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‘True Detective,’ ‘Fargo,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘Hacks’ and ‘Ripley’ Among Heavy Hitters in Writing and Directing Races


Showrunners of 'True Detective: Night Country,' 'Fargo,' 'The Bear,' 'Hacks' and 'Ripley' flexed muscle by landing writing and directing Emmy noms.

Just call them double trouble: Showrunners Issa López, Christopher Storer, Lucia Aniello, Noah Hawley and Steve Zaillian landed nominations in writing and directing categories for the 76th annual Emmy Awards, unveiled Wednesday with FX’s “Shōgun” and “The Bear” dominating the overall race. “True Detective: Night Country” showrunner and exec producer López landed a limited series writing nomination for the “Part 6” final episode of the HBO drama anthology. For comedy series writing, the field includes Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider for Max’s “The Other Two” and Jake Bender and Zach Dunn for FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.”

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