Jennifer Aniston Smiles After Being Covered in Oil in Behind-the-Scenes Photo from The Morning Show Set

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Jennifer Aniston made headlines in July when photos surfaced from The Morning Show's season 4 set that showed her character, Alex Levy, being doused in oil by an angry protester.

But behind-the-scenes, Aniston was all smiles after the scene, according to a new picture the actress shared on Instagram on Sunday, Aug. 4.

In the snap, Aniston was covered in black liquid as sat in a director's chair. She lifted her leg to seemingly show off her large platform heels.

“I ❤️ NY,” Aniston the Friends alum wrote in the caption of her post, which also included a handful of other photos she snapped recently including a pic of her with Whoopi Goldberg and Cole Escola backstage at the Broadway hit, Oh, Mary!

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Jennifer Aniston Smiles After Being Covered in Oil in Behind-the-Scenes Photo from The Morning Show Set

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The Morning Show was renewed for season 4 before season 3 even premiered. Filming began in early July, Aniston confirmed in a photo with costars Reese Witherspoon and Tig Notaro.

Mark Duplass, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman and Greta Lee will all be back as well. They'll be joined by William Jackson Harper, Jeremy Irons and Marion Cotillard.

While a plot synopsis has not yet been released by Apple TV+, the season 3 finale left a number of things up in the air, including whether Witherspoon's character Bradley Jackson after covering up her brother's role in the January 6 insurrection.

Showrunner Charlotte Stoudt also revealed during Deadline's Contender’s TV event back in April that the new season will cover the rising trend of Artificial Intelligence, DeepFakes and the "misinformation in the fog of war that we’re seeing now in the Middle East."

"Can you trust what you’re seeing? Can you trust yourself? Can you trust your news outlet?” he asked.

Jennifer Aniston Smiles After Being Covered in Oil in Behind-the-Scenes Photo from The Morning Show Set

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Since its start, The Morning Show has collected over 50 award nominations.

It's currently up for a staggering 16 2024 Emmy Awards, including a nomination for outstanding drama series.

Aniston, Witherspoon, Crudup, Duplass, Pittman and Lee are all nominated too, as is Jon Hamm, Holland Taylor and Marcia Gay Harden for their roles on the show.

The Morning Show can currently be streamed on Apple TV+.

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