The West Wing Stars Recall Aaron Sorkin Show's Brutal Filming Schedule

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The West Wing stars Bradley Whitford and Marlee Matlin recall the drama series' brutal filming schedule. Widely considered to be one of the best American television shows of all time, The West Wing ran for 7 seasons in total from 1999 to 2006. The political drama followed the presidency of Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen) and the innerworkings of his administration, and over the years, it racked up an impressive number of awards. The West Wing also further boosted the career of Aaron Sorkin, who created the show and served as head writer for much of its run.

Since The West Wing came to an end, the cast has found several ways to reunite. Whether that be coming together for real life political matters or guesting on various television shows, few casts appear to be as tight-knit as The West Wing's. Most recently, the original cast united for an HBO Max special titled A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote; it saw stars like Sheen, Whitford, and Rob Lowe perform a season 3 episode in a creative staging.

Related: Why Aaron Sorkin Left The West Wing After Season 4

As part of Variety's ongoing «Actors on Actors» series, West Wing alums Whitford and Matlin sat down to talk about their recent projects, tick, tick… BOOM! and CODA, respectively. And yet, conversation inevitably shifted to The West Wing as the two stars recalled the grueling filming schedule the series had to take on. They said:

Whitford: Also, we were doing, you know, 22 episodes a year, it was just relentless.

Matlin: You remember that world? It's so unheard of these days! Remember?

Whitford: The bad thing about that was, especially for the crew, it was the equivalent of making 11 feature films in 9 months. I remember realizing, like «The Sopranos» was better