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{{Short description|American Television series}}
{{Short description|American crime drama television series (2022–2023)}}

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| image = Alaska Daily (20th Century television series) logo.svg
| genre = [[Drama]]
| genre = [[Crime drama]]
| creator = [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]
| creator = [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]
| inspired_by = {{based on|''Lawless: Sexual Violence in Alaska''|Kyle Hopkins et al. for the ''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'' and [[ProPublica]]}}
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Hilary Swank]]
* [[Hilary Swank]]
* [[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]]
* [[Grace Dove]]
* Meredith Holzman
* [[Matt Malloy]]
* Pablo Castelblanco
* Ami Park
* Craig Frank
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes =
| num_episodes = 11
| executive_producer =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Kyle Hopkins
| producer = Hilary Swank
* Tom McCarthy
* Bert Salke
* Hilary Swank
* Melissa Wells
* Ryan Binkley
* Peter Elkoff
}}
| producer = David A. Rosemont
| editor =
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| location = [[Burnaby]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| location = [[New Westminster]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], [[Northwest Territories]], [[Anchorage, Alaska]]
| runtime =
| runtime = 47 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
| company = {{Plainlist|
* Slow Pony Productions
* Slow Pony Productions
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* [[20th Television]]
* [[20th Television]]
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| distributor = [[Disney Platform Distribution]]
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| network = [[American Broadcast Company|ABC]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|10|6}}
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'''''Alaska Daily''''' is an upcoming American television drama series created by [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], starring [[Hilary Swank]] as a journalist seeking a fresh start in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hilary-swank-abc-drama-pilot-tom-mccarthy-1235063318/|title=Hilary Swank to Star in ABC Drama Pilot From Tom McCarthy Set at Alaska Newspaper|first=Joe|last=Otterson|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> It is set to premiere on October 6, 2022.<ref name="SeriesPremiere"/>
'''''Alaska Daily''''' is an American [[Drama (film and television)|crime drama]] television series created by [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], starring [[Hilary Swank]] as a journalist seeking a fresh start in [[Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref name="Pilot">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hilary-swank-abc-drama-pilot-tom-mccarthy-1235063318/|title=Hilary Swank to Star in ABC Drama Pilot From Tom McCarthy Set at Alaska Newspaper|first=Joe|last=Otterson|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727094716/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/hilary-swank-abc-drama-pilot-tom-mccarthy-1235063318/|url-status=live}}</ref> It premiered on October 6, 2022 and ended on March 30, 2023.<ref name="SeriesPremiere"/> In May 2023, the series was officially announced canceled.<ref name="Canceled">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/alaska-daily-big-sky-the-company-you-keep-canceled-abc-1235604653/|title='Alaska Daily,' 'Big Sky,' 'The Company You Keep' Canceled at ABC|website=Variety|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=May 12, 2023|access-date=May 12, 2023|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513003422/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/alaska-daily-big-sky-the-company-you-keep-canceled-abc-1235604653/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was completely removed from [[Hulu]]'s streaming selection menu on July 1, 2023.<ref name="Removed">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/alaska-daily-the-company-you-keep-to-be-removed-early-from-hulu-1235425481/|title='Alaska Daily' & 'The Company You Keep' To Be Removed Early From Hulu As Streamer Pulls Off More Licensed Series As Part Of Billion Dollar Write-Down|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Peter|last=White|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023}}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Eileen (Hilary Swank) is a New York journalist who moves to Alaska for a clean start and looks for redemption both personally and professionally after joining a daily metro newspaper in [[Anchorage]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/hilary-swank-abc-drama-pilot-alaska-tom-mccarthy-1234832280/|title=Hilary Swank To Star In & EP Alaska-Set Drama Pilot For ABC From 'Stillwater' Director Tom McCarthy|first=Peter|last=White|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref>
Eileen is a New York journalist 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, Alaska|Anchorage]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/hilary-swank-abc-drama-pilot-alaska-tom-mccarthy-1234832280/|title=Hilary Swank to Star in & EP Alaska-Set Drama Pilot for ABC From 'Stillwater' Director Tom McCarthy|first=Peter|last=White|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727094714/https://deadline.com/2021/09/hilary-swank-abc-drama-pilot-alaska-tom-mccarthy-1234832280/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Anchorage, she works with Roz Friendly,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.adn.com/arts/film-tv/2022/10/06/qa-what-is-alaska-daily-what-is-it-based-on-and-whos-involved/ | title=Q&A: What is 'Alaska Daily,' what is it based on and who's involved? | access-date=October 7, 2022 | archive-date=October 7, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007223248/https://www.adn.com/arts/film-tv/2022/10/06/qa-what-is-alaska-daily-what-is-it-based-on-and-whos-involved/ | url-status=live }}</ref> to complete and release reports on the [[Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women|missing and murdered Indigenous women]] crisis in Alaska.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://abc.com/shows/alaska-daily/news/updates/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-resources | title=Resources: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women &#124; Alaska Daily | website=[[American Broadcasting Company]] | access-date=October 7, 2022 | archive-date=October 7, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007223251/https://abc.com/shows/alaska-daily/news/updates/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-resources | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Hilary Swank]] as Eileen
* [[Hilary Swank]] as Eileen Fitzgerald, a former high-profile investigative reporter in [[New York City]], she comes to Alaska after burning bridges in her previous job.
* [[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]] as Stanley
* [[Jeff Perry (American actor)|Jeff Perry]] as Stanley Kornik, Eileen's former boss and managing editor of the ''Daily Alaskan.''
* [[Matt Malloy]] as Bob
* [[Grace Dove]] 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
* 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.
* [[Grace Dove]] as Roz
* [[Matt Malloy]] as Bob Young, ''Daily Alaskan'' senior reporter and acting news editor.
* Pablo Castelblanco as Gabriel
* Pablo Castelblanco as Gabriel Tovar, a chatty ''Daily Alaskan'' employee.
* Ami Park as Jieun Park
* 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 Greene
* Craig Frank as Austin Teague, a ''Daily Alaskan'' reporter who isn’t afraid to challenge his colleagues and represent the community.

