Amazon Studios has signed Emmy winning producer and “Game of Thrones” veteran Bryan Cogman.
Cogman will work exclusively with the Amazon Studios team on creating original television series.
“We’re proud to be in business with Bryan, who has written some of the most memorable and exhilarating television in recent history,” said Albert Cheng, co-head television, Amazon Studios. “His storytelling prowess is undeniable, and we cannot wait to introduce his voice to our Prime Video audience.”
Cogman, a co-executive producer on “Game of Thrones,” wrote 10 episodes for the HBO fantasy drama, most recently the second episode of the seventh season titled “Stormborn.” He initially started as an assistant to creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff before rising to co-executive producer. On the film side, he wrote Disney’s upcoming remake of “The Sword in the Stone” and is currently working on “The Haunted Mansion” for the studio.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled and honored to start the next phase of my career with Amazon. I’m grateful for the opportunity and excited to start writing,” said Cogman.
Cogman’s “Game of Thrones” experience should make him feel right at home with Amazon, which tapped “Star Trek” duo JD Payne and Patrick McKay to develop the “Lord of the Rings” original series announced last November.
Emmy Nomination Predictions 2018: All the Contenders in 23 Top Categories (Photos)
Here are our predictions for the nominations in the top categories for this year's Emmy Awards.
Outstanding Comedy Series: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (pictured); “Atlanta,” “black-ish,” “Silicon Valley,” “Barry,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “GLOW”
Amazon
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; Tracee Ellis Ross, “black-ish”; Allison Janney, “Mom”; Debra Messing, “Will & Grace”; Alison Brie, “GLOW” (pictured); Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Netflix
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (pictured); Anthony Anderson, “black-ish”; William H. Macy, “Shameless”; Bill Hader, “Barry”; Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; Eric McCormack, “Will and Grace”
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live” (pictured); Alex Borstein, “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; Megan Mullally, “Will & Grace”; Zazie Beetz, “Atlanta”; Rita Moreno, “One Day at a Time”; D’Arcy Carden, “The Good Place”
NBC
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “Saturday Night Live” (pictured); Henry Winkler, “Barry”; Tony Shalhoub, “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; Titus Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”; Louie Anderson, “Baskets”; Brian Tyree Henry, “Atlanta”
NBC
Outstanding Drama Series: “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Game of Thrones,” “This Is Us,” “The Crown,” “The Americans” (pictured), “Westworld,” “Stranger Things”
FX
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” (pictured); Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”; Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”; Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones”; Freddie Highmore, “The Good Doctor”; Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
NBC
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (pictured); Claire Foy, “The Crown”; Keri Russell, “The Americans”; Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”; Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”; Evan Rachel Wood, “Westworld”
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: David Harbour, “Stranger Things” (pictured); Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”; Justin Hartley, “This Is Us”; Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”; Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones”; Noah Emmerich, “The Americans”
Netflix
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ann Dowd, “The Handmaid’s Tale”; Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”; Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”; Chrissy Metz, “This Is Us”; Thandie Newton, “Westworld” (pictured); Alexis Bledel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
HBO
Outstanding Limited Series: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (pictured), “The Looming Tower,” “Godless,” “Howards End,” “Twin Peaks”
FX
Outstanding Television Movie: “USS Callister” (“Black Mirror”) (pictured), “The Tale,” “Paterno,” “Flint,” “The Child in Time”
Netflix
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie: Laura Dern, “The Tale” (pictured); Jessica Biel, “The Sinner”; Elisabeth Moss, “Top of the Lake: China Girl”; Michelle Dockery, “Godless”; Hayley Atwell, “Howards End”; Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Cult”
HBO
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”; Benedict Cumberbatch, “Patrick Melrose”; Al Pacino, “Paterno”; Jeff Daniels, “The Looming Tower”; Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”; Kyle MacLachlan, “Twin Peaks” (pictured)
Showtime
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Television Movie: Penélope Cruz, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”; Merritt Wever, “Godless”; Nicole Kidman, “Top of the Lake: China Girl” (pictured); Angela Lansbury, “Little Women”; Judith Light, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”; Jennifer Jason Leigh, “Patrick Melrose”
SundanceTV
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Television Movie: Edgar Ramirez, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”; Jeff Daniels, “Godless”; Michael Shannon, “Fahrenheit 451”; Peter Sarsgaard, “The Looming Tower”; Brandon Victor Dixon, “Jesus Christ Superstar”; Tahar Rahim, “The Looming Tower” (pictured)
Hulu
Outstanding Variety Talk Series: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (pictured), “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” “Real Time With Bill Maher”
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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: “Saturday Night Live,” “Portlandia” (pictured), “Drunk History,” “Tracey Ullman’s Show,” “At Home With Amy Sedaris,” “I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman”
IFC
Outstanding Variety Special (Live): “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (pictured), “Super Bowl Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake,” “The Oscars,” “75th Annual Golden Globes,” “A Christmas Story Live!”
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Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: “The Voice,” “The Amazing Race,” “Top Chef,” “Project Runway,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (pictured), “American Ninja Warrior”
VH1
Outstanding Structured Reality Program: “Shark Tank,” “Antiques Roadshow,” “Lip Sync Battle,” “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” “Who Do You Think You Are?,” “Queer Eye” (pictured)
Netflix
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program: “United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell,” “Born This Way,” “Deadliest Catch,” “Intervention,” “Ru Paul’s Drag Race: Untucked,” “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (pictured)
Discovery
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: RuPaul Charles, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; W. Kamau Bell, “United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell”; Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, “Project Runway”; Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, “Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party”; Gordon Ramsay, “MasterChef Junior” (pictured); Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye”
Fox
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Look for ”Game of Thrones“ to dominate again after a one-year hiatus
Here are our predictions for the nominations in the top categories for this year's Emmy Awards.