Bradley Whitford Is “Working” Aaron Sorkin for a Limited Series Return of ‘The West Wing’
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Updated 18 seconds ago, October 1, 2026
A West Wing revival may be closer than fans think — and Bradley Whitford is leading the charge.
The actor made his push for a limited-series return while Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Mary McCormack and Josh Malina reunited for the unveiling of his Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 30.
Whitford told Variety he believes the beloved political drama could come back as a “limited series of some kind.” And when asked how he’d persuade creator Aaron Sorkin to sign on, he didn’t hesitate: “I’ll work him, I’ll work him.”
He may not have to work very hard. Sorkin himself floated the idea of new episodes after visiting the White House for the show’s 25th anniversary in 2024. “I just got a couple of ideas for episodes just walking around the White House,” he told Variety at the time. “Like, ‘why didn’t we ever do this? Why didn’t we ever do that?’”
The cast seems ready, too. Hill said he’d return in a heartbeat if Sorkin put pen to paper — and he’s confident the rest of the ensemble would follow. “If he writes it, then I will come,” he said. “I think if he writes it, then we all will be there.”
Still, Hill wondered how a revival would even begin to capture today’s political climate. “Things are so outlandish, I don’t know how you dramatize any of that,” he said. “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.”
The West Wing aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006 across seven seasons, with an ensemble that also included Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Janel Moloney and Stockard Channing. Over its run, the series earned 95 Emmy nominations and won 27 awards.
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