Rather, it had to do with the song choice.
The trailer features Supertramps Goodbye Stranger, a song that has a connection to one ofThe Morning Shows stars.
Carell tells EW with a laugh.

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But no one sent Carell the trailer ahead of time, and thank goodness for that.
It would have been an easy thing to red-flag, Carell says.
I dont believe that they did that on purpose.
Although nobody would fault them if they did.
The Morning Showpremieres Nov. 1 on Apple TV+.