The dojo was all abuzz Tuesday morning as the surprised trio of creators Jon Hurwitz, Josh Heald and Hayden Schlossberg learned the popular Netflix series had earned its first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.“We’re all very excited here, it was a big surprise to us,” Heald told Deadline. “We love making this show but we also know that it’s a comedy, a drama, and an action series.
It’s a lot of things and we don’t necessarily fit into one category in the minds of some people. Our writers room is full of comedy writers.
The concept of our show is taking the villain from the Karate Kid, putting him front and center, and giving him the Better Call Saul treatment where you’re emotionally invested in his story.
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