Aaron Sorkin thinks about reviving The West Wing 'every day'
Aaron Sorkin has admitted he thinks about reviving The West Wing "every day".
Aaron Sorkin thinks about reviving The West Wing "every day".
The Social Reckoning director admitted he "misses" his political drama, which aired on NBC from 1999 until 2006, and though it would be "very tricky" to bring back the programme now, he would love to do so.
He told Entertainment Weekly: "There’s probably a couple of seconds every day when I think about it.
"It would be very, very tricky to do in the current environment [but it] would be fun. I miss it.”
While Aaron didn't directly reveal what he thinks his optimistic president, Josiah 'Jed' Bartlet (Martin Sheen), would say about the current state of US politics, he suggested the fictional commander-in-chief wouldn't be too impressed.
He said: "I’d like to take a little time before I put words in Jed Bartlet’s mouth.
“I’ll just say that I don’t think his reaction would be dissimilar to most of our reactions to what’s going on right now.”
Aaron's comments come a few weeks after Bradley Whitford expressed his hope for the show to return as a “limited series of some kind”.
The 66-year-old actor - who played Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in all seven seasons - told Variety of Aaron: “I’ll work him, I’ll work him."
Co-star Dule Hill, 51, is also open to the idea of returning as presidential aide Charlie Young.
Speaking at the unveiling of Bradley's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - which was also attended by West Wing stars Martin Sheen, Mary McCormack and Joshua Malina - Dule said: “I always say that’s a question for Aaron Sorkin.
“If he writes it, then I will come. I think if he writes it, then we all will be there.
“Sometimes I wonder though where things are in the world. Things are so outlandish, I don’t know how you dramatise any of that. With him writing, it would be a lovely thing to hopefully steer the collective consciousness of our society back toward humanity and connectivity and understanding.”
Aaron previously admitted he was inspired to write more episodes of The West Wing after attending a 25th anniversary event for the show at the White House in 2024.
He told Variety at the time: “I just got a couple of ideas for episodes just walking around the White House.
“Like, ‘Why didn’t we ever do this? Why didn’t we ever do that?’”
