In 2018, Prime Video was the primary streamer to land an Excellent Comedy Collection Emmy for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel after which repeated as winner within the high comedy class with Fleabag the next 12 months. After cracking the Excellent Drama Collection subject with a nomination for The Boys in 2021, Prime Video had a drama breakthrough this 12 months with two collection within the high class, Kilter Movies’ Fallout, primarily based on the Bethesda video video games, and Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, impressed by the 2005 movie, which landed 16 nominations every for a 32 complete.
That accounted for almost all of Prime Video’s modest Emmy nomination haul of 37 this 12 months, behind different main networks and streamers. (Notable amongst Prime Video’s different nominated applications is crowd pleaser Purple, White & Royal Blue for Excellent Tv Film.)
Whereas Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, admitted that she would’ve favored to see restricted collection Expats and its star/government producer Nicole Kidman acknowledged, she is proud of the streamer’s Emmy nomination efficiency.
“The previous few years we’ve been actually dedicated to creating some actually particular world collection that may resonate all around the world, all the time in search of that mixture of a terrific imaginative and prescient and a passionate creator who cares deeply concerning the IP and has a cause to — or a imaginative and prescient — for reinventing it, and we discovered that with each of those initiatives,” Salke mentioned of Fallout and Mr. & Mrs Smith.
“Jonah [Nolan] and Kilter and [showrunners] Geneva [Robertson-Dworet] and Graham [Wagner] on Fallout got here in with such a powerful imaginative and prescient and connection to the workforce at Bethesda and bringing the story to life in a approach that felt fully distinctive, actually entertaining, post-apocalyptic however not miserable — all of the components of being one thing that might get away, and so to see it come collectively was actually thrilling for us.
“After which the identical with Mr. And Mrs. Smith, having Donald are available early on and say he needed to sort out this IP and needed to inform the tales by means of the prism of a wedding and a relationship. It was all character-driven, it wasn’t any of the low-hanging fruit you would possibly count on within the venture, so it actually elevated it each step, and we discover his and Francesca’s work to be actually inspiring.”
Earlier right this moment, Robertson-Dworet & Wagner and Glovel & Sloane obtained Emmy nominations for writing the pilot episodes of Fallout and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, respectively.
Each Fallout and Mr. & Mrs. Smith have been renewed for a second season. Salke and Amazon MGM Studios Head Of Tv Vernon Sanders offered standing updates, together with addressing that query concerning the Season 2 leads of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
“On Fallout, the workforce has had such a crisp and clear imaginative and prescient all alongside, so I can share that we have already got scripts in hand for Season 2,” Sanders mentioned. “We’ve set a top quality bar, so we’re going to ensure that Season 2 not solely lives as much as Season 1 however delivers much more. We’ve acquired a plan that we’re shifting very quick on. I can’t inform you an actual date, however I feel everybody shall be proud of how shortly we’re capable of get again with Season 2.”
On Mr. & Mrs. Smith, “writers are exhausting at work,” Sanders mentioned. “Jen and I heard a pitch on what Season 2 can be about, and we are going to like it. Donald’s a busy man, he’s a multi-multi-hyphenated however that present shall be again sooner moderately than later as effectively.”
Following the photographs within the Season 1 finale cliffhanger, there was a variety of hypothesis whether or not Glover and Maya Erskine — each Emmy-nominated right this moment for his or her performances — would return because the titular Mr. and Mrs. Smith subsequent season. Salke and Sanders added to the suspense.
“I feel audiences will get every thing they need once they come again,” Salke mentioned.
Sanders was much more circumspect. “Past not answering that query instantly what I feel we are going to say — what you see in Season 1 — the unbelievable roster of expertise that they’ve been capable of convey to this present in Season 1 actually blew us away.”
Mr. & Mrs. Smith landed a formidable 5 Visitor Actor/Actress In a Drama Collection Emmy nominations for Michaela Coel, Sarah Paulson, Parker Posey, Paul Dano and John Turturo.
Each Fallout and Mr. & Mrs. Smith got here out of general offers Amazon MGM Studio had signed with Jonah Nolan and Lisa Pleasure’s Killer Movies and Glover. The studio stays dedicated to general pacts, Salke mentioned, noting that one other massive identify on the Amazon expertise roster, Fleabag creator/star Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is engaged on her followup collection, Lara Croft.
“We’re very dedicated to our staple of creators,” Salke mentioned. “We’re not into the amount recreation in any respect, however we love our partnerships with our key overalls.”
Amazon Freevee
This 12 months, Prime Video had no exhibits within the Excellent Comedy class after nominations for the ultimate season of Mrs. Maisel and plucky newcomer Jury Obligation from sibling Freevee final 12 months.
There had been chatter a few potential followup to Jury Obligation that retains the overall setup of the unique. Sanders confirmed that there have been conversations.
“There is just one Jury Obligation however definitely the visionary brains behind that, all of them have relationships with us, and we’re speaking about what’s a brand new, totally different factor that they wish to do,” he mentioned.
Upcoming Prime Video exhibits Vernon and Salke highlighted embody Etoile, the subsequent collection from the Mrs. Maisel duo of Amy-Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino and new collection with Nicole Kidman (Kay Scarpetta), Scarlett Johansson (Simply Trigger) and Robin Wright (The Girlfriend).
