Based on extensive reporting by Gabriel Sherman for his bestselling book, The Loudest Voice in the Room, the series stars Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) alongside Watts, Sienna Miller (Layer Cake) will play former NBC news producer Elizabeth “Beth” Ailes.
Crowe also serves as an executive producer on the series.
For the primary source material, The Loudest Voice in the Room, Sherman interviewed more than 600 people.
Sherman co-wrote the initial episode of the limited series with Oscar winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight).