“Pluribus” leads as this year’s most WGA Award-nominated series, receiving four nods alongside “The Studio,” “Severance” and “The First Snow of Fraggle Rock”

Press Release 27 January 2026

Apple TV has been honoured with nine nominations for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards.

Today, Apple TV landed nine nominations for the 2026 WGA Awards, with “Pluribus” leading as the most-nominated series, with nominations for Drama Series, New Series and two Episodic Drama nods for “Charm Offensive” and “Got Milk.” With these nominations, “Pluribus” becomes the first freshman drama series to secure four WGA nominations since the creation of the “New Series” award category in 2006. Additionally, “The Studio” scored three WGA Award nominations, including Comedy Series, New Series and Episodic Comedy for “The Promotion,” while “Severance” earned a Drama Series nomination, and “The First Snow of Fraggle Rock” landed Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials nods. The WGA Award winners will be revealed on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in New York and Los Angeles.

Apple Original films and series have been recognised by the WGA Awards with wins in 2024 in the Short Form New Media category for “Carpool Karaoke: The Series,” and the Documentary Screenplay category for “The Pigeon Tunnel”; wins in the Drama Series and New Series categories for “Severance,” alongside the Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials categories for “Life by Ella” in 2023; the Adapted Screenplay category for “CODA” in 2022; and the Comedy Series and New Series categories for “Ted Lasso” in 2021.

To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honoured with 689 wins and 3,249 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning, history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” and Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

Apple received nine total nominations for the 2026 WGA Awards, including:

“Pluribus”

Drama Series — Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock

New Series — Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock

Episodic Drama — “Charm Offensive” written by Jonny Gomez

Episodic Drama — “Got Milk” written by Ariel Levine

“The Studio”

Comedy Series — Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen

New Series — Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen

Episodic Comedy — “The Promotion” written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez

“Severance”

Drama Series — Written by Adam Countee, Mohamad El Masri, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Anna Ouyang Moench, K.C. Perry, Megan Ritchie, Erin Wagoner, Beau Willimon, Wei-Ning Yu

“The First Snow of Fraggle Rock”

Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials — Written by Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

All titles are now streaming globally on Apple TV.

“Pluribus”

“Pluribus” is a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

“Severance”

In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work … and of himself. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.

“The Studio”

In “The Studio,” Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps and breathes movies, it’s the job Matt’s been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.

“The First Snow of Fraggle Rock”

The Fraggles eagerly await the first snow of the season and all the traditions it brings, but when only a single snowflake arrives and Gobo can’t write the yearly holiday song everyone is expecting, the season is thrown off course. For the first time ever, Gobo journeys to the human world, or as the Fraggles refer to it: Outer Space, to find some unexpected musical inspiration. And in another first, back at the Gorgs’ castle, Junior is overwhelmed by the arrival of a new baby Gorg joining the family. This holiday season, the Fraggles and Gorgs learn that beautiful moments aren’t always perfect — but they can be as unique and memorable as snowflakes.

Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favourite screens. After its launch on 1 November 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut.

About Apple TV

Apple TV is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for £9.99 per month. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free.*

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

*New subscribers only. £9.99 inc. GST per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews until cancelled. ** New and qualified returning subscribers only. £9.99 inc. GST per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply: visit apple.com/uk/promo for more information.

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“Pluribus” leads as this year’s most WGA Award-nominated series, receiving four nods alongside “The Studio,” “Severance” and “The First Snow of Fraggle Rock”

Today, Apple TV landed nine nominations for the 2026 WGA Awards, with “Pluribus” leading as the most-nominated series, with nominations for Drama Series, New Series and two Episodic Drama nods for “Charm Offensive” and “Got Milk.” With these nominations, “Pluribus” becomes the first freshman drama series to secure four WGA nominations since the creation of the “New Series” award category in 2006. Additionally, “The Studio” scored three WGA Award nominations, including Comedy Series, New Series and Episodic Comedy for “The Promotion,” while “Severance” earned a Drama Series nomination, and “The First Snow of Fraggle Rock” landed Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials nods. The WGA Award winners will be revealed on Sunday, March 8, 2026 in New York and Los Angeles.

Apple Original films and series have been recognised by the WGA Awards with wins in 2024 in the Short Form New Media category for “Carpool Karaoke: The Series,” and the Documentary Screenplay category for “The Pigeon Tunnel”; wins in the Drama Series and New Series categories for “Severance,” alongside the Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials categories for “Life by Ella” in 2023; the Adapted Screenplay category for “CODA” in 2022; and the Comedy Series and New Series categories for “Ted Lasso” in 2021.

To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honoured with 689 wins and 3,249 award nominations and counting, including multi-Emmy Award-winning, history-making comedies “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” and Oscar Best Picture winner “CODA.”

Apple received nine total nominations for the 2026 WGA Awards, including:

“Pluribus”

Drama Series — Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock

New Series — Written by Vera Blasi, Jenn Carroll, Vince Gilligan, Jonny Gomez, Peter Gould, Ariel Levine, Gordon Smith, Alison Tatlock

Episodic Drama — “Charm Offensive” written by Jonny Gomez

Episodic Drama — “Got Milk” written by Ariel Levine

“The Studio”

Comedy Series — Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen

New Series — Written by Evan Goldberg, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Frida Perez, Seth Rogen

Episodic Comedy — “The Promotion” written by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez

“Severance”

Drama Series — Written by Adam Countee, Mohamad El Masri, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Anna Ouyang Moench, K.C. Perry, Megan Ritchie, Erin Wagoner, Beau Willimon, Wei-Ning Yu

“The First Snow of Fraggle Rock”

Children’s Episodic, Long Form and Specials — Written by Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

All titles are now streaming globally on Apple TV.

“Pluribus”

“Pluribus” is a genre-bending original in which the most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.

“Severance”

In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work … and of himself. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.

“The Studio”

In “The Studio,” Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps and breathes movies, it’s the job Matt’s been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.

“The First Snow of Fraggle Rock”

The Fraggles eagerly await the first snow of the season and all the traditions it brings, but when only a single snowflake arrives and Gobo can’t write the yearly holiday song everyone is expecting, the season is thrown off course. For the first time ever, Gobo journeys to the human world, or as the Fraggles refer to it: Outer Space, to find some unexpected musical inspiration. And in another first, back at the Gorgs’ castle, Junior is overwhelmed by the arrival of a new baby Gorg joining the family. This holiday season, the Fraggles and Gorgs learn that beautiful moments aren’t always perfect — but they can be as unique and memorable as snowflakes.

Apple TV offers premium, compelling drama and comedy series, feature films, groundbreaking documentaries, and kids and family entertainment, and is available to watch across all of a user’s favourite screens. After its launch on 1 November 2019, Apple TV became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut.

About Apple TV

Apple TV is available on the Apple TV app in over 100 countries and regions, on over 1 billion screens, including iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, popular smart TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL and others, Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV, PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, and at tv.apple.com, for £9.99 per month. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free.*

For more information, visit apple.com/tvpr and see the full list of supported devices.

*New subscribers only. £9.99 inc. GST per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews until cancelled. ** New and qualified returning subscribers only. £9.99 inc. GST per month after free trial. Plan automatically renews until cancelled. Other restrictions and terms apply: visit apple.com/uk/promo for more information.