven seasons from 1999 to 2006 on NBC. The story of the series takes place during the two terms of the fictional democratic government of President Josiah Bartlett, played by Martin Sheen.

As for what President Bartlett thinks about the current political climate, Sorkin told the publication, "I want to take a moment to put words in Jed Bartlett's mouth. I'm just saying that I don't think his reaction would be any different than most of our reactions to what's going on right now."

The West Wing also stars Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Janelle Moloney, Dole Hill, Stockard Channing, Kathryn Josten, Joshua Malina, Mary McCormack, Jamie Smiths, Alan Alda and Kristen Chenoweth, who appeared in the past two seasons.

Sorkin's latest film is The Social Reckoning, a legal thriller sequel to 2010's The Social Network. Set 16 years after the events of the first film, Jeremy Strong takes on the role of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, originally played by Jesse Eisenberg.

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