Amazon’s Jennifer Salke On Streamer’s First Drama & Limited Series Emmy Noms For ‘The Boys’ & ‘The Underground Railroad’ Plus ‘Small Axe’ Disappointment

After years of behind-the-scenes shakeups and drama, Starz (mercifully) put Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” series out of its misery, handing it a cancellation earlier this year. But that isn’t stopping Gaiman from continuing that story, in a way, with a brand-new studio supporting it.

and Azhur Saleemare directing episodes.The limited series is produced by Amazon Studios, The Blank Corporation, Endor Productions, and RED Production Company.“Anansi Boys” joins a list of Gaiman titles that have been adapted into TV series, including the now-canceled “American Gods” at Starz, along with “Good Omens” at Amazon, and the upcoming “The Sandman” at Netflix.See Gaiman’s statement about the “Anansi Boys” series below, courtesy of Amazon:“Anansi Boys began around 1996, from a

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeGreetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is July 19, 2021, which means it’s 31 days until final-round voting starts on Aug. 19; 42 days until final voting ends on Aug.

Fans might not be getting a second season of ,but that isn't stopping Misha Green from showing them what could have come from the Emmy-nominated horror series.Despite strong critical acclaim and ratings, HBO announced that the series based on Matt Ruff's novel wouldn't return for a second installment on July 2.

Tell me, who doesn’t want to see the continuing Delco adventures of Detective Mare Sheehan?

For Kaley Cuoco, today was definitely a happy landing.

Bridgerton had a strong showing Tuesday morning as the Netflix romantic drama series earned a total of 12 Emmy nominations. For series creator and showrunner Chris Van Dusen, awards recognition is the cherry on top of an already significant debut.

While Disney+ is coming up on its second birthday and the streaming service already did very well at last year’s Emmys, earning dozens of nominations, it appears the domination of the Mouse House just needed a boost from Marvel Studios to really push it over the edge with this year’s awards season, as both “WandaVision” and “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” pick up a slew of Emmy noms today.

Friends and In Treatment got another pass at Emmy glory as the respective reunion scored four nominations and reboot got one.

For the second year in a row, Disney+/Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian scored a Best Drama Series nom at the Primetime Emmys. In total, for season 2, The Mandalorian scored 24 Emmy noms which beats season one’s 15.

A limited series about Effa Manley, aka the “Queen of the Negro Leagues,” is in the works from Alcon Television.The project is based on James Overmyer’s novel “Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles.” Byron Motley and Jeffrey Miiller are leading the adaptation, which is looking for talent and a showrunner.Anya Adams will direct the pilot.

EXCLUSIVE: The remarkable story of Effa Manley, the first and to-date only woman to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, is headed to the screen.

EXCLUSIVE: One of the top books of 2020, Homeland Elegies by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar, is headed to television with a high-profile limited series adaptation in development at FX. It is executive produced by Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) who is set to star.

A year and a half after his surprise exit from Grey’s Anatomy, Justin Chambers is making a return to acting by taking on a screen icon.

Uzo Aduba, who is coming off acclaimed performances in two limited series, Mrs. America and In Treatment, and Matthew Broderick will lead the cast of Painkiller, Netflix’s upcoming limited drama series about the origins of the opioid crisis and the role of Purdue Pharma.

Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to star and executive produce Blitz Bazawule’s The Scent of Burnt Flowers, a six-episode limited series based on Bazawule’s upcoming novel, from Charles D. King’s Macro Television Studios and Bazawule’s production banner Inward Gaze.

Lily Rabe has been tapped to star as Betty Gore in HBO Max’s limited series Love and Death.

Paul Ben-Victor (The Irishman) has been tapped for a recurring role opposite Lily James, Sebastian Stan and Seth Rogen in Pam & Tommy, Hulu’s limited series based on the true story behind the release of the first ever viral video — the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Nick Offerman also stars.