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A big TGIF to my fellow Emmy war room colleagues for churning out a lot of wonderful coverage. I’ll never tire of seeing the pure joy among nominees and the creative ways in which they have fun celebrating. Today, I’m taking a much-needed break from math and looking at what’s behind Netflix’s engagement declines. I also explore how Peter Friedlander is already pivoting his structural plans for Amazon’s TV business — and I’ve got the word from execs inside NBCUniversal now that the dust from its plan to split from Comcast has settled. But first, a mini-scoop about a popular Netflix drama changing showrunners. In case you were, like me, consumed by the World Cup (and Dodgers) and missed the news, Courtney A. Kemp’s crime drama Nemesis was renewed last week for a second season — but there’s a catch. How often is a show picked up for an additional season after its creator and showrunner bolts to another platform with an exclusive overall deal? That’s what happened with Nemesis, which now serves as the lone original series to stem from the eight-figure exclusive pact Kemp signed with Netflix back in 2021. After the Netflix deal expired, the Power franchise captain signed an exclusive TV deal (and first-look film pact) with Apple before Nemesis even launched. Sources tell me Kemp’s Apple TV deal prohibits her from showrunning Nemesis, though she will still be credited as an executive producer and creator. Netflix is expected to name a new showrunner for the gritty, L.A.-set series, which Kemp co-created with fiancé Tani Marole — who will continue to be involved as a writer after penning two of the show’s first eight episodes. The shift is a familiar one for Kemp, who exited her longtime home at Power producer Lionsgate Television for Netflix and remains involved in the robust Starz franchise as an executive producer — though not a showrunner or writer. 
Nemesis, starring Y’lan Noel and Matthew Law, launched May 14 and spent its first five weeks on Netflix’s worldwide top 10 for English-language series charts. Netflix declined comment. Now, let’s get into the bigger picture at Netflix and more …
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