The Morning Show Season 4: Stella Bak and Miles's affair tests boundaries at the newsroom

Apple TV+'s The Morning Show returns for Season 4 with a high-stakes personal arc at its center. Greta Lee's Stella Bak begins an intense affair with Miles, an artist played by Aaron Pierre, whose chemistry with Stella quickly becomes a focal point of the season. The relationship is complicated when Miles is revealed to be married to Celine Dumont, Stella's new boss, portrayed by Marion Cotillard. The twist lands at the end of Episode 1 and sets the stage for further entanglements in the newsroom.

In the season’s first two episodes, Stella and Miles explore their connection in a series of charged scenes that blend desire with career stakes. A bar encounter leads to a studio rendezvous, followed by a decadent slice of chocolate cake delivered by an anonymous admirer, material that signals the start of their intimate bond. The pair’s subsequent tryst unfolds in Miles's apartment, where they share a sexual encounter framed by the city’s skyline and mood lighting. Episode 2 features a post-coital moment in bed, with rain and neon light streaming through a tall window as they discuss work, loyalty and their feelings for one another.

Beyond the explicit scenes, the episodes treat their relationship as a lens on vulnerability, power, and accountability. The narrative gives voice to Stella’s professional pressures and to Cory Ellison’s mentorship, weaving conversations about race and workplace ethics into the romance. While the show does not rush toward a simple moral verdict, it makes clear that the affair raises real risks for both characters’ careers and reputations and that any potential future depends on how publicly they choose to confront the situation.

The Morning Show has a history of using romantic storylines to test loyalty and ambition within a high-pressure media environment. Season 4 continues that pattern, pairing Lee and Pierre for performances that fuse intensity with emotional detail. Cinematic lighting, sound design and long takes amplify the sense that the bedroom is not just a space for passion but a place where confidences are exchanged and consequences are imagined.

New episodes of The Morning Show Season 4 premiere Wednesdays on Apple TV+. Viewers will have to follow the season to see whether Stella and Miles navigate the moral and practical implications of their relationship, whether Miles’s marriage becomes a dealbreaker for Stella’s ambitions, and what the affair means for the power dynamics at the show's newsroom.