Switching Channels

Sully is the ambitious news director whose appetite for power drives him to manipulate events and control the narrative. He treats the newsroom as a stage for personal and political theater and will go to great lengths to keep Christy from leaving.

Christy is Sully's top reporter and his former wife, a smart and determined journalist who balances ambition with loyalty. She quits the station to marry Blaine, while still playing a pivotal role in shaping the truth for the audience.

Blaine is a wealthy business owner who becomes Christy’s love interest. Practical but conflicted, he is notable for his fear of heights, a detail that becomes a notable plot point in the elevator sequence.

Ike Roscoe is the convicted murderer whose case is weaponized in the political contest, becoming the focal point of televised debate and public sentiment, and ultimately the center of a dramatic escape.

Roy Ridnitz is the District Attorney who uses Ike’s case to influence the governor’s race, orchestrating timing and coverage to sway the electorate and advance his own political goals.

A pragmatic politician who must balance public opinion with political survival, his decision to pardon Ike becomes the fulcrum of the televised drama and the election storyline.