On the release of “What’s Next: A backstage pass to The West Wing, its cast and crew, and its enduring legacy of service,” co-author Melissa Fitzgerald and actor Martin Sheen reflect on the ...

New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker provided as evidence a White House-set TV clip from the fictional drama The West Wing to serve as the central point in arguing “we must defend” government funding ...

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about all things West Wing. Fitzgerald co-wrote a new book called What’s Next about the legacy of the show. Politics are in the air ...

Netflix subscribers are being reintroduced to one of the best political dramas of all time. Five years since it was removed from the platform, Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing is getting a new term in the ...

“I just got a couple of ideas for episodes just walking around the White House,” Sorkin said. “Like, ‘why didn’t we ever do this? Why didn’t we ever do that?’” Sorkin said he has hesitated on a new ...

From 1999 to 2006, The West Wing was one of the most popular shows on TV. It won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in each of its first four seasons, and it made stars of its ensemble cast. The ...

The political drama debuted 25 years ago. But the creator believes the politics were mostly beside the point. Aaron Sorkin didn’t expect “The West Wing” to become a hit. “I was very surprised when I ...

THE WEST WING, from left: Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford, John Spencer, Dule Hill, Allison Janney, (2000) 1999-2006. David Burnett / ©NBC / TV Guide / courtesy Everett Collection In ...

Sept. 22 will mark the 25th anniversary of the premiere of “The West Wing,” an iconic political drama from the mind of Aaron Sorkin that earned 98 Emmy nominations and 27 wins in its seven-season run, ...