===Recurring===
* [[Irene Bedard]] as Sylvie Nanmac
* [[Shane McRae]] as Aaron Pritchard, publisher of the ''Daily Alaskan''
* [[Phillip Lewitski]] as Miles, a ''Daily Alaskan'' photographer
* [[Joe Tippett]] as Jamie
* [[Theo Stockman]] as Ezra Fisher
* Kourtney Bell as Karla
* Bill Dawes as Concerned Citizen

===Guest===
* [[James McDaniel]] as Defense Secretary Raymond Green

==Episodes==
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]
|WrittenBy = Tom McCarthy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|6}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH01
|Viewers = 3.59<ref name="1.01">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-10-6-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 10.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007204046/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-10-6-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = A Place We Came Together
|DirectedBy = Tom McCarthy
|WrittenBy = Tom McCarthy & [[Gabriel Sherman]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|13}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH02
|Viewers = 3.04<ref name="1.02">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-10-13-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 10.13.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=October 14, 2022|access-date=October 14, 2022|archive-date=October 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014200603/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-10-13-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = It's Not Personal
|DirectedBy = [[Clark Johnson]]
|WrittenBy = {{WritingCredits|order=t|t=Stuart Zicherman & Miranda Rose Hall|s=Stuart Zicherman}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|20}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH03
|Viewers = 2.94<ref name="1.03">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-10-20-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 10.20.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=October 21, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021200717/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-10-20-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Weekend
|DirectedBy = [[Danis Goulet]]
|WrittenBy = [[Liz Tuccillo]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|27}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH04
|Viewers = 2.89<ref name="1.04">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/thursday-ratings-cbs-and-nbc-dominate-the-eye-net-comedies-remain-the-most-watched/|title=Thursday Ratings: CBS and NBC Dominate; The Eye Net Comedies Remain the Most-Watched|author=Marc Berman|work=Programming Insider|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=November 6, 2022|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103131315/https://programminginsider.com/thursday-ratings-cbs-and-nbc-dominate-the-eye-net-comedies-remain-the-most-watched/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = I Have No Idea What You're Talking About, Eileen
|DirectedBy = [[Patricia Riggen]]
|WrittenBy = Chitra Sampath
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|3}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH05
|Viewers = 2.63<ref name="1.05">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-11-3-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 11.3.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=November 4, 2022|access-date=November 4, 2022|archive-date=November 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104202131/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-11-3-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = You Can't Put a Price on a Life
|DirectedBy = Oliver Bokelberg
|WrittenBy = Sandra Chwialkowska
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|17}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH06
|Viewers = 2.50<ref name="1.06">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-11-17-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 11.17.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=November 18, 2022|access-date=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118213227/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-11-17-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Enemy of the People
|DirectedBy = [[Craig William Macneill|Craig MacNeill]]
|WrittenBy = {{WritingCredits|order=t|s=Peter Elkoff & Jay Beattie|t=Jay Beattie}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|2}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH07
|Viewers = 2.76<ref name="1.07">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-2-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 3.2.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-date=March 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303212416/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-2-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Tell a Reporter Not to Do Something and Suddenly It's a Party
|DirectedBy = [[Ruba Nadda]]
|WrittenBy = Gabriel Sherman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|9}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH08
