--- description: The creator of 'The West Wing' doesn't see another series in his future title: Aaron Sorkin 'Pretty Certain' He's Done Writing Television image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c697784b88cafa1/698767dfa988ca7ad36aaa22/aaron-sorkin.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Aaron Sorkin 'Pretty Certain' He's Done Writing Television  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2014 4:35 PM CUT  Aaron Sorkin filming "Newsroom" on July 20, 2014 in New York City. Aaron Sorkin filming "Newsroom" on July 20, 2014 in New York City.Steve Sands—GC Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 9, 2014 4:35 PM CUT As HBO’s _The Newsroom_ returns for its [third and final season Sunday](http://time.com/3572399/the-newsroom-final-season-review/ "undefined"), creator Aaron Sorkin says [he might be done with television for good](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-hbo-newsroom-aaron-sorkin-jeff-daniels-20141108-story.html#page=2 "undefined"). “I know the whole ‘Never say never’ stuff,” Sorkin, the creator of _The West Wing_ and _Sports Night_, told the Los Angeles _Times_. “But I’m pretty certain I’m about to write my last three episodes of television.” Sorkin made that declaration in May but reaffirmed his decision to the paper later in the year. “All these months later, I still don’t see another series in my near future,” Sorkin said. “But, again, you never know. Maybe I’ll get another idea.” Though he’s best known for his television work, Sorkin has written the screenplays for movies such as _The Social Network_ (which won him an Oscar) and _Moneyball_. He’s currently working on a Steve Jobs biopic. \[[_Los Angeles Times_](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-hbo-newsroom-aaron-sorkin-jeff-daniels-20141108-story.html#page=2 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3574758/aaron-sorkin-television-exit/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3574758/aaron-sorkin-television-exit/"},"headline":"Aaron Sorkin 'Pretty Certain' He's Done Writing Television","datePublished":"2014-11-09T16:35:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:19:23.534Z","description":"\"But, again, you never know. Maybe I'll get another idea,\" says the West Wing creator","url":"https://time.com/3574758/aaron-sorkin-television-exit/","keywords":["Television","aaron sorkin"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c697784b88cafa1/698767dfa988ca7ad36aaa22/aaron-sorkin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c697784b88cafa1/698767dfa988ca7ad36aaa22/aaron-sorkin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Aaron Sorkin filming \"Newsroom\" on July 20, 2014 in New York City.","caption":"Aaron Sorkin filming \"Newsroom\" on July 20, 2014 in New York City.","creditText":"Steve Sands—GC Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3574758/aaron-sorkin-television-exit/","name":"Aaron Sorkin 'Pretty Certain' He's Done Writing Television"}}]}] ```