The Primetime Emmys won’t take place on September 18th, according to . The publication reported on Thursday that vendors scheduled to work the event have been told the ceremony is delayed because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes that have shut down all Hollywood productions and promotions. The TV Academy hasn’t yet announced a replacement date, but previously reported that broadcast partner Fox tentatively wants to shoot for January 2024. HBO’s leads this year’s field with 27 nominations, while made history with an impressive 24 nods for the video game adaptation.
Hollywood writers began striking in early May, while actors joined them earlier this month. Artificial intelligence figures prominently in both cases: Scribes and performers fear producers will increasingly use AI-generated content to diminish humans’ ability to make a living in the already-brutal show business industry. Perhaps the most startling revelation was the report that studios offered a “groundbreaking AI proposal” to pay performers for one day of work to use their digital likeness for eternity. As generative AI advances quicker than most people could have imagined, it now threatens to annihilate content creators’ careers inside and outside of Hollywood.
Although marked a milestone for gaming adaptations (including acting nominations for Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey), season three of Disney’s received an impressive nine nominations. At the same time, picked up eight nods — including Outstanding Drama Series. It recounts the journey of spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), one of the fallen heroes of 2016’s , in the period building up to the Rebel Alliance’s rise against the Galactic Empire. , also on Disney+, received five more nominations, including Best Limited or Anthology Series.
In addition to and , Outstanding Drama Series nominees include , , , and .
Apple TV+ also fared well in nominations, with 52. is up for Best Comedy Series among its 21 nominations, which also include Best Actor in a Comedy Series for lead Jason Sudeikis, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for Hannah Waddingham and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Phil Dunster. Apple’s mesmerizing sci-fi adaptation debuted too late for consideration this year, but don’t be shocked if it features prominently in the 2024 list.
Elsewhere, Amazon’s colossally ambitious received six nods (mostly in technical categories). Netflix’s picked up six, Peacock’s nabbed four and got two makeup nominations. HBO led all platforms with 127 nods, while Netflix led streaming-only networks with 103, followed by Apple (52) and Amazon (46).