EXCLUSIVE: Rob Morrow and Janine Turner, who played Dr. Joel Fleischman and Maggie O’Connell, respectively, in Northern Exposure are reuniting for a podcast about the classic CBS drama series.
The pair are launching Northern Disclosure, a rewatch podcast about the series, which ran for six seasons in the 1990s.
The series, which comes from Evergreen Podcasts, will give fans a behind-the scenes view of the show. It will launch in audio and video form on May 20 with weekly episodes.
Northern Exposure, which originally aired on CBS from 1990 to 1995, follows recently graduated Dr. Joel Fleischman as he’s uprooted from New York City to Cicely to repay his student loans. Dropping into the tiny Alaskan town, Fleischman encounters a cast of eccentric and endearing locals, including his headstrong landlady and eventual love interest, Maggie O’Connell, who has a curious pattern of ill-fated boyfriends.
Morrow and Turner will be joined by original cast members and creators including John Corbett, Barry Corbin, Cynthia Geary and Joshua Brand.
“Northern Exposure was magical from the start,” said Turner. “The scripts were smart and soulful, always making you laugh and reflect. It felt like everyone wanted to live in Cicely, if even for just an hour a week.”
“We used to talk about Northern Exposure taking place in a benevolent universe, where all walks of life could co-exist,” Morrow added. “On Northern Disclosure we aim to capture some of the same fun, decency, wit and intelligence that made the show so beloved – then and now.”