|Viewers = 2.50<ref name="1.08">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-9-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 3.9.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=March 10, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2023|archive-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310211553/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-9-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Rush to Judgement
|DirectedBy = [[Michael Pressman]]
|WrittenBy = Miranda Rose Hall & Michael J. Rezendes
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|16}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH09
|Viewers = 2.91<ref name="1.09">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-16-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 3.16.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 17, 2023|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317202730/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-16-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Truth is a Slow Bullet
|DirectedBy = [[Catriona McKenzie]]
|WrittenBy = Andrew MacLean
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|23}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH10
|Viewers = 2.79<ref name="1.10">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-23-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 3.23.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Salem|first=Mitch|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=March 24, 2023|archive-date=March 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324202844/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-23-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Most Reckless Thing I've Ever Done
|DirectedBy = Bosede Williams
|WrittenBy = [[Vera Starbard]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|30}}
|ProdCode = 1HMH11
|Viewers = 2.75<ref name="1.11">{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-30-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 3.30.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated|work=Showbuzz Daily|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=March 31, 2023|access-date=March 31, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331210830/https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-thursday-3-30-2023-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Production==
==Production==
The pilot was written and directed by [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]. The showrunner for the series is Peter Elkoff. Tom McCarthy's Slow Pony Productions, [[20th Television]], and Hilary Swank acted as producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hollywoodnorthbuzz.com/2022/05/alaska-with-hilary-swank-lands-thursday-night-slot-on-abc-this-fall.html|title=ALASKA DAILY With Hilary Swank Will Air Thursday Nights on ABC This Fall|website=Hollywood North Buzz|first=Susan|last=Gittins|date=May 17, 2022|access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/peter-elkoff-showrunner-alaska-abc-series-hilary-swank-exitthe-resident-1235035934/|title=Peter Elkoff Set As Showrunner Of New ABC Series ''Alaska'' Starring Hilary Swank, Leaves ''The Resident''|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=May 31, 2022|access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> Filming for the series is scheduled to begin on August 8, 2022 and conclude on January 13, 2023 in Burnaby, [[British Columbia]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Production/Production-List.pdf|title=DGC BC Production List|website=[[Directors Guild of Canada]]|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=August 5, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805204201/https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Production/Production-List.pdf|archive-date=August 5, 2022}}
The pilot was written and directed by [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]. The showrunner for the series is Peter Elkoff. Tom McCarthy's Slow Pony Productions, [[20th Television]], and Hilary Swank acted as producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hollywoodnorthbuzz.com/2022/05/alaska-with-hilary-swank-lands-thursday-night-slot-on-abc-this-fall.html|title=ALASKA DAILY With Hilary Swank Will Air Thursday Nights on ABC This Fall|website=Hollywood North Buzz|first=Susan|last=Gittins|date=May 17, 2022|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704131042/https://hollywoodnorthbuzz.com/2022/05/alaska-with-hilary-swank-lands-thursday-night-slot-on-abc-this-fall.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/peter-elkoff-showrunner-alaska-abc-series-hilary-swank-exitthe-resident-1235035934/|title=Peter Elkoff Set As Showrunner Of New ABC Series ''Alaska'' Starring Hilary Swank, Leaves ''The Resident''|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=May 31, 2022|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727233003/https://deadline.com/2022/05/peter-elkoff-showrunner-alaska-abc-series-hilary-swank-exitthe-resident-1235035934/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming for the series began on August 8, 2022, and concluded on January 5, 2023, in [[New Westminster]], British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Production/Production-List.pdf |title=DGC BC Production List |work=[[Directors Guild of Canada]] |date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114005606/https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Production/Production-List.pdf |archive-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref>

