The Primetime Emmys gained’t happen on September 18th, in accordance with Selection. The publication reported on Thursday that distributors scheduled to work the occasion have been informed the ceremony is delayed due to the writers’ and actors’ strikes which have shut down all Hollywood productions and promotions. The TV Academy hasn’t but introduced a substitute date, however Selection beforehand reported that broadcast companion Fox tentatively needs to shoot for January 2024. HBO’s Succession leads this 12 months’s discipline with 27 nominations, whereas The Final of Us made historical past with a powerful 24 nods for the online game adaptation.
Hollywood writers started hanging in early Might, whereas actors joined them earlier this month. Synthetic intelligence figures prominently in each instances: Scribes and performers concern producers will more and more use AI-generated content material to decrease people’ potential to make a dwelling within the already-brutal present enterprise business. Maybe probably the most startling revelation was the report that studios provided a “groundbreaking AI proposal” to pay performers for in the future of labor to make use of their digital likeness for eternity. As generative AI advances faster than most individuals might have imagined, it now threatens to annihilate content material creators’ careers inside and outdoors of Hollywood.
Disney / Lucasfilm
Though The Final of Us marked a milestone for gaming diversifications (together with performing nominations for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey), season three of Disney’s The Mandalorian acquired a powerful 9 nominations. On the identical time, Andor picked up eight nods — together with Excellent Drama Sequence. It recounts the journey of spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), one of many fallen heroes of 2016’s Rogue One, within the interval constructing as much as the Insurgent Alliance’s rise towards the Galactic Empire. Obi-Wan Kenobi, additionally on Disney+, acquired 5 extra nominations, together with Finest Restricted or Anthology Sequence.
Along with The Final of Us and Andor, Excellent Drama Sequence nominees embody Higher Name Saul, Home of the Dragon, Succession, The White Lotus and Yellowjackets.
Apple
Apple TV+ additionally fared effectively in nominations, with 52. Ted Lasso is up for Finest Comedy Sequence amongst its 21 nominations, which additionally embody Finest Actor in a Comedy Sequence for lead Jason Sudeikis, Finest Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Hannah Waddingham and Finest Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Phil Dunster. Apple’s mesmerizing sci-fi adaptation Silo debuted too late for consideration this 12 months, however don’t be shocked if it options prominently within the 2024 checklist.
Elsewhere, Amazon’s colossally bold The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy acquired six nods (principally in technical classes). Netflix’s Stranger Issues picked up six, Peacock’s Poker Face nabbed 4 and Star Trek: Picard acquired two make-up nominations. HBO led all platforms with 127 nods, whereas Netflix led streaming-only networks with 103, adopted by Apple (52) and Amazon (46).