LATE NIGHT

 After almost 30 years, a groundbreaking talk-show host suspects she may soon be losing her coveted seat on late-night television unless she manages a game-changing transformation in Late Night, the first feature film from Emmy-nominated writer and producer Mindy Kaling.
Legendary talk-show host Katherine Newbury (Oscar® winner Emma Thompson) is a pioneer in her field. The only woman ever to have a long-running program on late night, she keeps her writers’ room on a short leash ― and all male. But when her ratings plummet and she is accused of being a “woman who hates women,” Katherine puts gender equality on her to-do list and impulsively hires Molly Patel (Mindy Kaling), a chemical plant efficiency expert from suburban Pennsylvania, as the first and only female on her writing staff.
With rumors swirling that Katherine is being replaced by a younger, hipper male host, she demands that the writers make her funny and relevant again. A lifelong fan, Molly is determined to prove she’s not just a diversity hire, but the one person who can turn her idol’s career around. Going against everything Katherine has staked her reputation on, she urges her to make the show more contemporary, authentic and personal, a move that could make Molly’s career ― or send her back to the chemical plant for good.
Late Night is directed by Nisha Ganatra (Chutney Popcorn, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) from a screenplay by Mindy Kaling (“The Mindy Project,” “The Office”). It stars two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Howards End), Mindy Kaling, Hugh Dancy (The Path, Hannibal), John Lithgow (“3rd Rock From the Sun,” “The Crown”), Max Casella (Jackie, Inside Llewyn Davis), Denis O’Hare (“This Is Us,” Dallas Buyers Club), Reid Scott (“Veep,” “The Big C”), Ike Barinholtz (“The Mindy Project,” The Oath), John Early (“Search Party,” The Disaster Artist), Paul Walter Hauser (I, Tonya, BlacKkKlansman) and Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (Beautiful Boy, Gone Baby Gone).
Producers are Mindy Kaling, Howard Klein (“The Office,” “The Mindy Project”), Ben Browning (The Big Sick, Room) and Jillian Apfelbaum (The Mule, All the Money in the World). Director of photography is Matthew Clark (Pitch Perfect 3, Set It Up). Production designer is Elizabeth J. Jones (Dumplin’, Lizzie). Editors are Eleanor Infante (Beholder, Code Academy) and David Rogers (“Seinfeld,” “The Office”). Costume designer is Mitchell Travers (Ocean’s 8, The Bourne Legacy). Composer is Lesley Barber (Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count on Me). Executive producers are Alison Cohen (Life Itself, The Founder), Milan Popelka (Arrival, Michael Clayton), Micah Green (Ben Is Back, Destroyer) and Daniel Steinman (Ben Is Back, Destroyer).