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The series' credits indicate the program was inspired by the 2019 ''[[Anchorage Daily News]]'' and [[ProPublica]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/10/01/alaska-daily-what-this-new-tv-series-is-and-isnt-and-how-adn-is-involved/|title='Alaska Daily': What this new TV series is — and isn't — and how ADN is involved|first1=David|last1=Hulen|first2=Kyle|last2=Hopkins|work=[[Anchorage Daily News]]|date=October 1, 2022|access-date=October 16, 2022|archive-date=October 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017013805/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/10/01/alaska-daily-what-this-new-tv-series-is-and-isnt-and-how-adn-is-involved/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 12, 2023, ABC canceled the series after one season.<ref name="Canceled"/>


==Broadcast==
==Broadcast==
''Alaska Daily'' is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 10 p.m.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/abc-fall-premiere-dates-2022-2023-season-1235046857/|title=ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates; Tom McCarthy's New Drama ''Alaska Daily'' To Follow ''Grey's Anatomy''|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref>
''Alaska Daily'' premiered on October 6, 2022 on ABC.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/abc-fall-premiere-dates-2022-2023-season-1235046857/|title=ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates; Tom McCarthy's New Drama ''Alaska Daily'' To Follow ''Grey's Anatomy''|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Lynette|last=Rice|date=June 16, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022|archive-date=June 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620123901/https://deadline.com/2022/06/abc-fall-premiere-dates-2022-2023-season-1235046857/|url-status=live}}</ref> The final five episodes of season 1 aired from March 2, 2023 to March 30, 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://precincttv.com/2022/11/15/when-alaska-daily-return-2023/ | title=When will Alaska Daily return in 2023? | date=November 15, 2022 | access-date=December 13, 2022 | archive-date=December 13, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213221549/https://precincttv.com/2022/11/15/when-alaska-daily-return-2023/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The series was removed from [[Hulu]] on July 1, 2023.<ref name="Removed"/>

''Alaska Daily'' premiered on [[Disney+]] (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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/alaska-daily-arrives-on-disney-uk-ireland/|title=Alaska Daily arrives weekly (UK/Ireland)|website=Whatsondisneyplus|access-date=February 8, 2023|archive-date=March 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328030711/https://whatsondisneyplus.com/alaska-daily-arrives-on-disney-uk-ireland/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Spain.

==Reception==
===Critical response===
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] 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."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=alaska_daily|title=Alaska Daily|type=tv|season=1|access-date=October 11, 2022|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=alaska-daily|title=Alaska Daily|type=tv|season=1|access-date=October 11, 2022|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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=== Accolades ===
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! scope="row"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[80th Golden Globe Awards|January 10, 2023]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama]]
| [[Hilary Swank]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/alaska-daily |title=Alaska Daily – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223183542/https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/alaska-daily |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==References==
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Alaska Daily
GenreCrime drama
Created byTom McCarthy
Inspired byLawless: Sexual Violence in Alaska
by Kyle Hopkins et al. for the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
  • Kyle Hopkins
  • Tom McCarthy
  • Bert Salke
  • Hilary Swank
  • Melissa Wells
  • Ryan Binkley
  • Peter Elkoff
ProducerDavid A. Rosemont
Production locationsNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, Northwest Territories, Anchorage, Alaska
Running time47 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) –
March 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)

Alaska Daily is an American crime drama television series created by Tom McCarthy for ABC, starring Hilary Swank as a journalist seeking a fresh start in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] It premiered on October 6, 2022 and ended on March 30, 2023.[2] In May 2023, the series was officially announced canceled.[3] The series was completely removed from Hulu's streaming selection menu on July 1, 2023.[4]

Synopsis

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Eileen is a New York journalist 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.[5] In Anchorage, she works with Roz Friendly,[6] to complete and release reports on the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis in Alaska.[7]

Cast

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Main

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  • Hilary Swank as Eileen Fitzgerald, a former high-profile investigative reporter in New York City, 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.
  • Grace Dove 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.
  • Matt Malloy 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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Guest

