Apple TV+ Head on When ‘Severance’ May Return, ‘The Studio’ Cameos

Apple TV+‘s whopping 79 Emmy nominations — a brand new finest — doesn’t even inform the entire story of the streamer’s stable batting common. Whereas HBO Max (142) and Netflix (120) boasted extra, it was additionally from a bigger pool of submissions. Apple TV+ submitted from 26 applications this yr, whereas Netflix despatched in submissions from 113 reveals and HBO Max had 86.

“It’s nice for the service,” Apple TV+ head of programming Matt Cherniss informed Selection. “I’m particularly glad for all of the expertise that’s concerned in making these unimaginable collection. The entire expertise takes a leap of religion once they’re deciding the place to carry their reveals, and I’m simply thrilled that they’re rewarded for believing in us as a house for all their onerous work.”

Apple TV+’s haul included “Severance,” which earned essentially the most nominations this yr at 27 (which suggests it additionally led all dramas), and “The Studio,” which landed 23 nods — essentially the most of any comedy. “There’s lots of texts and calls flying forwards and backwards,” Cherniss stated. “I wouldn’t say that anybody goes into it anticipating one thing like this. These are eight to 10 episodes for for the viewers, however that is years for all of the creators concerned. It’s an amazing feeling for everybody, and for everybody right here at Apple that has put their coronary heart and soul in selling these reveals in advertising and marketing and giving everybody the assist that they want.”

The success of “Severance” got here after a three-year hole between the present’s first season and its second, due partly to the Hollywood strikes and different manufacturing delays. Requested whether or not Season 3 was on observe, Cherniss stated, “I believe everybody’s simply going to take a deep breath and revel in the place we’re at. I do know they’re going as as rapidly as they’ll. When you’ve the success {that a} present like ‘Severance’ has, you wish to be sure you ship on each stage when the present comes again, and that takes a while. However they’re on it, and I believe I’m feeling actually good about the place we’re at.”

Does that imply one other three-year delay? “Nobody desires it to be one other three yr hole… I don’t consider that now we have a manufacturing begin date but, however we’re transferring in that path,” he stated. “I’m as excited as everybody else to see the place the collection goes. I’ll have a couple of concepts about the place it’s heading, however I wish to be shocked as a lot as anybody.”

As for “The Studio,” the present pulled off 4 of the 5 comedy visitor star noms: Bryan Cranston, Dave Franco, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie and Martin Scorsese, all as variations of themselves. Cherniss credited creators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for pulling off that caliber of cameos.

“These should not straightforward, these cameos to return by inside reveals, and I believe that everybody did it with lots of pleasure,” he stated. “They went all in on these characters. And I believe you actually really feel it contained in the present.”

Different cameos included Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. However why no Apple execs like boss Tim Prepare dinner, Apple worldwide video heads Jamie Ehrlich and Zach Van Amburg, and even Cherniss himself? “We’re glad precisely the place we’re,” Cherniss stated. “I like the place I sit.”

Amongst different nominations on Tuesday, Harrison Ford’s first ever Emmy nod — due to Apple TV+’s “Shrinking” — stood out. In the meantime, exec producer David E. Kelley is busy at work on a completely new story for Season 2 of “Presumed Harmless,” which earned 4 noms. “David has an amazing plan and an amazing story for season two, however I believe we’re holding that below wraps for now,” Cherniss stated.

Cherniss didn’t have any information on additional seasons of “Pachinko” (which landed two nods for Season 2) or “Dope Thief,” which earned a restricted/anthology nom for Brian Tyree Henry. “All of us cheered as that second got here throughout this morning,” Cherniss stated. “He’s so nice in ‘Dope Thief,’ I believe his efficiency is simply wonderful. That’s a present that the viewers actually loved as nicely. His efficiency was so deserving.”

As for what’s subsequent, Cherniss pointed to Jason Momoa’s upcoming “Chief of Conflict,” in addition to Season 4 of “The Morning Present.” “That present is at all times pushing boundaries and entertaining, and Season 4 is not any totally different,” he stated. “They’ve enjoyable with the subject material. However I additionally suppose they at all times deal with it with the the import that it deserves.”

And always remember, “The Morning Present” despatched a morning information anchor into house earlier than “CBS Mornings” did.

“That’s a rarefied air whenever you might be as predictive as ‘The Simpsons’ is,” Cherniss quipped.