HBO & HBO Max’s Casey Bloys On Dominant Emmy Performance & What’s Next For Winners ‘White Lotus’, ‘Succession’, ‘Euphoria’, ‘Hacks’ & ‘Last Week Tonight’
deadline.comHBO/HBO Max was on a roll tonight, winning 12 categories more than all other networks and streamers combined. Factoring in the Creative Arts, HBO/HBO Max led the field with 37 Emmys vs.
26 for its main rival Netflix, which had a more modest haul of three trophies tonight.The drama race was competitive, with Netflix’s global phenom Squid Game picking up two key wins, for star Lee Jung-jae and director Hwang Dong-hyuk.“As a fan, I’m excited.
I thought it was a great show,” HBO and HBO Max’s Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys told Deadline about the game-changing Korean drama at the HBO/HBO Max Emmy afterparty.Still, it was competition, and Bloys was rooting for HBO’s Succession.
The corporate/family drama and Mike White’s social satire White Lotus combined for eight of HBO/HBO Max’s 12 wins. Next year, the two shows, overseen by head of drama Francesca Orsi, will go head to head in the drama series categories.
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