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Writers Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Dune 2’ and ‘Wicked’ Among the Nominees

Writers Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Dune 2’ and ‘Wicked’ Among the Nominees

By: Clayton Davis

January 15th, 2025

The limited series category served up its first prominent mentions for potential Emmy contenders, including HBO/Max’s “The Penguin,” Apple TV+’s courtroom drama “Presumed Innocent,” and Hulu’s political thriller “Say Nothing.” Meanwhile, Netflix’s “Ripley” and HBO/Max’s “True Detective: Night Country” nabbed their final mentions for this TV run.

Limited Series

  • “The Penguin” — Written by Vladimir Cvetko, Breannah Gibson, Erika L. Johnson, Lauren LeFranc, Corina Maritescu, Megan Martin, John McCutcheon, Shaye Ogbonna, Nick Towne, Noelle Valdivia, Kira Snyder; HBO | Max
  • “Presumed Innocent” — Written by Miki Johnson, David E. Kelley, Sharr White; Apple TV+
  • “Ripley” — Written by Steven Zaillian; Netflix
  • “Say Nothing” — Written by Clare Barron, Joe Murtagh, Kirsten Sheridan, Joshua Zetumer; FX/Hulu
  • “True Detective: Night Country” — Written by Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, Wenonah Wilms; HBO | Max

Animation

  • “Bottle Episode” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by Rob LaZebnik & Johnny LaZebnik; Fox
  • “Cremains of the Day” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by John Frink; Fox
  • “Night of the Living Wage” (“The Simpsons”) — Written by Cesar Mazariegos; Fox
  • “Saving Favorite Drive-In” (“Bob’s Burgers”) — Written by Katie Crown; Fox
  • “The Tina Table: The Tables Have Tina-ed” (“Bob’s Burgers”) — Written by Greg Thompson; Fox
  • “Winter Is Born” (“Blood of Zeus”) — Written by Charles Parlapanides & Vlas Parlapanides; Netflix

Zetumer is repped by UTA, Entertainment 360 and attorney Rob Szymanski.

The Parlapanideses are repped by Circle of Confusion and attorney Rob Szymanski.