RELEASE: Rep. Friedman Celebrates California-Made Shows Dominating 2026 Emmy Nominations

July 9, 2026 Press Release Top 2 nominated shows were filmed in CA-30 20 California-filmed productions earned 193 nominations LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, July 9, 2026, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) celebrated the dominant showing of California-made television at the 78th Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Twenty productions filmed at least partly in California earned a combined 193 nominations. The two most nominated shows were both filmed in Friedman’s district: The Pitt (25 nominations) was filmed at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, and Hacks (24 nominations, an all-time record for a comedy in a single season) was filmed at Universal Studios. This year's nominations are the first announced since California expanded its Film & Television Tax Credit Program to $750 million annually. In the program's first year, it supported 170 projects generating $6.6 billion in direct production investments in California. At least four of this year's California-filmed nominees, The Pitt , Fallout , Margo's Got Money Troubles , and The Muppet Show , received state tax credits, and Fallout relocated its entire production from New York to Santa Clarita and North Hollywood through the program. “It’s no coincidence that the two most nominated shows on television were made right here, on sound stages in Burbank and streets across Los Angeles, by the best crews, the best technicians, and the best cast in the entire world,” said Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) . “This is what happens when we invest in our signature industry. Fallout moved home from New York, Margo's Got Money Troubles traded a planned New York shoot for Fullerton and Los Angeles, and tens of thousands of Angelenos went to work telling the stories the whole world watched this year. California's expanded film tax credit is working, and now Congress needs to do its part. I won't stop fighting for a national film tax credit until every production that can be made in America is made in America.” CALIFORNIA-FILMED 2026 EMMY NOMINEES: The Pitt (25) – Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank & a state tax credit recipient. Hacks (24) – Universal Studios. Beef (16) – Radford Studio Center, Studio City, with locations in Camarillo and Santa Barbara. Spider-Noir (11) – Los Angeles, including 1930s New York built on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank. The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny (9) – Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara. Fallout (9) – Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio in Santa Clarita and at the old Valley Plaza Strip in North Hollywood. Relocated from New York for the California state tax credit. The Oscars (9) – Dolby Theatre, Hollywood. RuPaul's Drag Race (9) – Sunset Las Palmas Studios in Los Angeles. Shrinking (9) – Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank and the Pasadena and Altadena area. Margo's Got Money Troubles (8) – Fullerton and Los Angeles, and a California state tax credit recipient. Palm Royale (8) – Paramount Studios soundstages and locations across Los Angeles. Abbott Elementary (7) – Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank. Euphoria (7) – Sony Pictures Studios and Los Angeles. Monster: The Ed Gein Story (7) – Los Angeles sound stages and location in Illinois Paradise (7) – Paramount Studios, Hollywood and Santa Clarita. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (6) – El Capitan Entertainment Centre, Hollywood. The Muppet Show (6) – Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank and a recipient of the California state tax credit. Wicked: One Wonderful Night (6) – Dolby Theatre, Hollywood. Dancing With the Stars (5) – Television City, Los Angeles. Love on the Spectrum (5) – Filmed across the country, including Los Angeles. Friedman is leading the bipartisan push for a national film tax credit to keep American productions from fleeing overseas. Friedman represents California's 30th Congressional District, which includes Burbank, Glendale, La Crescenta, Pasadena, Los Angeles, and surrounding communities, home to the heart of the entertainment industry. ###