Peter Strauss stars in this MOW as Alan Brooks, a 23-year veteran reporter for a news department of an unnamed network who-shades of Bernie Goldberg-dares to expose biased, slanted reporting in his employer and risks his job doing so. Also featuring John Bourgeois as Fred Blystone, president of the news division, Anne-Marie Martin as Alan's wife Michelle, unknown kids as their son Jonathan and daughter Morgan, Patricia Richardson as Lee Ann Singleton, the correspondent whose report on taxes Alan cites as an example of bias, James Brolin as Don Marvin, powerful evening news anchor who wants Alan fired, and Ed Asner as Paul Fisher, CEO of the network.

The network Alan works at is DBC-Diplomat Broadcasting Company. Also features Staci Keanan as Lee Ann's producer and Betsy Randle as Mona Hammond, executive VP of news reporting to Blystone.