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [8]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Tom McCarthyTom McCarthyOctober 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)1HMH013.59[9]
2"A Place We Came Together"Tom McCarthyTom McCarthy & Gabriel ShermanOctober 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)1HMH023.04[10]
3"It's Not Personal"Clark JohnsonTeleplay by : Stuart Zicherman & Miranda Rose Hall
Story by : Stuart Zicherman		October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)1HMH032.94[11]
4"The Weekend"Danis GouletLiz TuccilloOctober 27, 2022 (2022-10-27)1HMH042.89[12]
5"I Have No Idea What You're Talking About, Eileen"Patricia RiggenChitra SampathNovember 3, 2022 (2022-11-03)1HMH052.63[13]
6"You Can't Put a Price on a Life"Oliver BokelbergSandra ChwialkowskaNovember 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)1HMH062.50[14]
7"Enemy of the People"Craig MacNeillTeleplay by : Jay Beattie
Story by : Peter Elkoff & Jay Beattie		March 2, 2023 (2023-03-02)1HMH072.76[15]
8"Tell a Reporter Not to Do Something and Suddenly It's a Party"Ruba NaddaGabriel ShermanMarch 9, 2023 (2023-03-09)1HMH082.50[16]
9"Rush to Judgement"Michael PressmanMiranda Rose Hall & Michael J. RezendesMarch 16, 2023 (2023-03-16)1HMH092.91[17]
10"Truth is a Slow Bullet"Catriona McKenzieAndrew MacLeanMarch 23, 2023 (2023-03-23)1HMH102.79[18]
11"Most Reckless Thing I've Ever Done"Bosede WilliamsVera StarbardMarch 30, 2023 (2023-03-30)1HMH112.75[19]

Production

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The pilot was written and directed by Tom McCarthy. The showrunner for the series is Peter Elkoff. Tom McCarthy's Slow Pony Productions, 20th Television, and Hilary Swank acted as producers.[20][21] Filming for the series began on August 8, 2022, and concluded on January 5, 2023, in New Westminster, British Columbia.[22]

The series' credits indicate the program was inspired by the 2019 Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica 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.[23]

On May 12, 2023, ABC canceled the series after one season.[3]

Broadcast

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Alaska Daily premiered on October 6, 2022 on ABC.[2] The final five episodes of season 1 aired from March 2, 2023 to March 30, 2023.[24] The series was removed from Hulu on July 1, 2023.[4]

Alaska Daily premiered on Disney+ (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[25] and Spain.

Reception

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Critical response

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 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."[26] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 67 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[27]

Ratings

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Alaska Daily
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" October 6, 2022 0.3 3.59[9] 0.2 2.68 0.5 6.27[28]
2 "A Place We Came Together" October 13, 2022 0.3 3.04[10] 0.2 2.44 0.4 5.48[29]
3 "It's Not Personal" October 20, 2022 0.2 2.94[11] 0.2 2.40 0.4 5.34[30]
4 "The Weekend" October 27, 2022 0.3 2.89[12] 0.2 2.37 0.4 5.25[12]
5 "I Have No Idea What You're Talking About, Eileen" November 3, 2022 0.2 2.63[13] 0.2 2.62 0.4 5.25[31]
6 "You Can't Put a Price on a Life" November 17, 2022 0.2 2.50[14] 0.2 2.72 0.4 5.22[32]
7 "Enemy of the People" March 2, 2023 0.2 2.76[15] — — — —
8 "Tell a Reporter Not to Do Something and Suddenly It's a Party" March 9, 2023 0.2 2.50[16] — — — —
9 "Rush to Judgement" March 16, 2023 0.2 2.91[17] — — — —
10 "Truth is a Slow Bullet" March 23, 2023 0.2 2.79[18] — — — —
11 "Most Reckless Thing I've Ever Done (FKA News Is What People Don't Want You to Know)" March 30, 2023 0.2 2.75[19] — — — —

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama Hilary Swank Nominated [33]

References

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  1. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 13, 2021). "Hilary Swank to Star in ABC Drama Pilot From Tom McCarthy Set at Alaska Newspaper". Variety. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rice, Lynette (June 16, 2022). "ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates; Tom McCarthy's New Drama Alaska Daily To Follow Grey's Anatomy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Otterson, Joe (May 12, 2023). "'Alaska Daily,' 'Big Sky,' 'The Company You Keep' Canceled at ABC". Variety. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ^ a b White, Peter (June 28, 2023). "'Alaska Daily' & 'The Company You Keep' To Be Removed Early From Hulu As Streamer Pulls Off More Licensed Series As Part Of Billion Dollar Write-Down". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  5. ^ White, Peter (September 13, 2021). "Hilary Swank to Star in & EP Alaska-Set Drama Pilot for ABC From 'Stillwater' Director Tom McCarthy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Q&A: What is 'Alaska Daily,' what is it based on and who's involved?". Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Resources: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women | Alaska Daily". American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Shows A-Z – Alaska Daily on ABC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (October 7, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Thursday 10.6.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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