As ‘Succession’ & ‘The Last Of Us’ Score Big With Emmy Noms, HBO’s Casey Bloys Praises Writers, Actors & Colleagues, While Looking Ahead To 2024
12.07.2023 - 19:57
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HBO had another great Emmy nomination morning with big hauls for series such as Succession, The Last Of Us, The White Lotus and Barry.
Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO & Max Content, is allowing himself to enjoy the “excitement” for the morning before turning to what might happen next year with potential entries for the return of True Detective, The Sympathizer and The Regime.
“It’s always exciting. We usually kind of enjoy it for the day and then our normal state of anxiety sets in. Every year, I go through the same thing, I think anxiety is a good motivator. But you’ve caught me in the morning and I’m thrilled for the team here and for all the talent,” he told Deadline.
Four drama nominations in Succession, The Last Of Us, The White Lotus and House of the Dragon is the first time that has happened since 1992, when NBC had L.A. Law, Law & Order, Quantum Leap and I’ll Fly Away and only third time after CBS in 1973.
“To join that club, that is a huge honor that’s never happened in the history of HBO, so that is a big deal,” he added.
Bloys was pleased The Last Of Us landed 24 nominations, just behind Succession’s 27, and becoming the first live-action adaptation of a video game to do be nominated in the main category. “The Last of Us’s first season coming out of the gate, as strong as it did is, is huge. A really, really big deal,” he said.
Succession also made history with three nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category with Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin.
Asked whether the trio would split the ticket, helping The Old Man’s Jeff Bridges, Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk, or his own Pedro Pascal in The Last Of Us to win, Bloys joked that “he’s not that great at math or statistics