had an above-average Wednesday morning. The co-chair of Disney Entertainment, with a sprawling portfolio of platforms (Hulu, Disney+, FX) and studios (20th Television, Disney-Branded Television), saw her various outfits earn a total of 183 earlier in the day. Buoyed by FX output like and , perennial Hulu darling and ABC broadcast unicorn , the parent company heads into the 2024 Primetime Emmys with its most nominations to date.
Hopping on the phone to discuss that feat, Walden also opened up about the decision to , what Ryan Murphy brings to the company now that he’s left Netflix, giving Jimmy Kimmel a pass on hosting the Emmys and why the type of shows being nominated make her feel more optimistic about grim Hollywood headlines. I’m so pleased and proud of our teams. 183 nominations is really an extraordinary feat, more than we’ve ever had at .
Well, you said it. ( ). What FX has done, what John Landgraf and his team have managed to do, it’s not luck or timing.
It’s the good fortune of Bob [Iger’s] vision to bring certain brands from Fox over to Walt Disney Company and integrate us into a strategy for the future that was really a game changer. I want to make sure that I’m respectful of John’s ability to speak on behalf of his strategy — but I will tell you John and [showrunners] Justin [Marks] and Rachel [Kondo] had very thoughtful conversations about whether in fact there was enough story to tell a and something that would work for all of the stakeholders .