Celebrity Hacking Scandal

Celebrity Hacking Scandal is the eighth episode and the first season of Great News which was aired on May 16, 2017. It was written by Dan Klein, also directed by Gail Mancuso.

Plot
An ambitious Carol successfully pitches a story on popular app Biscuit Blitz; Chuck mansplains the topic's insignificance to Portia, who is an expert on the game's relevance. He later apologizes, but fails to actually modify his behavior. Katie wants to investigate connections between recent celebrity hacks, but Greg criticizes her instincts and orders her to drop it; Katie leaves Carol to unsuccessfully oversee the Biscuit Blitz story and secretly meets with her source, who turns out to be a child. Katie reveals that Greg left England after incompetently producing a story on the Loch Ness Monster. Katie and Greg meet with the source, who is legitimate despite his youth and immaturity; he believes there is a data breach in an app. When Chuck is hacked after Carol installs Biscuit Blitz on his phone, Katie realizes the game is responsible and earns Greg's praise.

Main

 * Briga Heelan as Katie Wendelson
 * Andrea Martin as Carol Wendelson
 * John Michael Higgins as Chuck Pierce
 * Nicole Richie as Portia Scott-Griffith
 * Adam Campbell as Greg
 * Horatio Sanz as Justin

Guest

 * Brad Morris as Gene
 * Roni Akurati as Source Boy
 * Deepti Gupta as Mom
 * Connor McCabe as Aidan
 * Andrew Ableson as British Newscaster