''Alaska Daily'' is an American

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television series created by Tom McCarthy for

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, starring

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as a journalist seeking a fresh start in

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. It premiered on October 6, 2022 and ended on March 30, 2023. In May 2023, the series was canceled after one season. The series was removed from

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on July 1, 2023.

Synopsis

Eileen (Hilary Swank) is a journalist from New York who moves to Alaska for a clean start and who looks for redemption both personally and professionally after joining a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage. In the City of Anchorage, she works with another colleague at the newspaper, Roz Friendly, to complete and release reports on the

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crisis in the state of Alaska.

Cast

Main

as Eileen Fitzgerald, a former high-profile investigative reporter in

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, she comes to Alaska after burning bridges in her previous job. * Jeff Perry as Stanley Kornik, Eileen’s former boss and managing editor of the ''Daily Alaskan.'' *

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as Roz Friendly, an Alaskan native and star reporter for the ''Daily Alaskan'' whom Stanley assigns to write with Eileen on the investigation of a murdered indigenous woman. Having a family member who was a victim of an unsolved crime, Roz has a personal connection to the story and that drives her to keep searching for the truth. * Meredith Holzman as Claire Muncy, veteran ''Daily Alaskan'' reporter who helps Eileen and Roz with the investigation. She deals with a personal struggle to find the balance between work and home life as a mother of two. *

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as Bob Young, ''Daily Alaskan'' senior reporter and acting news editor. * Pablo Castelblanco as Gabriel Tovar, a chatty ''Daily Alaskan'' employee. * Ami Park as Yuna Park, a ''Daily Alaskan'' cub reporter who quickly learns that reporting the truth isn’t always easy. * Craig Frank as Austin Teague, a ''Daily Alaskan'' reporter who isn’t afraid to challenge his colleagues and represent the community.

Recurring

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as Sylvie Nanmac *

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as Aaron Pritchard, publisher of the ''Daily Alaskan'' *

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as Miles, a ''Daily Alaskan'' photographer *

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as Jamie * Kourtney Bell as Karla * Bill Dawes as Concerned Citizen

Guest

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as Defense Secretary Raymond Green

Episodes

Production

The pilot was written and directed by Tom McCarthy. The showrunner for the series is Peter Elkoff. Tom McCarthy's Slow Pony Productions,

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, and Hilary Swank acted as producers. Filming for the series began on August 8, 2022, and concluded on January 5, 2023, in

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, British Columbia. The series' credits indicate the program was inspired by the 2019 ''

Anchorage Daily News The ''Anchorage Daily News'' is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Co., and based in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the most widely read newspaper and news website (adn.com) in the state of Alaska. The newspaper is headquartered in Anchorage, ...

'' and

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article series ''Lawless: Sexual Violence in Alaska'', as well as subsequent related reporting by the project's lead reporter Kyle Hopkins. The ''Daily News'' agreed to work with the show's producers, resulting in Hopkins as well as ''ADN'' president Ryan Binkley being credited as executive producers on the TV series; however, ''Alaska Daily'' is not a dramatization of the specific events documented in the ''Lawless'' project. On May 12, 2023, ABC canceled the series after one season.

Broadcast

''Alaska Daily'' premiered on October 6, 2022 on ABC. The final five episodes of season 1 aired from March 2, 2023 to March 30, 2023. The series was removed from

on July 1, 2023. ''Alaska Daily'' premiered on

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(Star hub) in Hong Kong on November 9, 2022. It also premiered on Disney+ in Australia and New Zealand as part of the Star content hub on January 4, 2023 and weekly from February 8, 2023 in the UK and Ireland and Spain.

Reception

Critical response

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reported a 74% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 19 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''Alaska Daily'' awkwardly straddles the sensibilities of network TV and edgier streaming fare, but the core message about the importance of local journalism is fit to print."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ratings

Accolades

References

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* *{{IMDb title 2020s American drama television series 2020s American crime television series 2022 American television series debuts 2023 American television series endings American Broadcasting Company original programming English-language television shows Television series about journalism Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows filmed in Burnaby Television shows set in Anchorage, Alaska