It's Like the Flu

"**It's Like the Flu**"
"It's Like the Flu"
The Morning Show episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 2
Directed by	Mimi Leder
Written by	Torrey Speer; Kristen Layden;
Cinematography by	David Lanzenberg
Editing by	Sidney Wolinsky
Original release date	September 24, 2021
Running time	52 minutes
Guest appearances
	Valeria Golino as Paola Lambruschini (special guest star); Janina Gavankar as Alison Namazi; Tom Irwin as Fred Micklen; Holland Taylor as Cybil Reynolds; Will Arnett as Doug Klassen; Katie Aselton as Madeleine; Hasan Minhaj as Eric Nomani; Patrick Fabian as Jeff; Mark Harelik as Richard; Hannah Leder as Isabella; Victoria Tate as Rena Robinson; Markus Flanagan as Gerald Drummond; Shari Belafonte as Julia; Michelle Meredith as Lindsey Sherman; Ali Astin as Meagan Walters-Clarke;
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"It's Like the Flu" is the second episode of the second season of the American drama television series The Morning Show, inspired by Brian Stelter's 2013 book Top of the Morning. It is the twelfth overall episode of the series and was written by supervising producer Torrey Speer and supervising producer Kristen Layden, and directed by executive producer Mimi Leder. It was released on Apple TV+ on September 24, 2021.

The series follows the characters and culture behind a network broadcast morning news program, The Morning Show. After allegations of sexual misconduct, the male co-anchor of the program, Mitch Kessler, is forced off the show. It follows Mitch's co-host, Alex Levy, and a conservative reporter Bradley Jackson, who attracts the attention of the show's producers after a viral video. In the episode, Alex and Bradley reunite after the former left the show, while Mitch's life in Italy is explored.

The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, with many feeling that the show's soap opera elements worked best.