Good Night, and Good Luck starring George Clooney was one of the hottest (and most expensive) tickets on Broadway last spring. Now the Oscar winner has made the play available to more people. The filmed live stage capture of Good Night, and Good Luck, which was originally broadcast on CNN, is now available to stream on Netflix. 

Watch the trailer below.

Clooney co-wrote the play with Grant Heslov, and the two adapted it from their 2005 film of the same name; the stage production was directed by David Cromer. The play takes place at the height of the Red Scare, as Senator Joseph McCarthy was prosecuting anyone suspicious of having Communist ties. On his CBS news show, journalist Edward R. Murrow takes the risk of calling out McCarthy, despite fears of repercussions from the federal government. Murrow's words decrying disinformation and fear-mongering puts a damper on McCarthyism—though it also leads to Murrow's show losing its lead sponsor.

The play broke box-office records when it ran at the Winter Garden, becoming the first play to gross over $4 million in one week. It grossed over $48 million cumulatively and had a staggering average ticket price of $311. It was nominated for five Tony Awards. The CNN broadcast, captured by 27 cameras, drew 2.011 television viewers in the U.S. and 7.34 million globally.

In addition to Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck features Ilana Glazer (Broad City) as Shirley Wershba, Clark Gregg (Agents of Shield) as Don Hollenbeck, Mac Brandt as Colonel Anderson, Will Dagger as Don Hewitt, Christopher Denham as John Aaron, Glenn Fleshler as Fred Friendly, Paul Gross as William F. Paley, Georgia Heers as Ella, Carter Hudson as Joe Wershba, Fran Kranz as Palmer Williams, Jennifer Morris as Millie Green, Michael Nathanson as Eddie Scott, Andrew Polk as Charlie Mack, and Aaron Roman Weiner as Don Surine.

The ensemble includes R. Ward Duffy, Joe Forbrich, Imani Rousselle, Greg Stuhr, JD Taylor, and Sophia Tzougros.

The creative team includes Tony-winning scenic designer Scott Pask, lighting designer Heather Gilbert, video and projections designer David Bengali, sound designer Daniel Kluger, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, hair and wig designer Leah J. Loukas, voice and dialect coach Gigi Buffington, music supervisors Daniel Kluger and Bryan Carter, and casting director David Caparelliotis.
The broadcast was executive produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Deena Katz, Todd Wagner, and Jeff Skoll. The filmed live stage capture is being distributed by Magnolia Pictures.