“Ted Lasso” once again becomes the most Emmy
Award-winning comedy
Apple TV+ lands nine Emmys total, including
four wins for “Ted Lasso,” and honors for “Carpool Karaoke: The
Series,” “Severance,” “Schmigadoon!,” and “Home Before Dark”
At the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, the beloved Apple TV+ hit
series “Ted Lasso” joined the ranks of comedy legends with its win
for Outstanding Comedy Series for its first and second seasons,
becoming only the eighth series in the genre in 74 years of Emmy
history to do so. The second season of “Ted Lasso” also became the
most Emmy-winning comedy for the second year in a row with four
total wins, including Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Comedy Series (Jason Sudeikis), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Comedy Series (Brett Goldstein), and Outstanding Directing for a
Comedy Series (MJ Delaney).
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Apple’s “Ted Lasso” now joins the ranks of only seven other
comedy series in history that have landed Outstanding Comedy Series
wins in their first two years: “Modern Family,” “30 Rock,”
“Frasier,” “The Golden Girls,” “Cheers,” “All in the Family” and
“The Phil Silvers Show.”
“We’re so grateful and humbled to see ‘Ted Lasso’ honored with
back-to-back wins for best comedy as audiences around the world
continue to love the show and these characters as much as we do,”
said Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video. “It has been
such an honor for all of us at Apple to collaborate with the
exceptionally gifted cast and creative team to bring this
heartwarming, hilarious, and kind series to the screen. We
sincerely thank the Television Academy for recognizing the show and
appreciate everyone for believing.”
“It is incredibly rewarding to see ‘Ted Lasso’ join the ranks of
legendary comedies with best comedy wins for its first two
seasons,” said Jamie Erlicht, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video. “We
send our warmest congratulations to everyone on the cast and crew,
and to Jason, Brett, and MJ for their individual Emmy Awards. We
thank the Television Academy and also our spectacular teams who
have worked tirelessly to bring this very special series to viewers
across the globe.”
In total, Apple TV+ landed nine Emmy Awards this year, including
five Creative Arts Emmy Awards with “Carpool Karaoke: The Series”
earning the top honor for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, its fifth
win in a row; celebrated Best Drama Series nominee “Severance”
making its Emmy debut with two wins including Outstanding Music
Composition for a Series and Outstanding Main Title Design; Apple’s
critically acclaimed “Schmigadoon!” winning Outstanding Original
Music and Lyrics; and dramatic mystery series “Home Before Dark”
landing the previously announced juried award for Outstanding
Motion Design.
In addition to this year’s honors for the sophomore season of
“Ted Lasso,” the first season of the series also made history at
last year’s 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards as the most-nominated
freshman comedy series in history, nabbing seven awards in total,
including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Comedy Series (Jason Sudeikis), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Comedy Series (Brett Goldstein), Outstanding Supporting Actress in
a Comedy Series (Hannah Waddingham), Outstanding Sound Mixing for a
Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour), Outstanding Single-Camera
Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Casting for a
Comedy Series.
Apple Original series, films, and documentaries have now been
honored with 275 wins and 1,152 award nominations and counting,
including this year’s historic win at the Oscars as “CODA” took
home Best Picture and made Apple the first streamer to win the
category.
In 2022, Apple scored nine Primetime Emmy Awards in the
following categories:
“Ted Lasso”
- Outstanding Comedy Series
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brett
Goldstein
- Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: MJ Delaney
“Severance”
- Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Main Title Design
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic
Score)
“Carpool Karaoke: The Series”
- Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
“Schmigadoon!”
- Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
“Home Before Dark”
- Outstanding Motion Design
“Carpool Karaoke: The Series”
Each episode of “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” features
celebrities sharing a car, singing along to their personal
playlists, and embarking on adventures. Season five kicks off with
Simu Liu and Jessica Henwick; “The White Lotus” costars Murray
Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario and Sydney Sweeney; Anitta and
Saweetie; Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott, who first met on
“Carpool Karaoke”; the stars of All Elite Wrestling; and the
D’Amelio family.
“Carpool Karaoke: The Series,” which has won an Emmy for each of
its previous four seasons, along with multiple Producers Guild
Awards and a Critics Choice Award, is produced for Apple by CBS
Studios and Fulwell 73 Productions, with executive producers James
Corden, Eric Pankowski, and Ben Winston.
“Home Before Dark”
“Home Before Dark” is a dramatic mystery series inspired by the
reporting of a young investigative journalist, Hilde Lysiak.
Directed and executive produced by Jon M. Chu, the series follows a
young girl named Hilde (played by Brooklynn Prince) who moves from
the city of Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left
behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to
unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own
father, tried hard to bury.
The series is executive produced by showrunner Dana Fox, Jon M.
Chu, Joy Gorman Wettels, Howard Deutch, Dara Resnik, Russel Friend,
Garrett Lerner, and Sharlene Martin. It was co-created by Dana Fox
and Dara Resnik. The cast includes: Brooklynn Prince, Jim Sturgess,
Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Aziza Scott, Michael Weston, Joelle
Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, Deric McCabe and Rio Mangini.
“Schmigadoon!”
A parody of iconic musicals, “Schmigadoon!” is a new musical
comedy series starring Emmy Award nominee Cecily Strong and Emmy
Award winner Keegan-Michael Key as a couple on a backpacking trip
designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover a
magical town in which everyone is living in a studio musical from
the 1940s. They then discover that they can’t leave until they find
“true love.”
The series hails from Broadway Video and Universal Television, a
division of Universal Studio Group, “Schmigadoon!” is co-created by
Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Paul serves as showrunner and wrote all
of the original songs for the series. Robert Luketic directs and
co-executive produces. Lorne Michaels and Andrew Singer serve as
executive producers, Micah Frank serves as co-executive producer,
and star Cecily Strong and Caroline Maroney serve as producers.
“Severance”
In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon
Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure,
which surgically divides their memories between their work and
personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is
called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an
unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature
of his work… and of himself.
“Severance” is written and created by Dan Erickson. Mark
Friedman, Chris Black, John Cameron, and Andrew Colville are
executive producers alongside Erickson. Ben Stiller, Nicky
Weinstock, and Jackie Cohn executive produce through Red Hour
Productions, and both Patricia Arquette and Adam Scott serve as
producers. Endeavor Content serves as the studio.
“Ted Lasso”
Jason Sudeikis is Ted Lasso, an American football coach hired to
manage a British soccer team — despite having no experience. But
what he lacks in knowledge, he makes up for with optimism, underdog
determination — and biscuits. The widely acclaimed series also
stars Hannah Waddingham, Brendan Hunt, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple,
Brett Goldstein, Phil Dunster, and Nick Mohammed.
In addition to starring, Sudeikis serves as executive producer,
alongside Bill Lawrence via his Doozer Productions, in association
with Warner Bros. and Universal Television, a division of Universal
Studio Group. Doozer’s Jeff Ingold also serves as an executive
producer, with Liza Katzer as co-executive producer. The series was
developed by Sudeikis, Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, and
is based on the preexisting format and characters from NBC
Sports.
About Apple TV+
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