In the US, the show airs on NBC. Along with Sorkin, fellow executive producer Thomas Schlamme, who directed the series pilot and other episodes will also depart. A Reuters report states that he also worked as a director on programmes like Ally McBeal and The Practice, both of which air in India on Star World.

The third executive producer, John Wells, whose company co-produces The West Wing with Warner Bros. Television will fill Sorkin's shoes as the chief creative force behind the show.