It’s the industry’s rutting season: elaborate displays, high stakes and fierce competition for attention, all in the pursuit of Emmy voters ahead of nominations voting, which kicks off on June 12. Todd Williamson was there to capture the peacocking from stars of yes, Peacock shows to Netflix’s Running Point. You can reach Todd at todd@januaryimages.com
WALK THE WALK 1. Michael Schur, center, with (from left) Universal Television’s Erin Underhill, Megan Macmillan, Beth Miyares and Jim Donnelly; 2. From left: Andy Samberg, Max Greenfield and Ted Danson; 3. Mary Steenburgen, left, and Mindy Kaling.
BOYS TOWN 1. Chace Crawford and Erin Moriarty at The Boys event at Prime Video’s Prime Experience at NYA Studios West on May 18; 2. From left: Jessie T. Usher, Amazon MGM Studios’ Albert Cheng, Antony Starr and Jack Quaid.
TWO POINTS 1. From left: Drew Tarver, Kate Hudson, Scott MacArthur and Fabrizio Guido at WBTV’s Running Point event at the L.A. Lakers Training Center in El Segundo on May 28. 2. Hudson and the Laker Girls.
SERIES CHAMPS 1. Director Michael Morris and Renée Zellweger at Peacock’s Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on May 31; 2. Alan Cumming at Peacock’s The Traitors brunch at Chateau Marmont on May 15. 3. From left: Questlove, Fred Armisen, Dave Grohl and Judd Apatow hit the Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music event at the Grammy Museum on May 10. 4. Ike Barinholtz, left, and Seth Meyers at a Late Night With Seth Meyers event at Vibrato Grill Jazz on May 27. 5. Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne at Peacock’s Poker Face event at Neuehouse on May 20.
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