`Succession' tops Emmy nominations with 25
“Succession” received a leading 25Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical drama about the rich and ruthless has a landmark rival in “Squid Game,” the first non-English language series to vie for television’s top honor. Netflix’s “Squid Game,” a South Korea-set drama in which the poor are fodder for brutal games, earned a best drama nomination and 13 other bids for September’s Emmy Awards.
“Ted Lasso” was the top comedy series nominee with 20 bids and can earn its second consecutive best comedy trophy.
Other top nominees included the anthology dramedy “The White Lotus,” which also received 20 nominations; the comedies “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building” with 17 bids each; and teenage dysfunction drama “Euphoria.” Its star, Zendaya, was crowned best actress in 2020 and is nominated again. The final season for “Insecure” earned a lead comedy actress bid for its creator-star, Issa Rae, while the return of “Atlanta” brought its creator and lead Donald Glover a shot at a best actor trophy to bookend his
2017 award. The other nominees for best comedy series are “Barry,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Ted Lasso” and “What We Do in the Shadows.” Best drama series nominees include “Better Call Saul,” “Euphoria,” “Severance,” “Stranger Things” and “Yellowjackets.”
For drama series actor, the field also includes Jason Bateman, “Ozark”; Brian Cox, “Succession”; Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”; Adam Scott, “Severance”; and Jeremy Strong, “Succession.”
The other best drama series actress nominees are Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”; Laura Linney, “Ozark”; Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”; and Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show.”
The awards presentation Sept. 12will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.