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Mister Sterling is an American television serial drama created by Lawrence O'Donnell that ran from January to March in 2003. It starred Josh Brolin as an idealistic United States Senator, and featured Audra McDonald, William Russ, David Noroña, and James Whitmore as members of his staff. Despite mostly positive reviews, the show, which aired on NBC on Friday nights, was cancelled after 10 episodes after the show only ranked 58th in the yearly ratings
Original Release
01/10/2003 on NBC
US Release
01/10/2003
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Josh Brolin | Bill Sterling |
| Audra McDonald | Jackie Brock |
| William Russ | Tommy Doyle |
| David Norona | Leon Montero |
| Dale Raoul | Pat Conway |
| Chad Hillman | White House Photographer |
| Chandra West | Laura Chandler |
| Randy Oglesby | Democratic Senate Majority Leader |
| Stanley Kamel | Arthur Peyton |
| Gerald McRaney | Burt Gammel |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Friday, 10 January 2003 |
| 2 | Next Question | Friday, 17 January 2003 |
| 3 | Game Time | Friday, 24 January 2003 |
| 4 | Technical Corrections | Friday, 31 January 2003 |
| 5 | Human Error | Friday, 07 February 2003 |
| 6 | Nothing Personal | Friday, 21 February 2003 |
| 7 | The Statewide Swing | Friday, 28 February 2003 |
| 8 | Wish List | Friday, 28 February 2003 |
| 9 | Final Passage | Friday, 07 March 2003 |
| 10 | Sins of the Father | Friday, 14 March 2003 |
Directors
Rick Rosenthal, Michael Dinner, Tucker Gates, Elodie Keene, James Whitmore Jr., Paul Michael Glaser, Rick Wallace, Jessica Yu, Randy Zisk
Writers
Lawrence O'Donnell, Paul Haggis, Willie Reale, Andrea Newman, Alfredo Barrios Jr., Sandy Frank
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Josh Brolin | Bill Sterling |
| Audra McDonald | Jackie Brock |
| William Russ | Tommy Doyle |
| David Norona | Leon Montero |
| Dale Raoul | Pat Conway |
| Chad Hillman | White House Photographer |
| Chandra West | Laura Chandler |
| Randy Oglesby | Democratic Senate Majority Leader |
| Stanley Kamel | Arthur Peyton |
| Gerald McRaney | Burt Gammel |
| Brad Hammer | Intern |
| Nicole Forester | Sterling's Receptionist |
| David Starzyk | Anthony Marino |
| Tate Donovan | Barry Reed |
| James Whitmore | Retired Governor William Sterling Sr. |
| Dean Cameron | Derek |
| Bob Gunton | California Governor Marino |
| Harris Yulin | Chairman Wilson |
| Chris Matthews | Self |
| Alexandra Kerry | Karen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| James C. Hart | Executive Producer |
| Lawrence O'Donnell | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Melvoin | Executive Producer |
| Jan Oxenberg | Executive Producer |
| Bernadette Joyce | Producer |
| Sandy Frank | Producer |
| Andrea Newman | Producer |
| Garry A. Brown | Producer |
| Chip Vucelich | Producer |
Editors
Jim Stewart, William S. Scharf, Daniel P. Hanley, Bill Johnson, Warren Bowman
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
